surgeries and how we could cross-
train outpatient OR staff to take on
assistant or critical-care roles.
Fill the right roles
You need a point person with exceptional
organizational skills to make sure the group
remains actively involved and each meeting runs
smoothly. Members come and go over the years
and maintaining accurate membership informa-
tion is a constant challenge. Also assign a time-
keeper at the meetings to ensure every member
gets a fair amount of time to present as well as a
person to take and maintain the minutes, which
they should distribute to all attendees after the
meeting. If possible, develop a dedicated website
to share documents and tools among members.
Finally, extend invitations to educators and lead-
ers from a variety of organizations and facilities.
Professionals from standalone ASCs, HOPDs and
large medical centers bring different and valuable
viewpoints to the group.
Go virtual
These challenging times have created
unique opportunities for our group, and as educa-
tors we are skilled at adapting to change. Along
with our staff, we have now moved to virtual meet-
ings to comply with social distancing protocols.
These meetings ensure that our group remains sus-
tainable and active, which is especially important
right now. This use of technology will ensure a
long future for our group, regardless of what this
pandemic brings.
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Ms. Pong (anjal.pong@ucsf.edu) is the clinical nurse educator
for the pediatric OR in the Institute for Nursing Excellence
Department at the University of California San Francisco.
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