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H
aving trouble getting surgeons to attend your committee
meetings? Faith LeBrun, RN, BSN, MBA, CAPA, the director
of perioperative services at Lafayette (La.) General Health,
did too, until she found a fun way to entice them. She turned meetings
into her own little Hollywood video premiere. First, she invited staff
members to make their own version of a popular music video. They
were in charge of choosing the video and organizing it. As an incen-
tive, they could also use the time they spent making it toward their
clinical ladder points for professional development. Since Halloween
was approaching, staff decided to create their own rendition of
"Thriller" (complete with zombie doctors and Michael Jackson as a
patient).
After they made the video, Ms. LeBrun mailed out invitations to sur-
geons' homes, promising a special surprise at the next meeting. Staff
also talked up the event, telling the surgeons that it was worth their
time to show up. Sure enough, that next meeting was a standing-
room-only crowd. Staff and surgeons have kept the endeavor going
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HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE
z 'THRILLER' TEAMWORK Debuting a staff-made
video entices surgeons to attend committee meetings.