A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve on an Inpatient Pediatric Neurosurgery Service
August 27th, 2024
Come learn about how to improve interprofessional teamwork between nursing and providers to increase patient safety. We used a multifaceted interventional model to improve teamwork and collaboration on an inpatient pediatric neurosurgery service. We will be presenting an overview of our improvement efforts with perspectives from our interprofessional team.
Amelia M. Sperber
Amelia M. Sperber is an experienced pediatric neurology clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner. As the Pediatric Neuroscience CNS at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, she draws from her background working as a pediatric neurology NP as well as her eight years of bedside nursing. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics ranging from seizure QI to nursing research. She recently obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Duke University with a focus on functional outcomes in the pediatric neurocritical care population and associated resource allocation post-discharge to support patients and families and improve long-term outcomes.
Emily Levoy
Dr. Emily Levoy completed a Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at Stanford and has been an academic Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics hospitalist at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts since 2022. She will be returning to Stanford in the fall of 2024 where she hopes to continue to explore the overlap between workplace well-being and quality.
Sandra Yang
Sandra Yang is a Clinical Nurse IV at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford on a 24-bed pediatric medical surgical unit specializing in neurosurgery, neurology, orthopedics, pulmonary, tracheostomy-ventilated, otolaryngology, and general pediatric services. I am specially trained in the roles of resource nurse, team leader, and preceptor. I am a co-chair on the Acute Care Neuroscience Specialty Care Team.
Jennifer Vargas
Jennifer Vargas has been a
pediatric nurse for 21 years at
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. She is currently a Clinical Nurse IV on the Patient Care Unit 400 which is a 24-bed inpatient unit that is home to over 10 specialty services. In addition to her practice as a clinical nurse, she currently holds positions and chairs several various shared governance councils. Councils such as Clinical Practice and the Interprofessional Collaborative Council commit to continuous improvements toward the organization’s goals, quality, outcomes, and service.
