Peri-operative anticoagulation guidelines (Hebrew):

General Surgery:

·        Followup form

·       Prevention of perioperative events (abstract) (Hebrew)

·       Prevention of perioperative events (English publication)

·        Evaluation of intervention process among medical staff in prevention of perioperative venous thromboembolism (thesis) (Hebrew)

Gynecology:

·        Followup form

·        Evaluation of intervention process among medical staff in prevention of perioperative venous thromboembolism (thesis) (Hebrew) 

Orthopedics:

·     Guidelines

• Facilitated dissemination of evidence-based practice by introduction of Harvard-based “UpToDate”.     

Information on Use of UpToDate

• Computerized physician order entry (CPOE): the basis for CPOE is being developed by a multi-disciplinary committee and in accordance to quality and safety principles.

• Involvement of students in quality projects

• Design of clinical guidelines for invasive cardiology and cardiac surgery with monitoring of their implementation

• Improved partnership of patients sent for coronary angiography and increased referral to cardiac rehabilitation 

• Control and reduction of complications following coronary angiography

• Application of statistical process control in surgery: construction of a prospective database of performance indicators in cardiac surgery for adults and for children

• Improved patient instructions at discharge after hip or forearm fracture

• Adherence to anticoagulation instructions at discharge from orthopedics

• Pain management in the ER at Ein Kerem

• Patient involvement for better use of urine cultures in ER (Mt. Scopus)

• Reduction of abuse of laboratory tests in ER (both hospitals)

• Reliability of fetal weight in pregnancy, as estimated by residents, specialists and ultrasound

• Improving the reliability of fetal monitoring interpretation during labor

• Implementation of anticoagulation guideline after delivery for high-risk women

• Patient satisfaction at outpatient clinics

• Construction of a website for patient information

• Assessment of contribution from medical clowns in pediatrics  

• Development of guidelines for gastrostomy placement in the elderly

• Analysis of end-of-life care by ward physicians

• Quality of weaning from ventilation support outside the intensive care units

• Attitudes, knowledge and behavior related to healthy lifestyles among medical students at the end of their studies: a measure of education in health promotion by teachers at the Hadassah-Hebrew University

• Two projects dealing with quality of care in primary clinics outside Hadassah

• Two projects of decision analysis dealing with daily practice problems: at what threshold of clinical suspicion for appendicitis should you operate?  Utility of elective Caesarean section for non-medical indication (woman’s preference)