1. Welcome and Overview
Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD SVS PSO Medical Director Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME Professor of Surgery Tufts University School of Medicine

2. PSO Staff Introductions:
Jens Jorgensen, MD – Medical Director
Carrie Bosela – Administrative Director
Cheryl Jackson – Director of Quality
Nancy Heatley – Project Manager
Melissa McElroy – Program Specialist
Dan Neal – Director of Analytics
Jim Wadzinski – General Manager

3. Program Overview: Program was modified based on your feedback
Concurrent sessions are focused on live abstraction
Organized Networking based on QI Charters

4. Active Networking: Please Vote
5:15 – 7:00 National Harbor 2/3
Actively engage with the authors of each poster
Vote for your favorite poster
Primary Author of the winning poster receives $100 gift card
If you submit a ballot, you are entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card
Ballot was included with your meeting materials
Winners announced Wednesday at the 12:00 noon session

5. Q1: What is your role in VQI?
Physician
Data Manager
Quality Officer
Administration
Other

6. Q2: In Which Region of the Country Does Your VQI Participate?
Eastern (CT, DC, DE, MA, ME, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Mid-Western (IA, IL, IN, KS, KY,MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)
Southern (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
Western (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR,UT, WA, WY)
Canadian

7. Q3: How Many Years Has Your Site Been Participating in VQI?
0-1
2-3
3-4
5 or greater

8. Q4: How often do you attend Regional Meetings
Twice a year
Once a year
Never

9. Q5: Next year’s conference is in Toronto, will this location be a barrier to attendance?No
Yes

10. Director of Clinical Operations
Devices
Carrie Bosela
Director of Clinical Operations
SVS PSO

11. GUDID Integration in VQI
Four ways to enter stents/stent grafts: 1. Manufacturer 2. Product number 3. Device Identifier (GUDID) 4. “other” free text

12. Product Number

14. Manufacturer

15. Device Type

16. Diameter

17. Length

18. Auto Populates Product # and DI:

19. Unavailable diameter & length

20. Free text diameter and length

21. DI (GUDID)

23. GUDID website: Text entry

24. “Other” device type option
Choose “other” in drop down
Free text box will show up
Give as much detail as you can (manufacturer, product number, device name, diameter, length)
“other” list is reviewed and updated quarterly

25. Other device type

26. IDE Devices: First select IDE Device Manufacturer

27. IDE Devices: Enter N/A for device details, diameter and length (product number then defaults to IDE)

28. IDE Devices: NEVER, NEVER, EVER enter IDE’s in “other”
Add IDE details in the comment box for internal use only
Rationale: we need to exclude them from research projects and we can’t easily accomplish this if they are in “other”
Plan to audit all “IDE and Other Devices” in the near future to clean up these lists
Always if you can’t find a device in the list
Future enhancement:
Adding free text “other device” box for all devices and medications
Interfacing with GUDID for all devices in all registries

30. Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Start in 10 minutes
Please refer to your agenda for room assignments
Sessions are held in the following rooms”
National Harbor 10/11
National Harbor 14
Chesapeake H
Chesapeake I