Hospital São Lucas Copacabana, Brazil successfully implemented ERAS® in their respective Colorectal Surgery departments during the pandemic. They have been trained and coached by Prof Adrian Alvarez and Dr Uriel Fraidenraij of University Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. We wish them all continued success in their ERAS® work!
Month: April 2021
Next Phase of ERAS® – Opportunities & Challenges
Next Phase of ERAS® – Opportunities & Challenges
To date, ERAS has achieved significant benefit for patients and health systems; however, improvements are still needed, particularly in the areas of patient optimization and systematic implementation. During this time of global crisis, the ERAS method of delivering care is required to take surgery and anesthesia to the next level and bring improvements in outcomes to both patients and health systems.
For more details, please read here Next Phase ERAS
Encare offers the ERAS® Interactive Audit System for continuous quality audit and follow-up of the ERAS® work and is available including Protocols for the surgical areas of Colorectal, Gynecology, Urology/Cystectomy, Pancreas, Liver, Bariatric, Head & Neck, and Breast Reconstruction.
ERAS® QUALIFIED – RIGSHOSPITALET, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
In Copenhagen, a team lead by Dr Jens Hillingsoe at the Rigshospitalet started their ERAS® Implementation in March 2020 and despite the COVID-19 situation, were able to complete it after 12 months with very good results! The implementation with seminars were run through an online platform with ERAS® Coach Angie Balfour from Edinburgh, UK, and Prof Olle Ljungqvist as ERAS® Trainer. We wish them all continued success in their ERAS® work!
CLINICA UNIVERSITARIA COLOMBIA (CUC) ERAS® QUALIFIED
The Colorectal Team of University of Clinica Universitaria Colombia (CUC) in Bogotá, Colombia recently completed their ERAS® Implementation Program! Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the team has been able to demonstrate great improvements in the perioperative care and acquired the necessary skills in ERAS® Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. The team has been trained and supported by the ERAS® Clinical Experts of Clinica Reina Sofia, Bogotá; Dr Arnold Barrios, Dr Eduardo Zarate, Lic. Vivian Pineda, and the ERAS® Coach Dr Angela Navas. We congratulate the whole team and wish them continued success in maintaining the good ERAS® work!
