(1075) The Golden Hour: A Quality Improvement Approach to Enhance Interprofessional Team Performance

Well-coordinated care of preterm infants in the first hour of life improves short- and long-term outcomes, and several studies have examined strategies for improving team performance in this "Golden Hour". This presentation shares lessons learned from a Golden Hour Quality Improvement Project at a 13-bed Level III NICU which had recently expanded from a Level II Special Care Nursery. In addition to traditional Golden Hour processes, this QI initiative addressed increased patient acuity, staffing patterns in a small unit, and interprofessional dynamics that impacted team performance.