EQIC’s three-part webinar series will orient and refresh quality teams on the fundamentals of a strong quality improvement strategy and build knowledge to strengthen the skills and confidence of hospital staff to sustain ongoing patient safety work.
Tuesday, March 26
Session 1: Unit-based safety and high reliability
After this session, participants will be able to:
- describe the foundations of hospital QI
- discuss the value of using frontline staff in QI work
- explain how incorporating high-reliability principles into patient care at the bedside leads to a safer environment
Wednesday, May 29
Session 2: Closing the gap: Structures, processes and outcomes
After this session, participants will be able to:
- understand how to use a gap analysis/rapid-cycle assessment to identify areas for improvement
- discuss approaches for mining data
- create a strategy to address gaps
Wednesday, June 26
Session 3: Data in action: Ready, set, go!
After this session, participants will be able to:
- identify QI tools to determine an improvement approach
- apply a PDSA cycle to test small changes of improvement
- sustain improvements for ongoing patient safety work
Presented By
Oren Guttman, MD, MBA, Edward Asplundh Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Jefferson Abington Health Enterprise; Vice President, High Reliability and Patient Safety, Jefferson Health; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
EQIC staff