Quality & Safety Academy

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This session will focus on the basics of Quality Improvement, following a step-wise guide for implementing a successful QI project. The classic QI teaching is coupled with a practical Change Management framework which facilitates success and makes change more likely to stick.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT

March 2, 2023 - Register Here

August 3, 2023 - Register Here

September 6, 2023 - Register Here

Note: This course is repeated twice each semester. Please register for only one of the dates.

 

Attendees will review the historical origins of the patient safety movement and leave with an understanding of what attributes are necessary to create a Culture of Safety. Specific focus will be given to creating a Just Culture and Reporting Culture. Finally, we will explore the second victim phenomenon and discuss how to support caregivers when errors occur.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT

August 9, 2023 - Register Here

Building on the Patient Safety Session, this session will further enhance the concepts of Just Culture and discuss and guide the development and participation in a systems-based case review conference.  Attendees will emerge being able to build, facilitate or better participate in these important patient safety tools at their institution.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT

August 23, 2023 - Register Here

Critical to any change effort is finding, sharing and tracking data. Attendees to this session will emerge with skills for obtaining the necessary data for tracking improvement as well as a basic understanding of how to interpret data to identify when a change has occurred.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT

March 9, 2023 - Register Here

September 14, 2023 - Register Here

Success can and should beget more change. This session will show how to spread QI project success within your institution as well as nationally. This session will discuss critical differences between QI and traditional research as well as how and where to share your work through presentations and publications.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT

March 16, 2023 - Register Here

October 5, 2023 - Register Here

Quality Improvement is a team sport. Thus, leaders of any project need to be able to teach and coach others through the QI process. This session will teach attendees how to coach and teach the principles of Quality Improvement to inexperienced team members in a way that stokes their passion and ensures project success.*

*Prior QI experience or training and/or attendance at the Quality Improvement & Change Management QSA session is recommended before attending this session.

Upcoming Dates:

All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT.

March 22, 2023 - Register Here

October 11, 2023 - Register Here