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Quality & Safety Academy

The Quality & Safety Academy equips participants with the foundations of
quality improvement & patient safety work in the clinical setting.

700+ Graduates since 2018
100% completed patient safety review
60+ graduates trained in QI & PS
90% recommend

Program Overview

The Quality & Safety Academy (QSA) provides a series of workshops designed to build foundational knowledge in quality improvement and patient safety. Program content builds on itself to support progressive acquisition of competency, and program elements are targeted to specific stages of development across the spectrum of participants. The content is appropriate for those without prior training or those interested in building their knowledge and skills in order to lead or coach in quality/safety work. The core content areas are Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Healthcare Systems and Culture.

6 HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS

Mix and match single sessions or take all six.

LIVE, VIRTUAL SESSIONS

Learn from expert faculty, no matter where you are.

SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Our maximum student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1.

CUSTOMIZABLE FOR GROUPS

We offer discounted rates, custom dates & tailored content.

Do you work on the Anschutz Campus? Click here for Campus QSA Registration


Workshop Sessions

Each session is approximately 3-hours long.

Spring 2023 Dates open for registration!

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.

January 18, 2023 - Register Here

March 2, 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.

January 26, 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.

February 9, 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

 

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

 

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

Registration

The QSA offers three ways to develop your skills. 

QSA Certificate

Complete all six sessions to achieve the QSA Certificate. Participants may take any course at any time.

Tuition: $499/person


Register for QSA


Groups of 5+

For groups of five or more, we offer:

  • Custom dates
  • Discounted rates
  • Tailored content


Inquiry Form

A la Carte

Take any 3-hour session and mix and match to fit your needs.

Tuition: $129/course 

 

 

Register for QSA


Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency (IHQSE)

CU Anschutz

Leprino Building

12401 E. 17th Avenue

Mail Stop L963

Aurora, CO 80045


IHQSE@cuanschutz.edu

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