Preliminary Agenda

July 2024

Tuesday, July 30 Wednesday, July 31 Thursday, August 1
  • Common QI Pitfalls: Why many projects fail and what you can do about it
  • Strategic selection of QI projects to maximize likelihood of impact and success
  • Incorporating an equity lens to your QI Work
  • Patient Partnership
  • Evaluating your QI impact: Statistical process control
  • Design thinking and the role of human factors in QI
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  • Creating a robust measurement plan for your QI Work
  • Diagnostic tools in QI for characterizing target quality problems
  • Beyond the Model for Improvement: Authentic use of PDSA to refine your QI intervention
  • Leading change

Aug. 2024 – Mar. 2025

Eight 90-minute interactive webinars allow participants to get direct feedback from peers and faculty coaches on various aspects of their QI project and to further exploration of QI topics, in alternating months. Each Webinar group consists of 4-5 participants and 1 faculty coach who stay together throughout the year, which deepens learning and supports networking.

  • Aug: Practical suggestions to address equity concerns in QI
  • Sep: Problem/aim statements (project update)
  • Oct: Applying ethical principles to your improvement work
  • Nov: Measures and measurement strategy (project update)
  • Dec: Qualitative Methods in QI
  • Jan: Engaging others in your QI work (project update)
  • Feb: Using the SQUIRE guidelines to write up your QI work
  • Mar: PDSA (project update)

May 2025

Wednesday, May 7 Thursday, May 8 Friday, May 9

Capstone project presentations

Effective writing strategies to publish your QI work

Developing a business case for your QI work
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Concurrent sessions:

  • How to teach QI
  • Statistical Process Control 2.0

Concurrent sessions:

  • Advanced quantitative methods
  • Advanced qualitative methods

Building your academic QI focus