Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
It is estimated that only half of those infected with Hepatitis C Virus in the US are diagnosed and perhaps a third receive treatment. The arrival of new direct-acting antiviral medications with high cure rates has spurred the creation of…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Medical residents are often the eyes and ears that witness the deficiencies in the systems that provide care. Do they have the knowledge, skills, and time to improve those systems in your organization? This suite of one-lesson courses provides a…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Medical residents are often the eyes and ears that witness the deficiencies in the systems that provide care. Do they have the knowledge, skills, and time to improve those systems in your organization? This suite of one-lesson courses provides a…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Medical residents are often the eyes and ears that witness the deficiencies in the systems that provide care. Do they have the knowledge, skills, and time to improve those systems in your organization? This suite of one-lesson courses provides a…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Medical residents are often the eyes and ears that witness the deficiencies in the systems that provide care. Do they have the knowledge, skills, and time to improve those systems in your organization? This suite of one-lesson courses provides a…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
Medical residents are often the eyes and ears that witness the deficiencies in the systems that provide care. Do they have the knowledge, skills, and time to improve those systems in your organization? This suite of one-lesson courses provides a step-by-step guide to embedding quality and safety into your residency training. With education about the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) program, practical examples of successful programs, and an experiential learning opportunity, these courses will help you equip the next generation of physicians with skills to improve health care.
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
In this course, we’ll delve into how to draw an effective run chart. We’ll show you how adding helpful elements such as a baseline median, goal line, and annotations of your tests of change can create a compelling picture of…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
The first four IHI Open School quality improvement courses taught you basic improvement methodology, which you can apply to improve health care processes and make care safer. But when you assume a leadership role in a clinical improvement project, you’ll…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
In this course, we’ll take you through basic concepts you need to know to run successful PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles in a clinical setting. First, we’ll teach you how to plan and conduct a small scale tests of change. We’ll discuss…
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Thom Duncan
The goal of every health care provider and organization is to provide safe, timely, equitable, effective, efficient, and patient-centered care. But how can that hopeful statement become a reality? Explore this suite of courses to learn how to apply the science of improvement – which includes aims, measures, and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles – to make positive changes within the systems in your local setting. You’ll also learn about the psychology of change, and why introducing new ideas and processes often take time, patience, and creativity.