Course

Empowering Clinical Neurosciences for Optimal Patient Care - Quality improvement and Advocacy Workshop

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Location:CC: DC Coleman

Audience:

Adult Neurologist, Child Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Neuroradiologist, Neurophysiologist, Resident, Fellow, Nurses with interest in topic

Learning Level:

Basic (Resident, New Information), Intermediate (Practicing Physician)

Learning Format:

Audience response system, Case studies, Forum/panels, Lecture/plenary method, Question and answer sessions, Small group discussion

CanMEDs Roles:

Medical Expert, Scholar, Communicator, Collaborator, Leader, Health Advocate, Professional

Co-Chair(s)

All neurologists should have a basic understanding of how to develop and implement a process of continuous quality improvement in their practices, given the increasing complexity of neurology practice and patient populations. Benefits of this approach to neurologists and their patients include: enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and improve overall care delivery. In turn, this positively impacts physician wellness and reduces repetitive, non-value-added work.

This workshop intends to be a quality improvement and patient safety “primer” for any practicing clinician, including general neurologists, subspecialists, and hospitalists. The course will review the basics of developing and implementing a quality improvement project, including:
1. determining what elements in clinical practice can be considered a QI project
2. creating a realistic and achievable project aim
3. developing appropriate measures, choosing the best change ideas
4. using Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology
5. setting up the project for long-term success

The format will be a work-shop that combines both didactic elements and practical examples that will allow the participant to apply what is taught on a quality problem of their choosing from their own practice, and receive feedback from the course chairs. As such, participant will be asked to think of 1-2 quality or safety issues that they face in their outpatient practice, or will be provided 3 common scenarios that apply to most practices.

Learning Objectives:

Outline the aspects of a quality or safety problem that makes it amenable to a quality improvement project or intervention, and increases the likelihood of success.
Write a specific and focused aim statement, and choose appropriate and practical measures to evaluate the success or failure of their quality improvement initiative.
Learn the features of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, a cornerstone of quality improvement.
Apply the learning to a specific quality or safety issue in their clinic, while receiving feedback and advice from the course chairs.

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

How to incorporate Morbidity & Mortality rounds into your practice (especially inpatient work)
Speaker: Charles Kassardjian
Speaker: Sara Mitchell
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

How to select a quality improvement of patient safety problem to tackle
Speaker: Charles Kassardjian
Speaker: Sara Mitchell
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

How to use PDSA cycles and how to know if you have been successful (or not!)
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

How to write an aim statement and choose appropriate measures
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

What do you need to ensure the feasibility and success of your idea
1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Work-shop and hands-on application (with feedback from course chairs) mixed throughout