Title: Quality Improvement Work is Education Scholarship
Presenter: Emily Drennan, MD, University of Utah; Luca Boi, MHA, University of Utah; Monica Hatch, PA-C, University of Utah, Division of Vascular Surgery
Date: 9/15/20
Brief Description: This session will guide participants through the conceptualization of a quality improvement project from project inception to implementation. Designing a problem statement, identifying a team, and various tools in quality improvement work will be reviewed. Participants will leave with the tools to initiate a project and identify opportunities to share their work locally as well as with a wider audience
Keywords/Main Subjects: Quality improvement, project implementation, workshop
Copyright: copyright Emily Drennan, Luca Boi, Monica Hatch ©2020
Handouts:
Vascular Access Quality Improvement Case Study
Conducting a Baseline Analysis
FARA Criteria (Clinical Track)
How to Write a Problem Statement
Resources:
Advice on how to assess if your project is suited to broad publication
A primer on using SQUIRE guidelines to compose a manuscript about a quality improvement project
A list of publications that accept quality improvement work, sorted by subject
A list of publications that accept quality improvement focused papers by impact factor
University of Utah online publication of quality improvement principles as well as experiences
A step by step outline for how to create a poster or abstract to present your work as well as conferences to consider
Return to Table of Contents: 7th Annual Education Symposium Proceedings – 2020
Quality Improvement Work is Education Scholarship by Emily Drennan, MD & Luca Boi, MHA