Wolff - Advanced (QES): Getting Started on the Right Foot 2.24.20

February 24, 2020

Target Audience

Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/03/2020
Course expires: 
06/30/2021
Event starts: 
02/24/2020 - 9:00am EST
Event ends: 
02/24/2020 - 4:00pm EST

               

AQES Session 2 - Getting Started on the Right Foot                                           

Date: 2/24/2020 - LHAS Aud. 7 Main MUH                                           

 

9:00 - 10:30          Denise Rousseau - Keynote Address: How to Construct Organizational Support for Improvement Linkage theory and creating organizational readiness

10:30 - 11:00        Apply Rousseau's ideas to your project with feedback from Rousseau     

11:00 - 12:00pm   Eric Bakow - Introduction to Improvement Science - Deming's System of Profound Knowledge               

12:00 - 12:30       LUNCH 

12:30 - 1:30         "Tami Minnier, Susan Martin"    Report Out with Improvement Leadership           

* What problem are you really trying to solve?

* What did you learn through your assessment of the current state?"

1:30 - 4:00            Wolff Analytics Staff (Rina, Andrew, Jacob, or Stephanie) - An Afternoon of Data

* Data Exploration Discussions to include: How will you know if you're successful?

  What data is available and how do you get it?

  Who can help you obtain data?

   Process and Outcome measures (differences, and why collecting both is important)

* Applying ideas to project:  Identify peocess and outcome measures for your project.

  How will you gather these? Which tools, who will collect,  how to collect, and how frequently to collect.

* Interpreting and Displaying Data:  Options (surveying, randomizing, data over time, run,  charts, control charts, other methods)

  How will you know if you made a difference?

* Applying Ideas to Project:  Practice putting data into different methods of display and  interpreting it for variation.

  Identify what data display makes the most sense for you.

 

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses

LHAS Aud. 7 Main MUH
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Denise Rousseau, Eric Bakow, Tami Minnier, Susan Martin

Wolff Analytics Staff (Rina, Andrew, Jacob, or Stephanie)

Faculty Disclosure

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

Accreditation and credit designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Other Healthcare Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.50 Attendance
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