Wolff - Quality Education Series (QES) Session 5 1.11.23
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
• To gain knowledge about the basic principles used to develop engaging and memorable stories
• To gain knowledge about how to enhance the effectiveness of QI improvement presentations by applying the basic principles of storytelling
• Identify common obstacles encountered during organizational change and ways to enable action by mitigating the barriers
• Prepare and design your journal article writing plan.
• Effectively analyze and select appropriate journals to submit for publication.
• Revise and resubmit your journal article for accepted to publish status.
Additional Information
Session 5 Agenda –
9:00 – 9:05 am Introduction: Stephanie Knoch
9:05 – 9:25 am Dr. Furlan presenting Prostate MRI ACR project
9:25 – 10:00 am Storytelling Mary Kay Wisniewski, MT, MA COM, Senior Improvement Specialist, Wolff Center
10:00 – 10:40 am Sustaining Change Maddie Chrisman, PT, DPT, Improvement Specialist
10:40 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 – 11:25 am How to Publish your QI Project Rachel Zapf, PhD, Research Writer, Wolff Center at UPMC
11:25 – 11:30 pm Wrap up: Stephanie Knoch
Mary Kay Wisniewski, MT, MA COM, Senior Improvement Specialist, Wolff Center
Maddie Chrisman, PT, DPT Improvement Specialist
Rachel Zapf, PhD Research Writer, Wolff Center at UPMC
Stephanie Knoch, MS Ed, Improvement Specialist, Wolff Center at UPMC
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 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.5 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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.
This activity qualifies for patient safety/risk management credit.
Available Credit
- 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 2.50 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.
- 2.50 Patient Safety/Risk Management
- 2.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.50 Attendance