Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein is offering a 12 month course on the principles of quality improvement (QI) theory and its application to children’s health care systems and child health.
The course is open to faculty and staff in healthcare systems who are interested in learning quality improvement methods to improve healthcare and outcomes for children and their families. Physicians, nurses, administrators, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, social workers, are all welcome to apply.
The first part of the course introduces theory and tools from widely-used Quality Improvement methods, including the Model for Improvement and Lean Six Sigma. The second part is focused on teaching participants how to lead QI initiatives at their organizations and provides the necessary tools required for success. The course, now in its 6th year, is taught by experienced and dedicated QI faculty, who have been practicing QI for over 10 years.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Conduct a successful QI improvement project, including demonstrating an understanding of how to apply the Model for Improvement and other QI tools and methods successfully; and
- Improve health outcomes for children and their families.
Topics covered during the course include: the Model for Improvement, PDSA cycles, Lean methodology, 5S, leadership, Key Driver Diagrams, Ishikawa Diagrams, team building, sustainability, Control charts and variation, Health Equity, Process Mapping, 5-Whys, Pareto Charts, Just Culture, and more.
To Apply/More information
For more information and an application, please contact Gina N. Cassel, DO, Medical Director of Pediatric Quality, CHAM gcassel@montefiore.org. Limited spots are available.
Projects and Results
Examples of project topics:
- Implementing the use of a neonatal sepsis calculator in the nursery to identify and guide management for newborns at risk for early-onset sepsis
- Social Determinants of Health – Screening Implementation at Weiler Nursery
- Improving door to antibiotic time in patients with sickle cell disease that present to the pediatric
- Emergency room with fever
- Reducing Hospital Acquired C. Difficile Infections in the Children’s Hospital
- Improving Transition Readiness of Adolescent and Young Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Structured Transition Program
- Screening for Depression and Suicidality in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
- Improving Screening Rates for Universal Lead Screening at Age 1 and 2 years at an Academic Primary Care Clinic
- Treatment when the iron's hot: optimizing access to mental health services in primary care
- A QI project to improve the quality of Patient education provided to caregivers of Heme/Onc patients with newly placed central lines
What You Get
- CME/CEU credits for attending didactic sessions and completing IHI modules (contact course leader for details)
- American Board of Pediatrics Part 2 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits for completing IHI modules
- Quality improvement projects can qualify for 25 Part 4 MOC credits to both the participant and any other faculty who participate
- Meet biweekly one-on-one with an experienced quality improvement coach, via phone or in-person at CHAM depending on preference of applicant
- Distinguishing CV builder, as QI expertise is sought-out and distinguishes healthcare professionals
- Opportunity to build a strong network of like-minded healthcare professionals seeking to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes for children