Pediatric Quality Improvement (QI) Virtual Practicum: Adapting a QI Simulator

1218Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS): A Quality Improvement (QI) Collaborative

1218. Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS): A Quality Improvement (QI) Collaborative Jason G Newland, MD; Adam L. Hersh, MD, PhD; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD; Georgann Meredith, RN, BSN, BS, CCRC; Brian Lee, MPH, PhD; Cary Thurm, PhD; Talene A. Metjian, PharmD; Jared Olson, PharmD; Emily a. Thorell, MD, MSci; Scott Weissman, MD; Adam Brothers, PharmD; Jennifer Goldman...

Patient Safety/Quality Improvement (PS/QI): Florence Nightingale prevails.

The Qi connection: A study in studying Qi

Feasibility of a virtual learning collaborative to implement an obesity QI project in 29 pediatric practices.

BACKGROUND Quality improvement (QI) activities are required to maintain board certification in pediatrics. However, because of lack of training and resources, pediatricians may feel overwhelmed by the need to implement QI activities. Pediatricians also face challenges when caring for overweight and obese children. OBJECTIVE To create a virtual (online) QI learning collaborative through which ...

The Minimum Quality Criteria Set (QI-MQCS) for critical appraisal: advancing the science of quality improvement

Objective Effective learning across related scientific investigations through evidence synthesis is critical to promoting evidence-based approaches to healthcare. Synthesis of findings from quality improvement intervention (QII) publications, however, poses challenges. We aimed to develop a critical appraisal instrument (the Minimum Quality Criteria Set or QI-MQCS) to promote identification, di...