Open Course: Quality Improvement in Health Care

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  • Select activity QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CAREWelcome to the L...

    
    QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE

    Welcome to the LEARNING ACADEMY, part of Global Hematology and Oncology Pediatric Excellence (HOPE) at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Global HOPE provides care to children with cancer and hematology disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

    This course teaches the principles of Quality Improvement (QI). It is designed to provide health care providers with essential skills that influence quality Improvement in a pediatric hematology and oncology subspecialty.  The QI foundation course focuses on increasing awareness of evidence-based practice and the Institute of Medicine’s definition of quality that includes healthcare that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. The course provides a foundation for understanding quality Improvement as an interdisciplinary approach to improving care. Essential components that support a clinical culture of excellence are emphasized including using the evidence-based practice process. Quality metrics, data collection, and analytic techniques are discussed in relation to QI initiatives.  Materials from the Institute for Health Care Improvement are used throughout the course to provide guidance in developing the QI project.

    Participants must complete a quiz in each Module to proceed to the next Module. Successful completion of the quizzes and participation in course evaluation are the only requirements to receive a course certificate. However, we encourage participants to complete the other exercises and workplan throughout the course. 

    You can also work together in groups if others at your institution are taking the course to develop a workplan for your clinical setting. If instructions are followed, upon completion of the course, participants will have a Quality Improvement Project Workplan that is ready for implementation.

     DISCLAIMER

    “All content in this course is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Texas Children’s Hospital and the course contributors do not make any express or implied representations or warranties regarding the information contained in this course. The information is not to be used for diagnosing or treating a specific patient and is not a substitute for professional advice from a healthcare provider. There may be different practices throughout the world and participant’s institutional guidelines for nursing care should be followed."

    
    

  • Select activity COURSE SYLLABUSPlease listen to the short video pr...

    COURSE SYLLABUS

    Please listen to the short video presentation of the course before moving into the first Module. LINK TO VIDEO. It provides an overview of the online course and how you can develop your own Work Plan for an actual QI project.
    

  • Select activity Course Syllabus

    

    Course Syllabus File
  • Select activity COURSE OBJECTIVES Review essential attrib...

    COURSE OBJECTIVES

    1. Review essential attributes of quality Improvement and its role in healthcare systems. 
    2. Analyze a clinical issue that exemplifies quality outcome based care.
    3. Explore critical evidence to improve care for a cancer/hematologic problem. 
    4. Evaluate ways to influence change to improve care quality (how to move change) 
    5. Define key components for measuring practice change and evaluating effectiveness.
       
  • Select activity COURSE RESOURCES

    COURSE RESOURCES

  • Select activity Institute for Health Care Improvement Tool Kit

    

    Institute for Health Care Improvement Tool Kit File
  • Select activity Quality Improvement Workbook

    

    Quality Improvement Workbook File

    This QI workbook is from the Department of Health and Human  Services Administration.

  • Select activity FACULTY Marilyn J Hockenberry PhD, RN, FAAN Profes...

    FACULTY

    	Marilyn J Hockenberry PhD, RN, FAAN   Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology Division    Baylor College of Medicine   Director of Global HOPE Nursing   Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas

    
    

    LECTURER

    	Karen Gibbs, MSN/MPH, RN, PHNA-BC, CPN  Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine  Evidence-Based Practice and Implementation Science   Specialist  Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology International  Global HOPE (Hematology/Oncology Pediatric     Excellence)

    
    

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  Survey

  Thank you for enrolling in the Open Course: Quality Improvement in Health Care! Please click on the survey link below to tell us a little more about yourself.  You will not be able to move on to Module 1 until the survey is completed.
  
  

  • Select activity Demographic Survey

    

    Demographic Survey Feedback
• Select week MODULE 1. Creating a Vision for Quality Improvement

  MODULE 1. Creating a Vision for Quality Improvement
  • Select activity OBJECTIVES Explore essential attributes of th...

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    OBJECTIVES 

    1. Explore essential attributes of the quality Improvement(QI) process. 
    2. Analyze clinical issues that exemplify quality outcome based care. 
       
    3. Evaluate key components of the QI process.

    
    

  • Select activity OPTIONAL READINGS NOTE: Copyright laws prevent ...

    OPTIONAL READINGS

    NOTE: Copyright laws prevent us from providing you with a copy of the article. The link below takes you to the publication website where you can access it. 
    
  • Select activity Jones B, Vaux E, Olsson-Brown&...

    Jones B, Vaux E, Olsson-Brown A. (2019). How to get started in quality improvement  BMJ. 364:k5408 
    

  • Select activity Batalden, P. B., Davidoff, F. (2007). What is "qua...

    Batalden, P. B., Davidoff, F. (2007). What is "quality improvement" and how can it transform healthcare?  Quality & Safety in Health Care. 16(1), 2-3.
    

  • Select activity Hockenberry, MJ, et al. (2007). Creating an Eviden...

    Hockenberry, MJ, et al. (2007). Creating an Evidence-Based Practice Environment, Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 22(3): 232-233. 
    

  • Select activity Mitchell, S. A., & Chambers, D. A. (2017). Lev...

    Mitchell, S. A., & Chambers, D. A. (2017). Leveraging Implementation Science to Improve Cancer Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes. Journal of oncology practice, 13(8), 523–529. 
    

  • Select activity LECTURES

    LECTURES

  • Select activity Lecture: QI: Where to Begin

    Lecture: QI: Where to Begin

  • Select activity Lecture Slides PDF: QI Where to Begin

    

    Lecture Slides PDF: QI Where to Begin File
  • Select activity Lecture: The Quality Improvement Environment

    Lecture: The Quality Improvement Environment

  • Select activity Lecture Slides PDF: The QI Envrionment

    

    Lecture Slides PDF: The QI Envrionment File
  • Select activity VIDEOCLIP VIDEOCLIP: Our Iceberg is Melting by Jo...

    VIDEOCLIP

    VIDEOCLIP: Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter

    This short video reflects the journey a group of penguins embark on and how change is accomplished.

  • Select activity REVIEW QUESTIONS What is Quality Improvem...

    REVIEW QUESTIONS

    1. What is Quality Improvement?
    2. Why is it important to consider barriers to clinical practice change before a project is started?
    3. Identify 4 of Kotter's steps that can lead to change.

  • Select activity ASSIGNMENTS Complete Module 1 Quiz. While the Fish...

    ASSIGNMENTS

    1. Complete Module 1 Quiz.

    While the Fishbone Diagram is not submitted as part of the requirements to complete this Module, we encourage you to complete this for a project you would like to implement at your institution.

     Complete the Fishbone Diagram below.

  • Select activity FISHBONE DIAGRAM WORKSHEET

    

    FISHBONE DIAGRAM WORKSHEET File

    Fishbone Diagram Worksheet

    This diagram can help in brainstorming to identify possible causes of a problem and in sorting ideas into useful categories. A fishbone diagram is a visual way to look at cause and effect.

  • Select activity QUIZ

    QUIZ

  • Select activity Module 1 Quiz

    

    Module 1 Quiz

    You will need to complete the quiz before being able to move to Module 2. A score of 65% or higher must be achieved to pass and you may take the quiz as often as needed to make a passing score.

• Select week MODULE 2. The Quality Improvement Process: Evidence into Action

  MODULE 2. The Quality Improvement Process: Evidence into Action
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  Not available unless: The activity Module 1 Quiz is complete and passed ...

  Not available unless: The activity Module 1 Quiz is complete and passed
• Select week MODULE 3 Measuring Practice Change

  MODULE 3 Measuring Practice Change
  Not available unless: The activity Module 2 Quiz is complete and passed
• Select week Module 4. Considerations for QI Implementation

  Module 4. Considerations for QI Implementation
  Not available unless: The activity Module 3 Quiz is complete and passed
• Select week Evaluation and Certificate

  Evaluation and Certificate
  Not available unless: The activity Module 4 Quiz is complete and passed