QI/PS Hot Topic- August 2022 Value Stream Mapping Sarah Chang-Improvement Specialist II, MaineHealth Performance Improvement Learning Objectives Recognize when to use a value stream map. Identify the key information to include in a value stream map. Apply the value stream map to identify bottlenecks for further evaluation. Value stream mapping…
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May 2022 Faculty Development Tip
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MITE Monthly Tip May 2022 Maria Egger, PA-C Cultivating a Learning Organization Timely and pertinent continuing education is essential for keeping a health organization motivated, nimble and innovative. Learning at the organizational level is required to meet the challenges of working in a complex, changing, oftentimes unpredictable system tackling highstakes…
April 2022 Faculty Development Tip
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What are the best approaches for Professional Development for Healthcare workers? Nora Fagan, RN, MSN, BScN, CMSRN Introduction Professional development for those working in healthcare is of utmost importance in order to ensure all interdisciplinary teams up to date on the most current evidence based practice. Within the rapid paced…
Identity in Health Professions Education
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Identity in Health Professions Education Vicki Hayes, MD MMC Dept. of Medical Education Master Educator, The Academy at MITE Learning objectives: Define identity Explore your own identity and how it might vary in different contexts Reflect on how identity might be utilized in an educational setting Defining identity: In the…
Positionality, Intersectionality, and Privilege in Health Professions Education & Research
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Brandy Brown, LCSW Program Manager, The Gender Clinic The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Learning Objectives: Define the terms privilege, positionality, and intersectionality. Identify your positionality as you engage in teaching and research activities. When we begin conversations about equity, we need to start by considering who we are in the…
February 2022 Faculty Development Tip
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Differences among Millennials vs Generation Z and the Effects This Plays on Medical Education Abtin Farahmand, MD Introduction: Medical education continues to transform itself based on the generation of learners being educated. As an example with Millennials, medical schools and educators have reduced the number of large didactic sessions and…
December 2021 Faculty Development Tip
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How to teach Operational Excellence Techniques during clinical precepting Elizabeth Eisenhardt, MD, FACP Operational Excellence and Quality Improvement principles can provide ripe educational opportunities beyond the standard format of lectures or book reading. Quality Improvement/Operational Excellence principles can be taught “in the moment”, “at the bedside” or “just in time”…
Cultivating Loyal Relationships with High Reliability Organizing
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Cultivating Loyal Relationships with High Reliability Organizing Melissa Retter, MA, CPHQ, CPHRM, CPSO, CPXP Patient Experience Director Maine Medical Center Learning Objectives: 1.Recognize the distinction between patient experience and human experience 2.Describe how harm can erode human experiences and negatively impact trust and loyalty 3.Identify principles of high reliability…
Affinity Diagrams
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Affinity Diagrams Ghassan Saleh, DMD, DS Director, MaineHealth Performance Improvement Learning Objectives: Define the affinity diagram and clarify when best to use. Illustrate the steps in generating affinity diagrams. Describe best practices when developing affinity diagrams. Let’s imagine that you are in a grocery store. You are taking care…
Integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in Healthcare for Quality Improvement
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Integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in Healthcare for Quality Improvement Vijayakrishnan Poondi Srinivasan, MS, LSSBB Quality Management Engineer Maine Medical Center Learning Objectives: Introduction to Performance Measurement System (PMS) and Hierarchical Levels Alignment of Leading and Lagging Indicators in the PMS Illustrate integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in…