Frequency Plots: How to tell a quality improvement story utilizing “plots”?

Frequency Plots: How to tell a quality improvement story utilizing “plots”? Sonja C. Orff, RN, MS, CNL, CSCT Quality and Safety Coordinator Operative and Perioperative Services Maine Medical Center September 2021 Learning Objectives: Describe how to utilize a frequency plot/graphic to display quality improvement data Identify the benefits of the…

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Innovations in Improvement: Virtual Improvement Coaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic

QIPS (Quality Improvement Patient Safety) Hot Topic-Suneela Nyack MS, RN August 2021 Innovations in Improvement: Virtual Improvement Coaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic Learning Objectives Examine pros and cons of a virtual improvement coaching model necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic Discuss the value of virtual coaching methods for healthcare improvement teams…

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Driver Diagrams: Connecting Your Aim to Your Actions

Driver Diagrams: Connecting Your Aim to Your Actions July 2021 Olivia Morejon, MS Improvement Specialist II Maine Medical Center/ MaineHealth   Learning Objectives Describe when to use a driver diagram Differentiate between the aim, primary drivers, secondary drivers, and change ideas/interventions Construct and facilitate the use of a driver diagram…

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July Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip The Objective Structured Teaching Exercise (OSTE): Tips for Faculty Development Corinn Martineau, PharmD, BCACP, CDOE It is clear that faculty development is important to enhance clinical teaching skills, however there are few objective measures of the impact of faculty development on these skills. An Objective Structured Teaching…

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June Faculty Development Tip

Pronoun Visibility in Health Professions Education Brandy Brown, LCSW Program Manager, The Gender Clinic The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital   Learning Objectives: Understand the value of creating inclusive norms, by sharing pronouns, in medical education settings. Identify ways to professionally share pronouns in a medical education setting. Sharing pronouns in…

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Developing a Charter

Developing a Charter Elizabeth Andrews, MPH, LSSBB Improvement Specialist MMC/P Performance Improvement Team Learning Objectives: Express the importance of developing a charter Describe general components of a charter Determine when to use a formal charter versus a mini-charter The development of a charter is one of the first steps in…

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May Faculty Development Tip-Finding Joy in Work After Hitting a Wall

Finding joy in work after hitting a wall Elizabeth Eisenhardt, MD Healthcare providers have been experiencing an emotional and exhausting process as they work to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. The challenges and hardships from this pandemic stretched most humans to the end of their coping capabilities. Many health care workers…

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Run Charts

Run Charts Alan Picarillo, MD, FAAP Medical Director of NICU/CCN The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Learning objectives: Describe why dynamic data Is preferable to static data for quality improvement Explain the basic components of a run chart Identify the basic rules of a run chart Measurement of data is a…

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April Faculty Development Tip: The Education of Psychiatry – Caring for Patients Experiencing Homelessness

The Education of Psychiatry – Caring for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Malia E. Haddock, MS, PMHNP-BC Although trainees incidentally care for patients experiencing homelessness throughout residency and beyond, intentional didactic and clinical experiences with homelessness create unique opportunities to increase interest, confidence and ability among resident psychiatrists in the care of…

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