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Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School UBC Chapter
Andrea Jones BCPSQC Quality Forum
2013
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• International not-for-profit dedicated to improving quality of health care by
• Cultivating promising, evidence-based ideas
• Helping health care systems implement initiatives
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Open School
• Engage health professionals and students in learning about patient safety and quality improvement
• Equip professionals and students with knowledge and tools to implement quality improvement through online resources and courses
• Connect passionate and innovative healthcare professionals and students
IHI UBC Chapter
• Facilitate collaboration between health professionals and students to advance quality improvement in BC
Chapter Strategy
Students
Educators Health Care
System
Awareness
Engagement
Practice
Objectives
• Promote awareness and encourage dialogue within the school community about patient safety and service quality improvement in the health care system.
• Engage students from a variety of disciplines.
• Promote resources and opportunities available through IHI international organization.
• Facilitate connections with the professional community through quality improvement initiatives.
Our Leadership Team
Interdisciplinary • Undergraduate & Graduate Students
• Faculty of Medicine
• Sauder School of Business
• School of Population and Public Health
• Faculty & Professionals • Medicine
• Nursing
• Health Administration
So far…
• Created official constitution and became formally recognized by UBC
• Membership growth (110 and growing!)
• Partnered with several like-minded student and professional organizations
So far…
• Bi-monthly speaker series
• November: Andrew Wray, BCPSQC
• January: Dr. Doug Cochrane, BCPSQC
• April: Linda Dempster, VCH
• May: To be announced.
Sponsored by UBC EMBA in Healthcare program
Upcoming Projects
• Quality Improvement Observerships
• Quality Improvement Projects
• Curriculum Additions
Observerships
• Opportunities for students to gain exposure and practical experience
in healthcare setting
• Generate interest in patient safety & quality improvement
• Explore a discipline outside their own
• Short-term
• Example Observerships:
• Students shadow QI leader in healthcare setting
• Students attend QI leadership meeting or event
QI Projects
• Small team of students practice quality improvement led by QI champion in a healthcare setting
• Longer-term (> 4 months)
• Supported by IHI Open School courses
• Students involved in all stages of process
QI Projects
www.ihi.org
Join Us!
• Professional Collaborators • Advisors
• QI Observership or QI Project Champion
• Event Speaker
• Student Collaborators • Executive Committee
• General Membership
• Organizations • Event Collaboration
• Sponsorship
Contact Us ihi.ubc@gmail.com
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