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