The 2023 Quality Improvement: A Tool for Transformation course will be
held Sept. 28–Dec. 15 at a location TBD in Seattle.
This 11-week hybrid professional development course is designed in
partnership with the UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care
Quality and Safety. Physicians are critical in leading the transformation
of care delivery systems to fulfill the duty to our patients. While
leading QI efforts is not a skill learned in medical school, physicians
can acquire these skills over time to guide health care organizations to
deliver safe and effective care.
“I’ve been to many talks that refer to QI strategies, but it seemed
too daunting to try to learn on my own. This class was exactly what I
was looking for—a solid education on basic QI techniques that is
manageable and practical. The instructors catered to physicians and
PAs from both large and small organizations. I appreciate the
acknowledgment of the barriers we face and the helpful strategies on
how to work around them. I would highly recommend this course to other
physicians and PAs.”
– Bridget Sipher, MD, Olympia Pediatrics
The cost of the course is $2,100/WSMA member and $2,600/non-WSMA member.
Topics include:
- Aim statements
- Process maps
- Plan-do-study-act cycles
- Process and outcome measures
- Driver diagrams
- Equity and disparities in improvement work
- Data in improvement
- Change management
Who Should Attend
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Physicians, physician assistants, and health care professionals interested in
learning and applying a quality improvement framework into their current
workflows.
Faculty
Russell Migita, MD, is a practicing physician and
assistant clinical director in the emergency department at Seattle
Children's Hospital. Dr. Migita is the co-director of education at the
UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care, Quality & Safety,
where he co-directs a certificate program in quality and safety. He
has trained hundreds of health care staff in the WWAMI region and led
dozens of QI efforts using A3 methodology, Six-Sigma tools, Model for
Improvement, Lean, and Lean facility design.
Nicholas Meo, MD, is a hospitalist and associate
medical director for quality and safety at Harborview Medical Center
in Seattle. As an educator, he has developed curriculum and taught
hundreds of medical students, residents, faculty, and staff in
principles of quality improvement and patient safety.
Sabreen Akhter, DO is a pediatric emergency physician
and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington
Department of Pediatrics/Seattle Children’s Hospital. She has been
active in leading efforts to center equity, justice, and anti-racism
in her work through leading a track for pediatric residents focused on
health equity and justice, leading the EDI Committee for faculty in
the Department of Pediatrics, as well as leading committees focused on
improving equity within the Division of Emergency Medicine. She is
also interested in narrative writing and using storytelling for
advocacy and has been published in The Washington Post, The Chicago
Tribune, The Seattle Times, and others.
Emily Hartford, MD, MPH, is a is an assistant
professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of
Washington. She provides clinical care and teaching in the
Seattle Children’s Hospital ER. She conducts research using quality
improvement methodologies to improve equity for patients and families
presenting for emergency care, particularly for patients with
different languages for care and racial/ethnic backgrounds. She
teaches and works on EM curriculum for the Pediatric Emergency and
Critical Care fellowship at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and is
a part of a working group to implement pediatric teaching curricula
with the African Federation of EM. She is also a faculty director for
the UW resident pathway in community/global health and advocacy.
Cancellation Policy
Refunds are available for live event registration depending on when the
refund is requested in relation to the start of the course.
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91 days or more until start of event: a 100% refund
less a $100 processing fee per person
- 61–90 days until start of event: a 75% refund
- 31–60 days until start of event: a 25% refund
- 30 days or less until start of event: no refund
WSMA reserves the right to cancel the course. If so, preregistered
participants will be notified and full refunds provided. No-shows will
receive no refund. Registrations may not be transferred to another person
at any time. A participant may transfer registration one time to the next
available course if space permits. All subsequent transfers of
registration will incur a change fee of $250. All refunds will be issued
to the original form of payment.
For in-person courses, the WSMA cannot be held responsible for other costs
or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines,
travel agencies, or hotels.
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Apply fundamental QI tools physicians and front-line health care
workers can use to lead improvement projects in their clinical
setting.
- Use a systematic approach to develop QI project ideas.
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Outline ways QI efforts can impact equity and approaches to reduce
health care disparities.
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Use strategies to overcome barriers to implementation and maximize
the impact of interventions.