PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT ESSENTIALS (PIE) PROGRAM IS GOING VIRTUAL!

PIE PART 1

7 Mainpro+ Credits
Explore the clinic’s readiness for change
Identify the stakeholders
Identify the resources
Identify enablers and challenges
Establish the team
Identify improvement opportunity (problem)
Specify and set an aim
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PIE PART 2

9 Mainpro+ Credits
Create a measurement plan – identify the measures and data sources
Identify root causes of the problem
Brainstorm fixes – identify change ideas
Test the change ideas (PDSA cycles)

 

 

 

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About the workshop

This two-part introductory level workshop, developed in partnership between the College of Family Physicians and partners across Canada, provides participants with a practical introduction to basic QI techniques that participants can implement in their practices with their teams.

These include a practical step-by-step planning and implementation model that takes participants through the steps of establishing a team, identifying an area for improvement, setting practice-relevant goals, developing a plan and going through small iterative cycles of plan, do, study, act to achieve change.

Overall Goal of Part 1

  • Introduce participants to the basic concepts and approaches that support practice improvement
  • Nurture a culture of curiosity

Learning objectives Part 1

  • Define quality improvement (QI);
  • Describe the Quadruple Aim and the Six Dimensions of Quality;
  • Compare quality assurance (QA), quality improvement (QI) and Research;
  • Defend the position that:
  • Continuous practice improvement is a part of everyday practice;
  • Practice improvement represents a spectrum of activities;
  • Practice improvement can be done in small steps to achieve long term gains.
  • Describe different opportunities and sources to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Describe the key activities inherent in successful practice improvement initiatives.
  • Describe approaches that can be used to undertake QI (from simple changes to using the Model for Improvement).

Pre- and Post-course workshop exercises:

  • Pre-workshop:
    • Participants must complete self-assessment surveys on their knowledge of and attitude to QI
  • Post workshop:
    • 5W2H Tool – this Tool will ensure that you have identified the key information to starting your practice improvement journey.

Overall Goal of Part 2

  • Delving deeper into some of the concepts introduced in Part 1
  • Doing more hands-on application and practice through interactive exercises

Learning objectives Part 2

  • Apply the Model for Improvement to a specific QI project and evaluate an aim statement
  • Get familiar with tools such as the QI Charter and understand the importance of documentation in QI
  • Build a measurement plan for your QI project
  • Determine root cause of your problem and identify a change idea that will address the cause
  • Apply the PDSA cycle to change ideas and get familiar with the basic approach to evaluating improvement by analysing data

Pre- and Post-course workshop exercises:

  • Pre-workshop:
    • Participants revisit their basic 1-month post course aim statement that they prepared after completing PIE Part 1, revise and review it to ensure it is SMART
  • Post workshop:
    • Exercise 1: Complete a root cause analysis, using an appropriate tool, e.g. fishbone diagram or process map (4 weeks after)
    • Exercise 2: Complete a project charter upon returning to their practice (6 weeks after)

Duration of Each Workshop

3.5-hour workshop (half-day)