The Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) scholarly concentration provides an opportunity for 4th-year Medical Students and Ph.D. Nursing Students to conduct a Quality Improvement project with a clinical improvement team under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The annual CLQS Symposium will be held virtually this year on Tuesday, February 27th at 2pm … Read more
Congratulations to Melina Smith, who presented her QI poster: “What is the Physician Role in Hospital Fall Prevention?: A Quality Improvement Initiative on the Impatient Cardiology Service” at the American Geriatrics Society in May 2023. Melina was a Cohort 7 (2022-2023) CLQS Scholar mentored by Dr. Andrew De La Paz. Read the Poster Abstract here … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Fink, who was selected as a recipient of the Star Research Achievement Award by the Society of Critical Care Medicine for her abstract “Implementation of 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score: A High-Value Approach to Seizure Detection in the ICU.” The Star Research Award is intended to recognize excellence in critical care research … Read more
IHQI’s Improvement Scholars and Fellows Symposium was held on September 20, 2022. Presenters, IHQI faculty mentors and staff convened in Old Clinic Auditorium and were joined by more than 160 audience members via Zoom. Improvement Scholars presented results of their quality improvement projects. View the video recording. After acknowledging the tremendous accomplishments of the Improvement Scholars Cohort … Read more
Dr. Steve Pantilat is an internationally-recognized expert in Palliative Care and Board Chair for the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative, a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of care for seriously ill people and their families. “When we or our loved ones become seriously ill, many of us don’t know where to turn, the questions … Read more
IHQI Improvement Scholar, Dr. Sarah Ro and her colleague Dr. Jennifer McCauley, recently published the article, “Battling Obesity by Breaking Down Barriers” in the online magazine Medscape. In the article they discuss the challenges faced by patients with obesity and how diet and exercise often is not enough to support effective weight loss. Over the … Read more
The Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) course provides an opportunity for 4th-year Medical Students and Ph.D. Nursing Students to conduct a Quality Improvement project with a clinical improvement team under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The annual CLQS Symposium will be held virtually this year on Wednesday, March 2 2:30 – 4:45PM. … Read more
The IHI Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care is a four-day conference that has been the home of quality improvement (QI) in health care for more than 30 years. It brings together health care visionaries, improvement professionals, world leaders and industry newcomers. This year, the conference will be virtual, December 5-8. Mark your calendars … Read more
IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Symposium was held on September 21, 2021. Presenters, IHQI faculty mentors and staff convened in Old Clinic Auditorium and were joined by 135 audience members via Zoom. Improvement Scholars presented results of their quality improvement projects. View the video recording. IHQI’s Director, Dr. Darren DeWalt, acknowledged the Scholars’ impressive improvement results despite … Read more
IHQI’s Director, Dr. Darren DeWalt, is co-leading a large clinical study to address food insecurity among Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s at-risk members who also have hypertension. The study will measure how to best help people who are food insecure achieve better health through nutrition. Co-leads are Dr. Alice Ammerman and Dr. … Read more
