The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s annual Improvement Scholars and Fellows Symposium will feature clinician-led improvement initiatives. The Improvement Scholars program and IHQI Fellowship program aim to improve clinical effectiveness and patient safety by implementing proven and/or expert-recommended strategies and approaches. REGISTER HERE
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
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 Thursday, March 2nd at 2pm … Read more
The deadline to apply for 2022 MOC Board Certification credit is December 12, 2022. Please review the flyer below for additional details and whether or not you qualify. If you have any question, please email ncmoc@med.unc.edu.
The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) invites letters of intent from clinicians interested in IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program. Letters are due Dec 2, 2022. Improvement Scholars is a structured, experiential learning program. Improvement Scholars learn clinical improvement leadership by proposing, designing and leading a project with guidance and support from experienced clinical improvement leaders. IHQI provides project … 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
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
