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Recruitment Appeal for IHQI Associate Director

August 18, 2020
The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) invites applications for an Associate Director. The Associate Director serves as a faculty coach for Improvement Scholars and is a core member of IHQI’s faculty leadership. IHQI’s mission is to catalyze healthcare improvement, spread and culture change by developing and mentoring clinical...

Registration Open for IHQI Improvement Scholars Symposium

July 29, 2020
Please join IHQI for our annual Improvement Scholars Symposium   September 15, 2020 2:00-4:00 pm Zoom (link provided after registration)   UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s annual Improvement Scholars Symposium will feature six clinician-led improvement initiatives presented in a virtual, “lightning” format on September 15, followed by an opportunity to talk with...

Call for Nominations: UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Awards

May 28, 2020
UNC Medical Center is requesting nominations by June 30 for its annual Quality and Safety Awards, to be held Oct. 13 at the Medical Center Improvement Council (MCIC) meeting. Janet Hadar, President of UNC Hospitals, and Dr. Tom Ivester, Chief Medical Officer, sponsor the awards. To be eligible for the...

Dr. Tony Lindsey Named Chair of QIOC, Quality Improvement Oversight Committee

May 22, 2020
IHQI is delighted to share the following announcement from Dr. Wesley Burks: I’m pleased to share that Dr. Tony Lindsey has been named Chair of the QIOC, effective May 21, 2020. Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr. Lindsey has served in many leadership capacities since joining UNC as faculty in 1989,...

IHQI Associate Director, Dr. Amy Shaheen, Assumes New Role as Vice President, Practice Quality and Innovation

May 7, 2020
IHQI is proud to share the following announcement from UNC Health Alliance: Dr. Amy Shaheen was named Vice President, Practice Quality and Innovation, UNC Health Alliance effective April 1st. As a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, and the Medical Director for Population...

IHQI Improvement Scholars Announced

March 11, 2020
IHQI is pleased to announce that six projects will be supported through IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program for the period Sept. 1, 2020 – Aug. 31, 2021. Please join us in extending congratulations to the selected project leads: Renae Boerneke, PharmD, BCPS, CPP and Mildred Kwan, MD PhD – Reducing the...

Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm and Dr. Bhisham Chera Present on Incident Reporting and Learning at UNC

February 17, 2020
Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm and Dr. Bhisham Chera presented, “Using Good Catches to Improve Quality and Safety” at IHQI’s Speaker Series event, held February 11, 2020 in Bondurant G-100. Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm, Vice President of Risk Management for UNC Health Care, spoke first. She explained the changes in the patient safety reporting framework...

Registration Open for Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Symposium, 3/5

February 14, 2020
Registration is open for the Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Symposium, to be held March 5th in Old Clinic Auditorium from 3-5:00 pm. Twelve students from the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine will present QI projects they have been conducting with their faculty mentors. Details and...

Associate Director, Dr. Shana Ratner, to Receive National Leadership Award

January 30, 2020
IHQI Associate Director, Dr. Shana Ratner, has been selected to receive the 2020 Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Medicine Leadership Award, to be presented May 6 at the ACLGIM Annual Dinner in Birmingham, AL. Read the full story in Vital Signs.

Registration Open for IHQI Speaker Series Event on 2/11

January 16, 2020
IHQI Speaker Series: Using Good Catches to Improve Quality and Safety Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm and Dr. Bhisham Chera Tuesday, Feb. 11 12 noon – 1 pm, Lunch provided Bondurant G-100 A good catch is an intercepted potential patient safety event. Studies suggest that good catches occur as much as 7 to...