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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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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 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...

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.

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...