Physician Engagement in Quality & Safety
IHQI helps physicians gain a solid foundation in quality improvement through this one-day course that highlights the safety and quality challenges facing healthcare and physicians’ role as leaders in improvement work. The course emphasizes involving patients and families in quality and safety.
Topics
- Introduction to QI methods (including Lean, Six Sigma and the Model for Improvement)
- Leadership roles in QI and how to participate in and contribute to QI at UNC
- Disclosure of adverse events, patient safety and peer support
- Involving patients and families in quality and safety
Resources
2023-2024 Dates
PEQS is being offered virtually for the 2023-2024 academic year. We hope to return to an in-person setting at a later date.
| Wed, Aug 30, 2023 | Fri, Sept 29, 2023 | Wed, Nov 8, 2023 | Thurs, Jan 18, 2024 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2024 | Thurs, Apr 18, 2024 | Tues, May 21, 2024 | June, TBD |
Registration
Register via LMS (enter “UNCHIHQIPEQS” in the Learning Activities search box).
Faculty
| Jenny Boyd, MD – Pediatric Critical Care | Casey Olm-Shipman, MD – Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Bhisham Chera, MD – Radiation/Oncology | Joey Powell – Executive Director, Me Fine Foundation |
| Trevor Hackman, MD – Otolaryngology | Shana Ratner, MD – General Internal Medicine |
| Benny Joyner, MD – Pediatrics | Will Stoudemire, MD – Pediatrics |
| Cristie Dangerfield – Patient Safety Officer, UNC Medical Center | Ashley Sutton, MD – Pediatrics |
| Christine McKenzie, MD – Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology | Lavinia Kolarczyk, MD, FASA – Anesthesiology |
| Clare Mock, MD – Medicine | Katie Westreich, MD – Pediatric Nephrology |
| Carlton Moore, MD, MS – Medicine | Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm, JD – Vice President, Risk Management |
| Patience Leino, Senior Administrator of Quality & Education, American Board of Pediatrics | Carl Seashore, MD – Pediatrics |
Attendees Comments
“After many years of GME experience, I was fortunate enough to recently participate in the UNC PEQS program. I feel that I can best serve our residents/fellows when I am in the know about things. For the last few years, since coming to North Carolina, I have seen residents schedule and attend PEQS. I could not answer the many questions they asked me about the program and their need to attend. I honestly didn’t know what to expect from the course going into it and I was a bit apprehensive about being non-clinical. However, now that I have been able to see first-hand the great resources, speakers, and rich discussions regarding quality improvement, patient safety, and continued professional & personal development, I highly recommend this course to other coordinators!” A Medical Residency Program Coordinator