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Scholarship and Professional Development Opportunities
Disseminating Your QI Work
We can think creatively about ways to disseminate our results with others – from a blog, to commentaries, to presentations, to a QI report, to a more traditional peer-reviewed publication. Here are some avenues to consider.
Blogs
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Share your improvement experiences with other colleagues engaged in improvement work via Quorum (hosted by Ontario Health)
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Share your experience with patients through HealthyDebate
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Many medical journals have associated blogs that would be good venues to share reflections
Presentations
The following conferences offer great opportunities to present primary care QI work:
Peer-reviewed publications
Full research papers can be published in a number of reputable journals. If a full research paper seems out of reach, here are some other options to consider:
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QI report in BMJ Quality Open
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Program Description or Commentary in Canadian Family Physician
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Innovations section in CMAJ
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Innovation report in Annals of Family Medicine
QI Professional Development
Maintaining knowledge and skills to improve quality is required to nurture a culture of curiosity and desire for ‘better’. There are many opportunities to continue your education in this regard:
Certificate programs:
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Centre for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety - https://www.cquips.ca
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Institute for Health Care Improvement - Improvement Advisor - http://www.ihi.org/education/InPersonTraining/improvement-advisor/Pages/default.aspx
Degree programs:
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Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) Open School -http://www.ihi.org/education/Pages/default.aspx
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University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) Master of Science in Quality Improvement & Patient Safety - https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/academics/rd/qips-msc/
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Queen’s University - Master of Science in Healthcare Quality - https://healthsci.queensu.ca/hqprograms/programs/master-science-healthcare-quality
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Queen’s University - Doctor of Philosophy in Quality - https://healthsci.queensu.ca/hqprograms/programs/doctor-philosophy-health-quality
Fellowships:
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VA Quality Scholars - https://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/veteran-affairs-quality-scholars-vaqs
Resources for Faculty
Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) Certificate Course & Excellence in Quality Improvement Certificate Program (EQUIP)
The DFCM Quality and Innovation program offers funding to offset $2,500 of the cost for the CQuIPS Certificate Course or the EQUIP Certificate Program . More information about each program is listed below.
· Fundamental QIPS skills including process mapping, change concepts, PDSA, run charts and how to lead change
· Prepares participants for successful execution of QI initiatives
· Intended audience:
- Health professionals in practice (e.g., clinicians, allied health professionals, administrators) whose work or role actively involves QI or patient safety
- Senior trainees seeking to make QI or patient safety a career focus in either an academic or a community-based setting
· Taught through 20 half-day in-person sessions delivered over ten months
· Longitudinal QI project with one-on-one faculty membership
· $4,995 for physicians; $2,995 for residents, fellows, trainees, and health professionals
· Deeper dive into QI methodologies prepares participants to maximize project impact and receive academic recognition for their work
· Builds capacity in academic departments and universities
· Intended audience:
- Academic faculty looking to integrate QI more meaningfully into clinical or scholarly activities
- Health professionals in advanced practice or leadership positions working in academic health centres
- Senior trainees seeking to make QI an academic career focus
· Taught virtually – six full-day sessions with monthly webinars in between
· Longitudinal QI project with one-on-one faculty coach
· $6,500 CAD
For more information about this opportunity please email dfcm.quality@utoronto.ca.