QI & CPD Matrix
The QI-CPD Matrix: Battling Burnout Through Professional Development in Quality Improvement: A Primary Care Experience
Dr. Mallika Sabharwal, a family medicine physician, experienced burnout before transitioning to a preventive medicine fellowship. She seized the opportunity to work on a prenatal anemia project at Boston Medical Center, enhancing her skills through the Improvement Leadership Academy. Now, she looks forward to combining clinical care and quality improvement to positively impact community health.
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Tips and Innovations in CE/CPD Practice
This past October 24, 2023, the ACCME held its inaugural Learn to Thrive PLUS, a 5.75 hour webinar advertised as an opportunity for participants of the ACCME annual conference last May to build-upon their learning. However, anyone could register as attendance at the annual conference was not a requirement. In fact, according to the ACCME, the majority of webinar registrants had not attended the annual meeting. This workshop is another CPD/CE offering among a growing ACCME effort to provide direct professional development education….
Read MoreQI-CPD Resources & Support Strategies
NEW! The aim of this column is to Identify resources available for training in QI concepts and identify strengths within the CE/CPD office for facilitating QI work.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) defines Quality Improvement (QI) as “…the framework used to systematically improve care. Quality Improvement seeks to standardize processes and structure to reduce variation, achieve predictable results, and improve outcomes for patients, healthcare systems, and organizations.”
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