6 HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS
Mix and match single sessions or take all six.Co-sponsored by Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency (opens in new tab) & CU Graduate Medical 麻豆传媒高清
Purpose
To provide relevant and applicable training in quality improvement and patient safety enabling CU residents, fellows, and faculty to improve care and enact change in the healthcare system.
Academy Overview
The QSA offers residents, fellows, and faculty in any program affiliated with University of 麻豆传媒高清 a series of workshops designed to build foundational knowledge in quality improvement and patient safety enabling attendees to effectively participate in quality and safety work in the clinical setting. Program content builds on itself to support progressive acquisition of competency. The core content areas are Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Healthcare Systems Leadership.
| Session | 2025 Dates & Times* (All sessions are 1-4 p.m. MT) |
| Quality Improvement & Change Management | August 14, 2025 August 27, 2025 |
| Applied Patient Safety | August 21, 2025 |
| Acquiring Data to Drive Change | September 11, 2025 |
| Designing for Change | September 25, 2025 |
| Spreading Change Locally and Nationally | October 1, 2025 |
Coaching and Teaching Quality Improvement | October 9, 2025 |
*(ALL sessions will be held virtually on Zoom from 1-4 p.m. MT)
Registration for Fall dates opens in March 2025.
6 HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS
Mix and match single sessions or take all six.LIVE, VIRTUAL SESSIONS
Learn from expert faculty, no matter where you are.A LA CARTE REGISTRATION
Take any 3-hour session. Mix and match to fit your needs.This session will focus on the basics of Quality Improvement, following a step-wise guide for implementing a successful QI project. The classic QI teaching is coupled with a practical Change Management framework which facilitates success and makes change more likely to stick.
Upcoming Dates:
All workshops take place virtually from 1-4 p.m. MT.
August 14, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
August 27, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
Attendees will review the historical origins of the patient safety movement and leave with an understanding of what attributes are necessary to create a “Culture of Safety.” Specific focus will be given to creating a “Just Culture.” This session will also cover systems-based case reviews as a model for identifying, exploring, and analyzing failures (and successes) in processes of care. Finally, we will explore the second victim phenomenon and discuss how to support caregivers when errors occur.
Upcoming Dates:
All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT
August 21, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
Critical to any change effort is finding, sharing and tracking data. Attendees to this session will emerge with skills for obtaining the necessary data for tracking improvement as well as a basic understanding of how to interpret data to identify when a change has occurred.
Upcoming Dates:
All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT
September 11, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
Fundamentally, system change requires behavior change. Thus, effective solution design is rooted in fully understanding both the problem and the people involved. This session will cover topics including design thinking, choice architecture, and pre-mortem analysis to help attendees identify and produce the right solutions, for the right problem, implemented at the right time, for the right people.
Upcoming Dates:
All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT
September 25, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
Success can and should beget more change. This session will show how to spread QI project success within your institution as well as nationally. This session will discuss critical differences between QI and traditional research as well as how and where to share your work through presentations and publications.
Upcoming Dates:
All workshops take place virtually from 1 - 4 p.m. MT
October 1, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
Quality Improvement is a team sport. Thus, leaders of any project need to be able to teach and coach others through the QI process. This session will teach attendees how to coach and teach the principles of Quality Improvement to inexperienced team members in a way that stokes their passion and ensures project success*.
*Prior QI experience or training and/or attendance at
the Quality Improvement & Change Management QSA session is recommended
before attending this session.
Upcoming Dates:
October 9, 2025 - (opens in new tab)
A LA CARTE
Take any 3-hour session and mix and match to fit your needs.QSA CERTIFICATE
Complete all six sessions to achieve the QSA Certificate. Participants may take any course at any time.
The Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency (IHQSE) offers a variety of programs for faculty, residents/fellows, staff, and students on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
Are you looking to gain knowledge, learn and apply skills, or develop as a leader?
Do you want to participate in or lead quality improvement projects?
Are you ready to lead teams capable of transforming your organization?
From half-day sessions to a year-long course, find the program that best fits your needs.
Learn More
For questions regarding the GME Quality & Safety Academy, please email GMEQualityandSafety@ucdenver.edu.
CU Anschutz
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303-724-6031