What are the best approaches for Professional Development for Healthcare workers? Nora Fagan, RN, MSN, BScN, CMSRN Introduction Professional development for those working in healthcare is of utmost importance in order to ensure all interdisciplinary teams up to date on the most current evidence based practice. Within the rapid paced…
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February 2022 Faculty Development Tip
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Differences among Millennials vs Generation Z and the Effects This Plays on Medical Education Abtin Farahmand, MD Introduction: Medical education continues to transform itself based on the generation of learners being educated. As an example with Millennials, medical schools and educators have reduced the number of large didactic sessions and…
December 2021 Faculty Development Tip
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How to teach Operational Excellence Techniques during clinical precepting Elizabeth Eisenhardt, MD, FACP Operational Excellence and Quality Improvement principles can provide ripe educational opportunities beyond the standard format of lectures or book reading. Quality Improvement/Operational Excellence principles can be taught “in the moment”, “at the bedside” or “just in time”…
Cultivating Loyal Relationships with High Reliability Organizing
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Cultivating Loyal Relationships with High Reliability Organizing Melissa Retter, MA, CPHQ, CPHRM, CPSO, CPXP Patient Experience Director Maine Medical Center Learning Objectives: 1.Recognize the distinction between patient experience and human experience 2.Describe how harm can erode human experiences and negatively impact trust and loyalty 3.Identify principles of high reliability…
Affinity Diagrams
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Affinity Diagrams Ghassan Saleh, DMD, DS Director, MaineHealth Performance Improvement Learning Objectives: Define the affinity diagram and clarify when best to use. Illustrate the steps in generating affinity diagrams. Describe best practices when developing affinity diagrams. Let’s imagine that you are in a grocery store. You are taking care…
Integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in Healthcare for Quality Improvement
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Integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in Healthcare for Quality Improvement Vijayakrishnan Poondi Srinivasan, MS, LSSBB Quality Management Engineer Maine Medical Center Learning Objectives: Introduction to Performance Measurement System (PMS) and Hierarchical Levels Alignment of Leading and Lagging Indicators in the PMS Illustrate integration of Leading and Lagging Indicators in…
November 2021 Faculty Development Tip
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Malia E Haddock, APRN-PMHNP Integrating the Language of Harm Reduction in Clinical Teaching and Care When reflecting on your clinical and teaching practices as they relate to patients with substance use disorder, it is important to consider the following: The extent to which drug use and people who use drugs…
Frequency Plots: How to tell a quality improvement story utilizing “plots”?
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Frequency Plots: How to tell a quality improvement story utilizing “plots”? Sonja C. Orff, RN, MS, CNL, CSCT Quality and Safety Coordinator Operative and Perioperative Services Maine Medical Center September 2021 Learning Objectives: Describe how to utilize a frequency plot/graphic to display quality improvement data Identify the benefits of the…
Innovations in Improvement: Virtual Improvement Coaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic
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QIPS (Quality Improvement Patient Safety) Hot Topic-Suneela Nyack MS, RN August 2021 Innovations in Improvement: Virtual Improvement Coaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic Learning Objectives Examine pros and cons of a virtual improvement coaching model necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic Discuss the value of virtual coaching methods for healthcare improvement teams…
Driver Diagrams: Connecting Your Aim to Your Actions
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Driver Diagrams: Connecting Your Aim to Your Actions July 2021 Olivia Morejon, MS Improvement Specialist II Maine Medical Center/ MaineHealth Learning Objectives Describe when to use a driver diagram Differentiate between the aim, primary drivers, secondary drivers, and change ideas/interventions Construct and facilitate the use of a driver diagram…