Objectives (Educational Content) :
1: List and describe the four leadership principles of Whole System Quality. 2: Demonstrate, through stories, how Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has worked to operationalize a Whole System Quality approach. 3: Describe examples of interventions aimed at creating an enabling environment for improvement.
Target Audience:
General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.
Identified Gap:
By better understanding the purpose of whole system quality and aligning our goals as a pediatric medical community, we can work on developing and implementing best practice goals to optimize care for pediatric patients throughout the country.
Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:
1 hour(s)
Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:
10-10-2025
Method of Participation in the Learning Process:
The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.
Evaluation Methods:
All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.
Disclosure:
The following presenters have identified that they have financial relationships with ineligible companies. Srikant Iyer, MD, MPH - Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute All financial relationships have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement:
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CHMCA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Bibliography:
Sampath B, Rakover J, Baldoza K, Mate K, Lenoci-Edwards J, Barker P. Whole System Quality: A Unified Approach to Building Responsive, Resilient Health Care Systems. IHI White Paper. Boston: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2021.
Bonafide CP, Brady PW, Keren R, Conway PH, Marsolo K, Daymont C. Development of heart and respiratory rate percentile curves for hospitalized children. Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1150-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-2443. Epub 2013 Mar 11. PMID: 23478871; PMCID: PMC4074640.
Sources: Shojania et al, CMAJ 2010; Sutton et al, NPJ Digital Medicine 2020
