Monday August 6

 


9:00AM DESIGNING A QUALITY OF CARE EVALUATION
 
Faculty: Pedro Sarturno
 
Session Objectives:

Participants will learn how to design a quality of care evaluation project, from identifying causes to defining quality criteria to designing the study to selecting sampling schemes and techniques.

 


 
 
10:30AM GROUP EXERCISE
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Content: 

Participants will deepen their understanding of the design discussion by applying the new knowledge in an exercise.


 
 
 
1:00 PM CLOSING THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CYCLE
 
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Session Objectives:

Participants will learn about the final stage of the quality improvement cycle, closing the loop. They will learn how to design an intervention strategy as well as reevaluation studies, how to document improvements effectively and how to identify alternative courses of action when barriers are encountered.


 
 
 
2:30 PM GROUP EXERCISE
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Session Objectives: 

Participants will deepen their understanding of the “closing the quality improvement cycle” discussion by applying the new knowledge in an exercise.



 

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Tuesday, August 7, 2001

 


10:30AM GROUP EXERCISE
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Session Objectives: 

Participants will deepen their understanding of the morning’s discussion by drafting a monitoring plan using LQAS.


 

 

 

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Wednesday August 8

 


9:00 AM DESIGNING QUALITY
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Session Objectives: 

Participants will about a methodological framework for designing quality, how to explore needs and expectations, and about methods for quality design.


 
 
 
10:30 AM GROUP EXERCISE
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Session Objectives: 

Participants will deepen their understanding of quality design by applying the new knowledge in an exercise.


 
 
 
1: 00 PM DESIGNING A STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno


Session Objectives: 

Participants will learn how to design a strategy to implement quality improvement activities, including the development of strategic options, the design of a plan of action, and the implementation of strategies to facilitate organizational change.

 


 
 
2:30 PM GROUP EXERCISE
 
Faculty: Pedro Saturno
 
Content: Participants will learn how to develop an action plan.



 

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Thursday, August 9

 


9:00 AM COUNTRY/ORGANIZATION PRESENTATIONS
 
Faculty: Paul Campbell and Pedro Saturno


Session Objectives: 

Individual participants or groups of participants will gain feedback on quality improvement plans developed during the workshop for home application. 
 
Note: Paul Campbell and Pedro Saturno will be running separate concurrent discussion sessions. Presentations will be followed by general discussion. Participants will be provided with the following outline for their presentations:
 
1. Problem analysis
2. Project goals
3. Barriers
4. Implementation strategies
5. Timeline
6. QI tools to be used




 
 

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Friday, August 10

 


9:00AM CAPSTONE SESSION
 
Faculty: Paul Campbell and Pedro Saturno


Session Objectives: 

Attendees will have the major themes of the workshop reinforced by examples from the participant presentations, and a discussion of the issues raised from design through implementation and evaluation.


 
 
10:15AM WORKSHOP EVALUATION
 
Faculty: Paul Campbell, Nerissa Majid
 
Session Objectives: 

Recommendations will be identified to improve the effectiveness of the workshop in future years. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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