09 Nov Deliver to the interprofessional team a presentation (20 minutes; 12-15 slides) that analyzes an existing workplace quality improvement
Deliver to the interprofessional team a presentation (20 minutes; 12-15 slides) that analyzes an existing workplace quality improvement initiative related to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of interest. The presentation’s purpose is to inform and get buy-in from the interprofessional team.
Presentation:
- Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives.
- Explain the rationale behind the QI improvement initiative. What prompted the initiative?
- Detail problems that were not addressed and any issues that arose from the initiative.
- Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks.
- Analyze the benchmarks used to evaluate success. Which aspects of the initiative were most successful? What outcome measures are missing or could be added?
- Incorporate one appropriate supporting visual (such as a graph or chart) that showcases the most critical aspect of this presentation.
- Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes.
- Integrate the perspectives of interprofessional team members involved in the initiative. Who did you talk to? What are their professions? How did their perspectives impact your analysis?
- Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative.
- Identify specific process or protocol changes as well as technologies that would improve quality outcomes.
- Ensure slides are easy to read and error free. Provide detailed speaker notes. Also ensure audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
- Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
Additional Requirements
- Number of slides: 12-15 slides. Balance text and visuals. Avoid text-heavy slides. Use speaker’s notes for additional content.
- Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for presentation, generally 24-28 point for headings; no smaller than 18 point for bullet-point text. Use a suitable professional typeface such as Times or Arial throughout the presentation.
- Number of references: Cite a minimum of seven current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your analysis. Current is defined as no older than 5 years unless a seminal work.
- APA formatting: Adhere to APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. Consult these resources for an APA refresher:
- Evidence and APA.
- APA Module.
- American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA style. https://www.apastyle.org/
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 2: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to routine data surveillance.
- Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand quality outcomes of a quality initiative.
- Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures.
- Analyze a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives.
- Evaluate the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks.
- Competency 4: Integrate interprofessional perspectives to lead quality improvements in patient safety, cost effectiveness, and work life quality.
- Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes.
- Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
- Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
- Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years).
Grading Criteria
· Analyzes a current quality improvement initiative in a health care or practice setting according to strategic organizational initiatives. Supports analysis with multiple specifics, examples, and references to current, scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
· Evaluates the success of a current quality improvement initiative according to recognized national benchmarks; identifies assumptions on which the evaluation is based.
· Incorporates interprofessional perspectives related to initiative functionality and outcomes; identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and additional information needed to gain a more complete understanding.
· Recommends additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand outcomes of a quality initiative; impartially explains recommendations’ pros and cons.
· Slides are easy to read and clutter free. Slide background is “visually” pleasing with a contrasting color for the text and may utilize graphics. Detailed speaker notes are provided. Audio is clear, organized, and professionally presented.
· Organizes content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years), exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA.
