Quality Month 2020 virtual celebration kicks off tomorrow!

While the social distancing efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 prevent the organization from hosting an in-person celebration, virtual events have been planned throughout the month of October to highlight some of the important quality and safety improvement (QI) work happening across Michigan Medicine.

Below is a list of virtual events happening this week.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Quality Month kick-off

Keynote address by Jennifer J. Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Noon – 1:30 p.m. 

Virtual poster session featuring:

• Prioritization of a Scarce Resource

Presented by Laura Andersen

• Reducing tablet splitting in the acute care setting by optimizing inventory in Pyxis cabinets

Presented by Emily Chen

• Reducing Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation

Presented by Simona Butler

• Evaluation of IV Concentration and Presentation Standardization at Mott Children’s Hospital

Presented by Travis Robinson

• We Didn’t Know It Was (That) Broken

Presented by Christine Kwierant

• PICU Strong! 365 days without a CAUTI

Presented by Tonie Owens 

Thursday, Oct. 8

Back to Basics interactive session: Process Mapping

A full calendar can be found here.

All events are virtual and will utilize Zoom for interactivity, and the same link will enable access to every event. All information, including the Zoom link can also be found on the Quality Month website.

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