Pediatric GI Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

QI Curriculum

Training is designed with Pediatric Gastroenterology specific examples of how to apply QI.

• Didactic Lessons
  • IHI Modules - (Institute for Healthcare Improvement)
• Basics of QI
  • Why perform QI?
  • SMART aim development - (Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound)
  • PDSA cycles - (Plan Do Study Act)
• Data Science
  • Run chart creation
  • Key Driver diagrams
  • Fishbone diagrams
  • Data Collection
  • How to publish QI projects
• Team Science 
  • Interdisciplinary education opportunities
  • Simulated team building
• M&M Conferences
• Journal Clubs
• Safety Event Reporting

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Opportunities

• Hands-on Fellowship QI Project
• Longitudinal Divisional QI Projects
• Hospital-based QI Initiatives such as solutions for patient safety
• URMC is a center for CLER initiatives
• QI Scholarship - Scholarly works

QI Faculty

• Julie A. Gottfried, N.P. D.N.P.
• Michael S. Leonard, M.D., M.S.
• Jeffrey Meyers, M.D.
• Robert Panzer, M.D.
• Janice A. Schriefer, M.B.A., M.S.N., Dr.P.H.
• Derek Wakeman, M.D.

Fellow QI Projects in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

These are a few examples of QI projects Peds GI fellows are doing. If you would like more information on any of these projects, please contact Shelley_Weekes@urmc.rochester.edu

• Improving Access to Pediatric GI Care for Pediatric Patients of Color - Chavonne Kouassi, M.D.
• Improving length of hospital stay for inpatient bowel clean out - Megan Brunswick, D.O.
• Improving the Educational Experience of Rotating Pediatric GI Residents and Fellows - Nathan “Zev” Minkoff, M.D.
• Bowel prep conundrum – Ayesha Baig, M.D.
• Pre-procedural video intervention: Leads to reduced anxiety level in children prior to first endoscopic procedure in the Pediatric GI Suite at Golisano Children’s Hospital - Imdad Ullah, M.B.B.S. 
• Revising the Pediatric Gastroenterology Core Curriculum - Gracielle Bahia, D.O.
• Improving Efficiency in Pediatric GI with EMR optimization - Albert Chan, M.D. 
• The Management of Infliximab acute infusion reaction in our pediatric infusion center - Walaa Elfar, M.B. B.Ch.
• Effect of positioning on Capsule Endoscopy - Marianna Middelhof, M.D.
• Improving the frequency and quality of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow led teaching