October 2023
Incorporating Equity into PDSAs: Linking Quality and Equity in QI Projects
This webinar discusses startegies to incorporate healthy equity into existing and future Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) and quality improvement projects. Key topics will include using data to identify health disparities, incorporating equity lens into PDSAs, and selecting measures to monitor improvments over time.
Presented by the Health Alliance of Northern California (HANC) and North Coast Clinics Network (NCCN)
Who should attend? Quality improvement staff, team leaders, managers, and front-line staff.
Registration: Click here
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Noon - 1 p.m.
Let's Talk: Promoting and Engaging in Advance Care Planning
This in-person training prepares attendees to engage in advance care planning (ACP) conversations with patients and families by providing education, skills training, and resources with the goal of increasing ACP knowledge, expertise, and conversation skills.
At the completion of this course, the active participant will be able to:
- Discuss the evidence base regarding the importance of ACP conversations.
- Recognize common barriers and misconceptions associated with ACP.
- Identify strategies for addressing barriers to engaging in ACP conversations.
- Practice communication skills for conducting culturally congruent ACP conversations.
- Demonstrate increased confidence and skills for supporting the completion of advance health care directives.
- Utilize tools and resources to assist in the integration of ACP conversations and activities.
Who should attend? Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, case managers, and other health care providers.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ABC's of Quality Improvement (QI) - Redwood Valley
By the end of the day, you can make lasting improvements at your organization! Learn concepts behind:
- The model for improvement
- What is Quality Improvement?
- Setting project goals and measures
- How to use data to measure quality and drive improvement
- Methods for developing change ideas that lead to improvement
- Testing changes with the Plan-Do-Study-Act-Cycle
Who should attend? Clinicians, practice managers, and quality improvement teams who are new or need a refresher on the basic principles of quality improvement.
Registration: Click here
*Light breakfast/lunch provided.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Consolidated Tribal Health Project Wellness Center
6991 North State Street - Redwood Valley
*The AAFP has reviewed ABCs of Quality Improvement (QI), and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 10/25/2023 to 10/25/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit approval includes the following session(s): 6.00, Live AAFP Prescribed Credit(s) - ABCs of Quality Improvement (QI).
**Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16728, for 6 contact hours.
Trainings and events are reserved for Partnership network providers and/or organizations serving our members. Please contact the Performance Improvement Team to request participation if you are out of our network area.
