Quality Improvement Techniques to Improve Outcomes

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of frontline staff to provide guidance on how to participate in process improvement initiatives for their practice areas using QI tools, and Managers and leaders to identify opportunities for optimizing existing workflows using QI tools, and managers and leaders to engage external stakeholders related to a QI project.

1. Describe how quality improvement (QI) tools can be used to improve patient safety and optimize pharmacy workflows.
2. Discuss the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle process from idea inception to system improvement.
3. Describe a fishbone diagram to capture possible causes of a medication administration delay.

• Introduction and Announcements
• Presentation
• Questions, Answers, and Discussion

• Ganesh Chandran, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Acute Care Pharmacy Operations Manager, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
• Jennifer Halsey, Pharm.D., M.S., M.H.A., BCPS, Director of Community and Ambulatory Pharmacy, PeaceHealth Network, Vancouver, WA
• Clayton Irvine, Pharm.D., M.B.A., PGY2 HSPAL Resident, UW Health, Madison, WI
• Moderator: Jennifer Sternbach, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, Corporate Director of Clinic Pharmacy Services, RWJBarnabas Health, West Orange, NJ

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