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View Now: Red Star International QI Webinar

Thursday, November 3, 2016 - You can now view a recorded version of Red Star International's webinar, "Quality Improvement in Practice: The Basics and Stories from Tribal Communities." This webinar provides an overview about the basics of quality improvement, including the definition and benefits, the difference between quality assurance, evaluation, and QI, and the four basic principles and three key questions that should guide all QI efforts.Learn how tribes in Michigan are applying QI methods and tools to their work, and learn about one tribe's QI journey. Download the Quality Improvement Guidebook prior to viewing this webinar.

Last Week to Enter PHQIX Drawing!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - Don't miss your chance to enter PHQIX's latest drawing! To enter the drawing to win one of our great prizes, submit a new QI initiative or update an existing in-progress initiative by Tuesday, November 1, 2016. You must register on PHQIX to submit a QI initiative. By submitting your QI initiative on PHQIX, you will receive many benefits, including an American Medical Association-style citation on phqix.org that you and others can reference. Your QI initiative can help inform similar initiatives being conducted by other PHQIX community members and contribute to the evolving science of public health QI. You will also receive excellent feedback from Expert Panel members. Click here to learn more about how to submit a QI initiative, and click here to submit a new QI initiative. Email us at contact@phqix.org if you have any questions or concerns.

PHAB Releases QI Leaders Academy Report

Friday, October 21, 2016 - With special funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in partnership with Continual Impact, LLC, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is pleased to have managed the Quality Improvement (QI) Leaders Academy. The goal of this year-long program was to build on the Community of Practice for Public Health Improvement (COPPHI) Kaizen Event Program and its Community of Practice to develop additional QI Leaders with the knowledge and skills to help build high-performing cultures of quality and to incorporate the sustainability of those efforts through the accreditation process. The QI Leaders Academy focused on one of the key roles in organizations as they try to establish a culture of quality — that of the QI Leader.

Through a competitive proposal process, PHAB reviewed and awarded participation to twelve accredited health departments. PHAB, in partnership with Continual Impact LLC, is pleased to provide this report of the QI Leaders Academy experience in the hope that the summary of the program and the description of the health departments’ hard work will further their culture of quality improvement. Through health department testimonials, you will see the program’s impact on their work. PHAB will use this experience to inform accreditation and quality improvement in the future.

National Health Security Preparedness Index Webinar

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - Please join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on October 21st from 11 am – 12 pm EST to examine how preparedness officials and others can use the National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI) to improve our ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies that pose threats to population health—such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and infectious diseases. This interactive, online discussion will provide opportunities for participants to learn from each other, ask questions, and share ideas for how the Index can be used and how we can continue to collaborate to close gaps in preparedness. Prior to the webinar, join the conversation and ask questions on Twitter at #NHSPI  All are welcome to join the webinar. RSVP here.

PHQIX will be at the Fall 2016 Open Forum!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - PHQIX will be at the National Network of Public Health Institutes' (NNPHI) Fall 2016 Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health October 6th & 7th in Salt Lake City, UT. We hope to see many of you there! Please join us for lunch on Thursday at the PHQIX table to meet members of our community, fellow project submitters, and learn more about PHQIX! Please bring your friends who are new to PHQIX. We'll be registering new users throughout the meeting. Be sure to stop by the PHQIX booth to network, enter our raffle to win some great PHQIX prizes, check out how to get your QI work published, and learn more about how PHQIX can benefit you in your QI work! We'll also have some great giveaways at the booth. We hope to meet you soon!

Save the Date: Upcoming PHAB Webinar

Wednesday, September 27, 2016 - Save the date! The Public Health Accreditation Board will host an accreditation webinar on October 20, 2016 from 1-3 p.m. ET. Titled "Creating and Presenting Your Documentation: Tips for Success." This webinar will discuss how to optimize your documentation to help your health department succeed in the accreditation process through 3 first-hand perspectives: a PHAB Accreditation Specialist, a PHAB site visitor, and a recently accredited health department. Look out for more details, including registration information, soon on PHAB's website. For more information, contact Shirley Orr.

Upcoming phPIN Webinar!

Friday, September 23, 2016 - Coordinated by the National Network of Public Health Institutes with support from CDC, phPIN is a new peer network and learning community for performance improvement practitioners. Join phPIN for a webinar on Thursday, September 29, from 4 to 5pm ET. Performance improvement practitioners will share their approach to using survey data to tackle customer service improvement efforts. The presenters will include Tema Pefok from Pine Creek Indian Reservation of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and Marilyn Trevino from the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services. You can register by clicking here.