IHI Open School ! UofT Chapter!

Collaboration Package

2011 2012 www.utihiopenschool.ca

IHI Open School!

Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is the worlds foremost organization in healthcare quality improvement based out of Cambridge, MA. IHI Open School takes an interdisciplinary approach to quality improvement and safety in healthcare, training health professional students to become change agents of the future IHI Open School Chapter at UofT is one of over 300 IHI Open School Chapters in 38 countries around the world, and was recently featured in Chapter Spotlight on the IHI Open School Webpage

Chapter Background!
Created in 2009; in short three years the chapter has grown to over 700 members in various programs including nursing, pharmacy, medicine, engineering, allied health sciences, health policy, management, and public health. The Chapter at the University of Toronto is a wonderful example of how students and faculty are using the IHI Open School to help fulll the promises of quality and safety to patients. Student and faculty champions at UofT are helping to promote quality and safety education both in the classroom and in the eld. Our partners at UofT have also been instrumental in piloting the IHI Open School Quality Improvement Practicum which allows learners to apply quality improvement skills in real world settings. I cant thank them enough.! ! Maureen Bisognano, President and CEO, IHI!

Seminars!
Monthly seminars given by current healthcare leaders highlighting:
Interprofessional Collaboration Patient Safety Public Health/Health Policy Change Management Quality and Process Improvement Human Factors

Email invitations sent out to a wide range of students, as well as IHI Open School at UofT Members 2010-2011 Seminars: 5 Seminars in total, which highlighted patient safety, human factors, communication, quality improvement and innovative solutions for Medicare 2011-2012 Seminars: Dr. Anne Matlow (Patient Safety), Dr. Irfan Dhalla (Virtual Ward), Michael Carter (Process Improvement), 3 more to be scheduled for the upcoming semester

Quality Improvement Observerships!

Short-term (usually a half-day) opportunity to observe quality improvement and patient safety initiatives in healthcare organizations Previous Opportunities:
Integrated Client Care, Centre for Healthcare Quality Improvement (CHQI) Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) Operation Rounds Ontario Health Quality Council Long-Term Care Facility Six Sigma Methodology Advanced Access (Ofce Practice Redesign) at South Riverdale Community Health Centre Quality Improvement & Innovation Partnership (QIIP) Learning Collaborative Process Mapping in Mental Health

Goals for 2011-2012

Observership opportunities for 30-45 motivated healthcare students Build long-term relationships with quality improvement organizations with observerships as a starting point

Quality Improvement Projects!

Interdisciplinary students organized in teams of 6, partnered with champions 2010-2011 Projects (Supervisor)
Open Access Scheduling System at Toronto Western Family Health (Dr. P. Ellison) Process Mapping at St. Josephs Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic (David Golding) Fall Prevention at Bridgepoint Hospital (Allison Arnott) Reducing Lab Wait Time at Mount Sinai Hospital (Fred Koeman) Infection Control at SickKids (Dr. Anne Matlow) Quality Improvement at Meighen Manor (Michele Temple) *continued onto 2011-12

2011-2012 QI Projects
10 Quality Improvement Project Teams with 51 Participants Project Timeline: 4-8 months

Conference!
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) Conference
May 5, 2012 Theme: Technology in Healthcare Target Audience: students and professionals from healthcare and technology elds Keynote speakers, interactive workshops, panel discussion Student oral and poster presentation competition

Feedback from the 1st Annual QuIPS Conference

Over 100 Attendees Theme: Management of Chronic Illness Post-conference survey showed 100% of attendees interested in returning to the conference the following year

Collaboration Opportunities!
Speaking at Seminars and Conference (Keynote or Workshops) Poster and/or oral presentation at the annual conference Adapting IHI Open School Courses at organizations Hosting Quality Improvement Project teams or Observership students Co-hosting events and workshops Cross-promotion of events/activities on healthcare improvement Open to new ideas: contact us at collaboration@utihiopenschool.ca

Sponsorship Opportunities!
Chapter Sponsorship: Levels and available benets shown below Conference Sponsorship Package is available upon request
Available Benets
Introduce keynote speaker at the Annual QuIPS Conference Name and fund scholarships for student participation in healthcare quality & safety conferences 2 Tickets to QuIPS Conference to network with students and professionals Promotional materials distributed to participants at chapter events Logo on slideshow at meeting breaks Logo, link and description on chapter website Logo on promotional materials

Platinum ($2,000)
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Gold Silver ($1,500) ($1,000)

Bronze ($500)

Blue Ribbon ($250)

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How to Reach Us!

More details about our chapter (Executive Team, Faculty Advisory Council, Organizational Structure, Vision/Mission/Values) are available on our website: www.utihiopenschool.ca Please email us at collaboration@utihiopenschool.ca with your interest in collaboration/sponsorship Thanks for your time, and we look forward to working with you soon! IHI Open School Chapter at UofT Executive Team 2011-2012