Dr. Janet Curran is the inaugural Quality and Patient Safety Research Chair in Nova Scotia. The Chair is supported by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, IWK Foundation, IWK Health, Nova Scotia Health, and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health.
Dr. Curran's program of research as the Chair is focused on integrating research into the delivery of patient safety to ensure the highest quality of care for Nova Scotians while also building capacity for health system improvement. The overall aim is to design effective interventions and optimize uptake to support sustainable change through the health system, all aimed at improving care for Nova Scotians.
Dr. Curran's program of research as the Chair is focused on integrating research into the delivery of patient safety to ensure the highest quality of care for Nova Scotians while also building capacity for health system improvement. The overall aim is to design effective interventions and optimize uptake to support sustainable change through the health system, all aimed at improving care for Nova Scotians.
Quality and patient safety (qps) rESEARCH SPEAKER SERIES
QPS Reseach Speakers Series virtual sessions are held quarterly. Their aim is to enhance knowledge, build capacity and networking opportunities in quality improvement and patient safety research in Nova Scotia.
Each session includes a speaker focused on methods and a speaker focused on current QPS research/projects in Nova Scotia. The target audience is quality improvement and patient safety practitioners and researchers and patients in the healthcare system at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health.
This series would be of interest to quality and patient safety leads, researchers, health centre staff, residents, patients, and trainees.
Each session includes a speaker focused on methods and a speaker focused on current QPS research/projects in Nova Scotia. The target audience is quality improvement and patient safety practitioners and researchers and patients in the healthcare system at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health.
This series would be of interest to quality and patient safety leads, researchers, health centre staff, residents, patients, and trainees.
On October 15, 2024, the fifth Quality and Patient Safety Research Speaker Series was held.
Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw presented on "Audit and Feedback in Quality Improvement Research Methods". Alex Banks presented on "Supporting a culture of data driven decision-making at IWK Health".
Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw presented on "Audit and Feedback in Quality Improvement Research Methods". Alex Banks presented on "Supporting a culture of data driven decision-making at IWK Health".
On June 11, 2024, the fourth Quality and Patient Safety Research Speaker Series was held.
Dr. Linda Li presented on "Measuring the impact of patient engagement in quality improvement research". Debbie LeLievre presented on "Patient Experience at Nova Scotia Health".
If you would like a recording of the session, please email [email protected]
Dr. Linda Li presented on "Measuring the impact of patient engagement in quality improvement research". Debbie LeLievre presented on "Patient Experience at Nova Scotia Health".
If you would like a recording of the session, please email [email protected]
On February 15, 2024, the third Quality and Patient Safety Research Speaker Series was held.
Dr. Andrea Tricco presented on "Evidence Synthesis Methods for Quality Improvement Work". Dr. Shannon MacPhee presented on "Using Behaviour Change Theory to Classify Safety Reviews at IWK Health".
Dr. Andrea Tricco presented on "Evidence Synthesis Methods for Quality Improvement Work". Dr. Shannon MacPhee presented on "Using Behaviour Change Theory to Classify Safety Reviews at IWK Health".
On October 26, 2023, the second Quality and Patient Safety Research Speaker Series was held.
Dr. Justin Presseau presented on "Behaviour Change Methods in Quality Improvement Research". Dr. Greg Hirsch presented on "Continuous Quality Improvement in Nova Scotia".
Dr. Justin Presseau presented on "Behaviour Change Methods in Quality Improvement Research". Dr. Greg Hirsch presented on "Continuous Quality Improvement in Nova Scotia".
On June 20, 2023, Dr. Janet Curran, hosted the inaugural Quality and Patient Safety Research Speaker Series virtually.
Dr. Patricia Trbovich presented on using "Human Factors to Identify Quality and Safety Gaps and Develop Strategies to Address the Gaps". Dr. Katie Gardner presented on "Challenges and Opportunities in Quality Improvement Research in the Emergency Department".
If you would like a recording of this session, please email [email protected]
Dr. Patricia Trbovich presented on using "Human Factors to Identify Quality and Safety Gaps and Develop Strategies to Address the Gaps". Dr. Katie Gardner presented on "Challenges and Opportunities in Quality Improvement Research in the Emergency Department".
If you would like a recording of this session, please email [email protected]
