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Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative

QI TRAINING & EDUCATION RESOURCES

The Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) is continually developing new radiology-specific training and education programs to support RSNA members and their team in facilitating practice assessment and quality improvement (QI). There are also several public and private national organizations and institutions that provide professionals with educational opportunities focused on general aspect of QI skills and quality leadership.

Quality Improvement Programs at RSNA 2011

Quality Storyboards: Meet-the-Author Session Times

Quality Storyboards Community
Lakeside Learning Center Hall E

Sunday, November 27, 2011
12:30pm - 1:00pm and 1:00pm - 1:30pm


Monday, November 28, 2011 through Thursday, December 1, 2011
12:15pm - 12:45pm and 12:45pm - 1:15pm

Monday, November 28, 2011

SPSI25: QI Special Interest Session: Quality in Action
James R. Duncan, MD, PhD
Room: S404CD
4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Challenges Associated with the Implementation of a Global Imaging Project in Uganda
Benjamin Johnson, BS

Developing Pre-Procedural Checklists to Reduce Fluoroscopy Times and Improve Team Performance
Michael J. DeLeo, III, MD

An Urgent Response Team in Diagnostic Imaging: Better, Faster and More Consistent Care
Kathleen Bugarin, BSN, RN, CRN/Yu-Fan Ma, RN,BS

Structured Reporting: Establishing Department-wide Consistency in Radiology Reports
Rebecca Pryor, BS, CRA, RT(R)

Panel Discussion
Karl N. Krecke, MD; Joseph R. Steele Jr, MD; James P. Borgstede, MD

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

RSNA Quality Improvement Multi-Session Course 2011
Course coordinators: G. Scott Gazelle, MD, MPH, PhD and Jonathan Kruskal, MD, PhD
Room: S406B

SESSION I (QI31)- 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Quality and Productivity Dashboards
Moderator: C. Daniel Johnson, MD

Technical Aspects: Developing and Deploying a Dashboard
Paul J. Chang, MD

Key Performance Indicators That Drive Quality
C. Daniel Johnson, MD

Using a Dashboard to Manage a Radiology Department
James H. Thrall, MD

SESSION II (QI32) - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Results Communication
Moderator: G. Scott Gazelle, MD, MPH, PhD

What Are the Real Implications of Failure to Communicate Abnormal Results?
Leonard Berlin, MD

What Should We Be Doing? How Can This Be Achieved?
G. Scott Gazelle, MD, MPH, PhD

Challenges and Solutions for Private Practice
William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD

SESSION III (QI33) – 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Quality Improvement for Your Practice
Moderator: Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

Getting Started: The Basic Principles and Techniques of Quality Improvement
Phillip M. Boiselle, MD

Simple Tools for Improving Quality in Your Radiology Department
Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

2011 Meet-the-Author Storyboard Schedule


Additional RSNA QI Educational Programs & Activities

The links below will take you to additional RSNA QI Educational programs and activities.

Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)

  • Imaging Pregnant Patients - Appropriateness & Risk (2011) SAM110B02
  • Pediatric Neuroimaging - Focus on Dose Reduction (2011) SAM11NR01
  • CT Colonography (2011) SAM11GI05
  • Quality Challenges of Brain Imaging (2010) SAM10NR01
  • Image Quality Process, Data Integrity, and Putting Display QC into Practice (2009) SAM09GN02
  • When the Physician is the Problem (2009) SAM09GN01
RadioGraphics

In 2008, RadioGraphics introduced a "Quality Initiatives" section. The articles that appear in this section help guide radiologists and radiology professionals in developing and implementing continuous QI in their practices.

Recent articles include:

General Information

Practice Quality Improvement: How Do You Assess How You're Doing?

The American Board of Radiology

The American Board of Radiology provides Diplomates with current Information on its Maintenance of Certification/Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) Program on their web site.

Send us your ideas for QI activities or information that would be helpful to you and your staff. Please contact quality@rsna.org with your suggestions or questions.



Click here for information on additional resources for QI training and education.

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