TY - JOUR T1 - OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL<br/>Performance Improvement Curriculum Collaboration JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 25 LP - 26 VL - 14 IS - Spec AIAMC Iss AU - Julie Wohrley AU - Tom Santoro AU - Tim Miller AU - Mike Cruz AU - Lisa Fuller AU - Bob Wolford AU - Vernon Large Y1 - 2014/03/20 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/14/Spec_AIAMC_Iss/25.abstract N2 - Background: ACGME mandates that residents receive PI/QI education. Many practicing physicians lack formal education in PI/QI yet are required to teach this curriculum to residents. The objectives of the project were (1) understand the barriers to physician engagement in PI efforts, (2) develop a PI curriculum focused on the needs of physicians from various environments, (3) develop an integrated structure for guiding and monitoring PI, and (4) develop an oversight committee to provide decision makers with quality data for strategic planning.Methods: All core faculty from our 11 residency programs received face-to-face communication regarding the need for physician-specific PI/QI curriculum and their role in teaching this curriculum. We developed a core curriculum (developing competency in core tenets of PI/QI) and an advanced curriculum (supporting 90-day cycles of project work) that were piloted by 18 core faculty. A gap analysis was performed in the 2 participating residency program areas and charters were created (MICU Continuity of Care and Error Reporting in the Family Medical Center). We established an oversight committee to develop an integrated structure to support curricular development and a reporting structure for project work. We are developing a tool to assess resident core learning and self-assessed PI proficiency.Results: Early results indicate a recognized need for physicians to become proficient in PI/QI as part of their daily work. As an outcome of the project, the Internal Medicine and Med-Peds residency programs are partnering with us to develop a practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI) curriculum in PI/QI.Conclusions: Stakeholder analysis and face-to-face communication at all levels are critical to success. Developing an accessible and easy-to-use online PI core curriculum increases physician participation. Project work is successful when tightly scoped and within the area of responsibility of the physician leading the effort. Feedback on the pilot project will be used to continue to increase the quality of our curriculum.View this table:FINAL WORK PLAN – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and University of Illinois College of Medicine ER -