In quality improvement, we are constantly looking for ways to turn data into knowledge to inform action. Whether you are using data downloaded from your electronic health record, extracted via chart review or collected through a survey, the proper collection, management, interpretation and presentation of data is crucial to improvement science. Applying fundamental principles in data management facilitates its use by making it easier to describe, retrieve and analyze. This masterclass will combine short theory bursts with numerous examples and exercises to help participants develop rigorous data management skills, including creating data dictionaries, setting up longitudinal datasets and storing/retrieving data. These skills will support the creation of run and control charts, as well as more advanced evaluative approaches used in quality improvement.
Date and time:
- Monday, December 1, 12-4 p.m. ET
Cost:
- $400 – non-members
- $300 – CQUIPS+ members (25% discount!)
Speakers:
Brian Wong is a staff general internist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and served as CQuIPS Associate Director, Sunnybrook Site, from 2013 to 2019. Dr. Wong received his MD and subsequent specialty training in General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto. After completing his residency training in 2007, he undertook a research fellowship in patient safety funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. In his role as CQuIPS Associate Director, he co-led both the Certificate Course and EQUIP and worked with academic departments at the University of Toronto to establish criteria to recognize QI and PS activities for the purposes of academic promotion. Outside of Toronto, he has worked with several national and international organizations, including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Choosing Wisely Canada, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, and the Association of American Medical Colleges, to establish training programs and standards to build QI and patient safety capacity across the learning continuum.
