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When you assume a leadership role in a clinical improvement project, you'll need more than just technical knowledge. In the real world, you'll need to manage the project, understand the psychology of change, and work with interdisciplinary team members. In the real world, the ability to rally constituents around the cause of improvement is every bit as important as having a good idea for change. Learn more in our updated course, QI 105: Leading Quality Improvement.
Dr. Lars Aanning knew that patients of a surgeon colleague had suffered injuries after procedures. But when Aanning testified in a malpractice case two decades ago, he told the jury that he never knew his partner’s work to be substandard. “I did it because there was a cultural attitude I was immersed in: You viewed all attorneys as a threat, and anything that you did was OK to thwart their efforts to sue your colleagues,” Aanning told NPR Shots in an interview after he decided to go public. Learn how to speak up about safety concerns in PS 101: Introduction to Patient Safety.
Chapter Updates
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Students and faculty, we have a line-up for you at this year’s IHI National Forum. You won’t want to miss the IHI Open School Chapter Congress, an exclusive, free event for students and faculty in the IHI Open School network. This year, participants will hear from Dr. Abraham Verghese, a physician, educator, and New York Times bestselling author of the novel Cutting for Stone. This year’s IHI National Forum takes place December 4–7 in Orlando, Florida. Learn how you can attend on a free ride via the Calkins Scholarship, and read more about the Calkins Scholarship in a new blog post, “A Son Remembers His Father’s Commitment to Improvement.”