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Why should you take our free online course QI 102: How to Improve with the Model for Improvement, which teaches the basic steps of an improvement project? Off the top of our heads: videos from Don Berwick and other experts, short lessons that take only 15–20 minutes to complete, inspiring examples of real clinical improvement projects. In sum, it’s a fun way to learn practical skills on your own time — for free. P.S. If you’re a dental professional, learn more about a new version of the course from the Dental Quality Alliance.
We can learn a lot from stepping outside our usual environment. From a Louisiana kitchen to a Montana ski resort, Stat News reports on medical schools offering nontraditional learning experiences. One school is training students by surfing the web to improve medical articles on sites like Wikipedia. Check out our video of visiting a zoo to learn about safety in a different setting.
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Associação Paulista de Medicina - SPDM, Brazil
Capital Health, Canada
Centro Profesional de Calidad Hospitalaria, Mexico
Join the Open School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 24–26 for the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Asia. The conference brings together health care professionals in the region who share a passion for improving health care, and the Open School is holding a special workshop for students to learn from eminent figures in quality improvement. Scholarships are available for full-time students and those who live and work in lower-income countries. Be sure to register for the pre-conference workshop, “S1: Quality and Safety for Healthcare Students,” when you enroll!
Why should you take our free online course 
