2011 QIPS Resident/Fellow Quality Award Nominations: Deadline EXTENDED to Aug. 1
The American College of Emergency Physicians’ Section of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) is offering recognition to graduating resident or fellow emergency physicians who demonstrate excellence in, and a passion for quality improvement and patient safety. Established in 2010, the Quality Award is meant to be distinct from other awards that focus primarily on an individual's research or clinical abilities. A framework for quality work may be found in the Institute of Medicine's six aims: safety, effectiveness, patient-centered, timeliness, efficiency, and equitable.
We hope to keep this award program simple. If you have a resident graduating in calendar year 2011 or a fellow that would like to participate, please notify Angela Franklin atafranklin@acep.org with the attached form and either a PowerPoint Presentation, a poster, or an abstract by AUGUST 1. The underlying purpose of this award is to promote future leaders in quality/systems improvement of ED healthcare delivery. As such, QIPS is offering:
- A free 1-year QIPS membership,
- A brief synopsis of the recipient's work published in the QIPS Section Newsletter, and
- Public recognition at the QIPS Annual Meeting at the 2011 ACEP Scientific Assembly.
We will select up to five (5) graduating residents or fellows from the applicants for recognition at the QIPS Annual Meeting at the 2011 ACEP Scientific Assembly, which will take place this October in San Francisco. The two award recipients for 2010 were:
- Kara S. Kim, MD, of the Regions Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program, who was awarded for her project to improve patient care and safety by decreasing the lapse time for reinstating medications for current and chronic medical conditions in psychiatric patients transferring from the emergency department to the in-patient psychiatry floors.
- Nicole Riordan, MD, of the Indiana University School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency Program, who was awarded for her development of the “Patient Safety Officer” (PSO) system, where residents volunteer as PSOs and participate in development and implementation of a variety of efforts to improve patient safety.
Projects will be judged on their overall importance, innovation, approach, and applicability to the general ED community.
We look forward to reviewing the applications and offering recognition for quality improvement work.
Proudly,
The Section on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
