Session Information
APIC 2009 Annual Conference
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Why Infection Preventionists Don't Use PDSA (Plan Do Study Act) Cycles
Track : Sessions
Program Code: 3907
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM  EST
Location: Grand G
SPEAKER :
Manoj Jain, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Quality Improvement Organization for Tennessee
Description
A PDSA cycle is a proven tool that can bring about a systematic change in initiatives, such as improved hand hygiene compliance and blood stream infection rates. The presenter will discuss implementation of a quality improvement project from implementation to measurement of outcomes. The critical skills needed to build an effective business case to present to the CEO, CFO and nursing directors will also be addressed.