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Pre-conference Workshop 1

Research on quality improvement in practice

Thursday, 16 October, 13:00 - 17:00

What is quality improvement (QI)? To what extent are we doing quality improvement in my practice? How do we know if our quality improvement strategies are effective? In what ways can my practice increase the effectiveness of our quality improvement strategies? How can we increase engagement in quality improvement in my practice? What makes quality improvement work publishable as research?

If you are curious about the answers to these questions, or have others related to quality improvement implementation and research, then this workshop is for you!

In this 3-hour hands-on workshop, we will learn about quality improvement in primary healthcare practices from a practical perspective and draw on implementation science concepts, frameworks, and study designs to gain an applied understanding of how to conduct research in this area. You can expect at least 30 minutes of lecture / slide presentation, 1 hour of large group discussion, and 1 hour of small group work during the workshop.

The quality improvement implementation perspectives used in this workshop are based on practical guidance by the World Health Organization (2004) and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2015). The quality improvement research aspects that will be covered are discussed in more detail in Chapter 10 of WONCA’S How to Do Primary Care Research book (2018), as well as recent scoping reviews from 2023 and 2024.

Whether you have prior experience in quality improvement research and/or practice, or are just starting out in this area, this workshop will provide new insights to improve your quality improvement strategies and implementation outcomes.