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Active-Learning Quality Improvement Training Curriculum For Faculty In Hospital Medicine, Preetika Muthukrishnan, Maria Burnett, Allen B. Repp, Amanda Kennedy

Larner College of Medicine Faculty Publications

• Background: There is a growing emphasis on teaching Quality Improvement (QI) to resident physicians and medical students. However, faculty with QI skills and knowledge is lacking at many academic medical centers.Active learning programs to improve faculty capacity for QI have shown positive outcomes. We sought to develop a QI curriculum for faculty within the Division of Hospital Medicine.
• Description of project/program/innovation: We conducted a needs assessment focus group for Hospital Medicine faculty at our academic medical center. Six faculty members participated and identified priorities and potential challenges. Based on the focus group feedback, we designed a 12-session curriculum that uses …

Implementation Of A Chronic Pain Functional Assessment Tool In Primary Care Practice, Jude Emerson Stevens

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications

Background

An estimated 20% of patients with non-cancer pain symptoms or pain-related diagnoses receive an opioid prescription. Current guidelines advocate use of a functional assessment as a strategy to improve the efficacy and safety of chronic pain management using opioids. This project aimed to integrate functional assessments into patient care visits for chronic pain and optimize safe and effective prescribing.

Methods

This quality improvement project was conducted at a primary care clinic in Burlington, VT. Baseline data on current functional assessment utilization and barriers amongst providers were collected. The validated Pain, Enjoyment, and General Activity (PEG) scale was administered from …