7-Night San Juan, Tortola & St. Kitts
Round-trip Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
December 03 - 10, 2022
Celebrity Apex
16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 16 ACPE Credits 16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program 16.0 MOC (Part II) points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program 16.0 Contact Hours
Course Fees
$1095 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Doctors of Pharmacy, & Dentists $850 for Physician Assistants $695 for Nurses, Residents, Students & Others
Quality Improvement overview and why we do what we do
Brief history of quality overall and in healthcare (didactic section)
Project selection considerations, resources to consider, alignment with hospital priorities, etc. (didactic followed by roundtable discussion)
What is the problem and how to state it!
Problem and aim statement ensuring SMART problem and aim statements key performance indicator considerations (working session)
Developing a Key driver diagram (definition, examples, how to use to organize project and determine scope)
Project scope (scope considerations, examples of good and bad scope statements)
How I make QI work successful:
Issues and risks (examples of issues and risks that might be encountered, approach to evaluating severity of risk, how to mitigate risk)
Stakeholder analysis (determining who is on the project team, ensuring sponsorship, identifying threats/resistance)
How to make it work
Project execution overview project management basics, PDSA cycles, tests of change, possible overview of MOC requirements (didactic section)
Communication plan frequency, methods of communication, communication objectives, how to develop a communication plan, elevator speech and generating enthusiasm and buy-in (didactic followed by roundtable discussion and working session)
Identifying Current conditions
Process mapping
Identifying waste
Day 1 key points, homework review, and icebreakers
A3 Basics and Charter development
If you dont measure it, it cant be fixed
Metrics outcomes and process metrics, defining your metrics and tying them to your smart aim
Data collection - collecting baseline data, using baseline data to review and refine project scope and smart aim, determining what data to collect during project execution, creation of data collection templates (didactic and working session 60 minutes)
Data presentation and analysis what to do with your collected data run charts, control charts, etc. use to determine success of interventions, keys for communication/sharing how to construct and label charts, including annotation, common cause versus special cause variation (examples of good and bad data presentation)
Project reviews interim and at end of project determining health of project, potential go-no go decisions, designing subsequent tests of change (with examples and roundtable discussion)
celebrating success, publication, possible report out venues
Summary, instructor feedback, possible next steps
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the University at Sea® meeting group through University at Sea® at 800-926-3775 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty
Vera Hupertz, MD
Executive Vice Chair Pediatrics Vice Chair of Pediatrics, Quality and Patient Safety Medical Director Transplant Hepatology Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Institute
Dr. Hupertz was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY (1974-1978) and received her BS in Biology. She attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY and graduated in 1982 with MD. Internship and residency was completed at Rainbow Babies & Children's (RB&C) Hospital, Cleveland, OH by 1985 and Pediatric Gi and Hepatology fellowship by 1988. She maintains 3 board certifications which include: Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology.
Vera stayed on as Staff Physician at Rainbow Babies and Hospital and achieved the level of Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She was made Medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Team, and was co-director of the Residency Training Program at RB&C. In addition to the above, I developed a residency curriculum for Chronic Care to be used at Health Hill Hospital (now Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation).
She became a staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in July of 2000 and currently has a joint appointment with the Department of Transplant Surgery. She is Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. She is Vice Chair of Quality Improvement for the Children's Hospital and Pediatric Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Current interests are liver disease (especially neonatal disease) and liver transplantation, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases
Allan L. Cohn, CPHQ
Quality Director - Cleveland Clinic Children's (2010 to 2021)
Responsible for overall quality improvement plan for Cleveland Clinic Children's
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
Cruise Itinerary
DATE
PORT OF CALL
ARRIVE
DEPART
Sat Dec 03
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
-
3:30 pm
Sun Dec 04
*At Sea - Cruising
-
-
Mon Dec 05
San Juan, Puerto Rico
3:30 pm
11:30 pm
Tue Dec 06
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
8:00 am
6:00 pm
Wed Dec 07
Basseterre, St. Kitts
7:00 am
6:00 pm
Thu Dec 08
*At Sea - Cruising
-
-
Fri Dec 09
*At Sea - Cruising
-
-
Sat Dec 10
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 am
-
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.
Ports of Call
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - There is an abundance of things to see and do in the Ft. Lauderdale area: visit the newly redesigned Ft. Lauderdale Beach and cafes, stroll the historic Riverwalk, shop the luxurious stores on Las Olas Boulevard or adventure to the Everglades for an intriguing air boat excursion.
At Sea - Cruising - Cruising
San Juan, Puerto Rico - In days of yore, the waters near Puerto Rico teemed with pirate ships commanded by the likes of Sir Francis Drake. Aye, they are long gone, but in their wake they have left an island of national treasures: La Casa Blanca, built in 1501 for the island's first governor, Ponce de Leon; the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan; the tropical rain forests of El Yunque.
Tortola, British Virgin Islands - Besides being one of the most scenic islands in the Caribbean, Tortola also has a fascinating cultural and historical side. For a glimpse into the island’s colonial past, visit the Virgin Islands Folk Museum. The restored house was once the family home of shipwright, Joseph Wilfred Penn and features a deep collection of Arawak and Carib pottery and stone tools, as well as plantation artifacts. Hike along the seven available walking trails in Sage Mountain National Park for stunning panoramic views of the island and the surrounding natural habitat. Snorkeling in the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea and a rum tasting at Callwood Rum Distillery are essential on a cruise to Tortola. Sample the delicious curries, spicy soups, and sumptuous shellfish dishes available in abundance at local restaurants and many snack shacks around the island.
Basseterre, St. Kitts - The island England zealously defended from Brimstone Hill, the "Gibraltar of the West Indies." In Basseterre, a mini-London, there's Piccadilly Circus to shop and a gingerbread version of Big Ben by which to check the hour.
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
