A Hands-On Workshop on
“Quality Improvement through Accreditation”
- Dates: February 6-7th & February 21-22nd & February 26-27th
2007
March 6-7th &
March 12-13th 2007
- Duration: 2 days; 8:30 am to 17:00 pm
- Venue: Syndicate of Private Hospitals- Beirut
Objective: To expose administrators, directors, middle managers and
officers, and health professional and staff in Lebanese hospitals to the
principles, practices and application of quality systems and management
in hospitals. Also, discussion will delve into the tools and mechanisms
for effective preparedness and implementation of accreditation
standards, action plans and how accreditation can create the opportunity
for bringing continuous quality improvement practices in hospitals.
Workshop discussion will assist in building a culture of quality
improvement in hospitals.
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At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
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Understand foundations of quality of care including the principles
and framework of
continuous quality improvement
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Understand and apply all accreditation standards in Lebanon
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Apply knowledge about quality improvement tools in developing
designs and action
plans to support quality improvements in their
organizations
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Implement successfully accreditation standards
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Maximize the benefits of accreditation in bringing long-lasting
quality improvements
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Develop an organization-wide quality improvement plan
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Understand how to develop measures, indicators, and targets for
quality improvement
plans
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Practice the ‘How’ to select critical few indicators for quality
that are aligned with
organization’s goals, business strategy and
customer requirements
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Identify and develop indicators, using a step-by-step approach
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Describe Accreditation surveyors’ expectations with respect to
standards
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Know how to communicate effectively with surveyors
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Understand how to organize, synthesize, interpret and present data
in order to
translate it into information for better
decisions
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Explain the data-to-action cycle in quality improvement processes
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Benefit from the illustrative examples and exercises
Development of
the Training Module
Dr. Fadi El-Jardali - American University of Beirut
Facilitator and Presenter
Dr. Fadi El-Jardali – American University of Beirut
Presenter
Dr. Kassem Kassak – American University of Beirut
Who should attend
Directors, hospital administrators; quality managers and
officers; middle managers; human resources managers, safety officers,
accreditation committee members, team leaders, team members, and
individuals responsible for accreditation. In addition to those who are
interested in bringing long-lasting quality improvement practices in
their organization through accreditation.
Methodology
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Presentations / lectures
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Built-in Group exercises
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Case studies and Group Discussion
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The workshop
is open to no more than 30 participants.
Booklets
A booklet will be provided to each participant, which includes
presentations, case studies and exercises, and relevant material. This
booklet is provided in an e-copy to all participants.
Registration Fee
$150 for each participant for a 2 days workshop
Download Scientific Program by clicking
here.
Download Application sheet by clicking
here.
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