2015 Quality Improvement Symposium

January 21, 2015, East Carolina Health Institute

Symposium Objectives

  • Explain the quality improvement process as illustrated through inpatient, acute care, ambulatory practice and interprofessional improvement projects.
  • Describe how the quality improvement process can impact clinical care and system’s based practice.
Agenda

Award Winning Presentations

Podium

  • Best Overall: Dr. Niti Armistead, Department of Internal Medicine, “Hypoglycemia and Harm Reduction through Education and Increased Use of Order Sets.”
  • Honorable Mention:
    • Dr. Jason Foltz, Department of Family Medicine, “Reduction in Primary Care No Show Rates.”
    • Dr. Megan Sippey, Department of Surgery, “Resident Education: Improving Surgical History and Physical Documentation.”

Poster

  • Best Poster: Dr. Bryan Kitch, Department of Emergency, “Identification and Recognition of Boarding Psychiatric Patients Can Lead to Improved Medication Reconciliation.”
  • Honorable Mention: Dr. Harry Adams, formerly of the Department of Internal Medicine, now with the Office of Medical Education, “Integration of Pathology and Pharmacology Learning Issues into the Clinically Based Seminars in the M2 Introduction to Medicine Course.”

Symposium Judges

  • Lorraine Basnight, MD, Executive Director, Eastern Area Health Education Center
  • Paul Shackelford, MD, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, VMC
  • Joan Wynn, PhD, RN, Chief Quality Officer, Vidant Medical Center