Overview

ACGME requires trainees to know how to report safety events. The literature identifies multiple barriers to trainee reporting, including fear of reprisal, time barriers, and perceptions that they have no impact on patient care. We made iterative improvements to our QI and patient safety curriculum, with the aim of improving resident knowledge and appreciation of patient safety and process improvement methodology within healthcare systems, as well as to engage residents in safety event reporting. The first part of this workshop will highlight work done at our institution through a longitudinal resident-led QI project to enhance resident education about safety reporting showing consistent improvement in resident-reported events. In small groups, participants will discuss barriers to reporting at their own institutions and potential interventions. Next, we will explore the current format of our resident-led “M&M” conference, called “Culture of Safety” conference, which utilizes interactive learning to engage learners in case analysis and review. Participants will discuss in groups case selection and formats of their own “M&M” conferences, sharing ideas for improvement. We will discuss strategies to partner with an institution’s healthcare system to further enhance systems based practice learning. This includes working with hospital quality and safety teams to choose cases relevant to resident experience which have undergone full review, engaging hospital quality teams to co-present cases for closed loop follow up, and inserting residents into hospital administration committees and initiatives. Finally, workshop attendees will break into small groups to discuss methods to enhance their QIPS curriculum, sharing ideas and barriers to implementation.

Speakers

Carissa Huq, MD
Jillian Smith, M.D.
Xena Moore, M.D.
Vinita Akula, MD

Content Track

Curriculum: Point of Care

Audience

GME

Program Type

University-Based, Community-Based

Additional Information

Year Published: 2025 - APDIM Fall Meeting 2025