Pediatric Readiness Data: An Opportunity to Improve Quality of Care in Your Emergency Department

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2015Jun 3

This program defines quality improvement, highlights key components of the quality improvement process, and discusses how to apply essential quality improvement methodologies to improve pediatric emergency care using the National Pediatric Readiness data. Specifically, Charles Macias, MD, MPH, and Kate Remick, MD, discuss the importance of quality improvement in pediatric emergency care, a key quality improvement framework, and potential for quality improvement projects using the National Pediatric Readiness data. Evelyn Lyons, RN, MPH, illustrates the real life application of quality improvement in pediatric emergency care. This educational event is planned with hospital emergency department (ED) Pediatric Readiness respondents in mind. Content is appropriate for all ED leaders, including ED medical directors, managers, education specialists, quality improvement coordinators, as well as hospital leadership, quality improvement department staff, EMSC program managers, and state departments of health/hospital regulatory staff. Those wishing to receive continuing education need to (1) view the video in its entirety, (2) complete an evaluation, and (3) complete a post-assessment and achieve a score of 70% or higher. The link to complete your online evaluation is: http://emscnrc.org/EMSC_Resources/CME.... Once the evaluation is submitted, you will automatically be directed to the post-assessment. If you need assistance accessing the online evaluation link or post assessment, please contact Sametria McCammon (smccammo@childrensnational.org). Your Continuing Education certificate will be automatically generated and emailed to you upon completion of the evaluation and successful passing of the post-assessment..