Continuous Quality Improvement - Not a Fad but a Science

Explore the science of continuous quality improvement in healthcare through this 21-minute lecture by Dr Nadeem Moghal, Clinical Lead for Innovative Learning at The Royal College of Pathologists. Discover the model for improvement and its underlying principles, moving beyond management fads and traditional audit practices. Learn about the system of profound knowledge, understand why not all change leads to improvement, and gain insights into building a learning infrastructure. Compare conventional approaches with more effective methods in healthcare quality improvement. Examine the nuances of change and the key differences in implementation strategies.

Intro
Management fads
Why so many fads?
How it is usually done in health care
We need to talk about audit
What is the basis for QI?
System of profound knowledge
Not all change is improvement.
Model for improvement
Building the learning infrastructure
Change is...
Spot the difference...
How it should be done in healthcare
Summary