Practice Support Program - Quality Improvement

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Innovation often brings challenging demands on staff, changing external pressures, multiple priorities competing for time and interventions that spark off unplanned consequences. So what’s a good starting place for planning effective practice enhancements? What can be done to minimize the stress associated with change and ensure that implementation of improvements is based on sound evidence and best practices?

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The Understanding Quality Improvement Practice Guide introduces evidence-based techniques for creating and measuring sustainable change that enhance the efficiency of clinical practices and enable staff to provide better care for patients. This Guide, along with the Evolving the MOA’s Role Practice Guide and the Practice Self-Assessment Questionnaire, provides a strong base for improving the overall effectiveness of a practice.

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Dr. Vanita Lokanathan (right) & Cindy Talarico, RN

"The commitment to the study part of the PDSA cycle really helped us evaluate whether changes had the desired effect or not, and helped build on the changes that were successful."

Dr. Art Macgregor

Dr. Art Macgregor, Victoria

"I found the main value of the PDSA technique was that it simply encouraged one to begin making a change-it got us started."