Practical Approaches to Quality Improvement in Cancer Care: A Hands-On Workshop

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to enhance your approach to quality improvement (QI) in cancer programs. While basic QI principles will be covered, participants will collaborate with peers using a case-based learning model to navigate a QI initiative from inception to completion.

Throughout the workshop, you will learn how to identify quality improvement opportunities, develop a comprehensive project plan, engage stakeholders effectively, and analyze data to guide decision-making. Workshop content will be aligned with the requirements of the Cancer Programs QI standard, ensuring a relevant and practical learning experience.

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

1. Examine the principles of the quality improvement standard (7.3 CoC; 7.2 NAPBC) and effectively integrate them into your Cancer Program.

1. Analyze CoC data sources, such as the CQIP report and accreditation standards, to identify specific quality improvement opportunities.
2. Apply quality improvement tools and frameworks provided by the ACS in a practical setting.

Audience

Any Cancer Accredited program member looking to learn more about how to operationalize the QI Standard in their own program to better engage in meaningful and sustainable QI work, including but not limited to:

• Cancer Liaison Physicians
• Quality coordinators or managers
• Cancer program administrator
• Cancer committee members interested in and responsible for quality improvement
• Breast Program Directors
• Breast Program Administrators
• Breast Program Leadership Committee members
• Rectal Cancer Program Directors
• Rectal Cancer Program Coordinators
• Physicians (diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists)
• Physician Assistants
• Advanced Practice Providers
• Navigators
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Genetic Counselors
• Cancer Registrars

High-Level Agenda

• Welcome
• The Core Elements of Quality Improvement: A Template Review Exercise
• A Worked Example: Walking Through the Life Cycle of a QI Project
• From Theory to Practice: Executing and Reporting QI using Cancer Program Tools
• Wrap Up, Q & A
• Adjourn

Note: Schedule subject to change.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits for physicians, Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Credits for nurses, and Continuing Education (CE) Credits for Cancer Registrars will be available.

For questions about this workshop, reach out to cancerqi@facs.org

For questions about the conference, please email your inquiry to cancerprogramsevents@facs.org.