Quality Improvement for Population Health is a comprehensive course offered by Imperial College London, focusing on the application of quality improvement methods in improving population and public health. Through a combination of approaches, students will learn to design and evaluate population health improvement initiatives effectively. The course covers various topics, including the use of geographic information systems in quality improvement, critique of different study designs for quality improvement initiatives, and applying learning from healthcare system failures to public health.
Students will gain insights into the interactions between public health improvement and quality improvement, examine case studies of quality improvement methods for public health, and explore approaches to studying improvement initiatives at scale. The capstone project challenges students to design a population health quality improvement initiative, providing a practical application of the knowledge gained throughout the course.
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Quality Improvement for Population Health consists of four modules. Module 1 covers quality improvement and population health, including public health improvement frameworks and geographic analysis. Module 2 delves into quality improvement and public health in practice, with case studies and reflections. Module 3 focuses on study designs for quality improvement at scale, exploring different approaches and methods. The final module, Module 4, involves the capstone project of designing a population health quality improvement initiative.
Welcome to the course "Quality Improvement and Population Health – part I." This module introduces the integration of quality improvement methods and population health frameworks. It covers topics such as funnel plots in quality improvement initiatives, public health improvement frameworks, and geographic analysis for quality improvement.
Module 2, "Quality Improvement and Population Health – part II," delves into quality improvement and public health in practice. It features case studies, including learning from healthcare system failures, and emphasizes the application of quality improvement methods for public health improvement. Students will also reflect on the quality improvement methods for public health.
"Study Designs for Quality Improvement at Scale" is the focus of Module 3. This module explores the future of quality improvement, approaches to studying improvement initiatives, and introduces the stepped wedge study design for studying improvement initiatives. It also covers unit-level time series analysis and presents a case study of the THISTLE trial.
Module 4, the capstone project, "Designing a Population Health Quality Improvement Initiative," challenges students to apply their knowledge to design a population health quality improvement initiative. This practical project allows students to demonstrate their understanding of quality improvement and population health by designing a large-scale improvement initiative.
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