Quality Improvement During Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Experience of Improving Inpatient Post-endoscopy Communication

Quality Improvement for Health Care Providers in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

“…For trainees, whose time at an institution may be limited, Ogurick et al noted that focusing on issues that affect day-to-day care can promote engagement because the improvements will directly affect their career in training and following graduation (5). It is also important to be mindful of the 6 characteristics of QI (Figure 1) and which align most closely with the project (5). Trainees, particularly, are valuable to QI projects because they work closely with all members of the care team and interdisciplinary team, providing insight into system workflow and process, which can contribute to quality and patient safety (6).…”

“…Inspiration can come from colleagues, complaints, significant events or near misses, or recent guidelines. For trainees, whose time at an institution may be limited, Ogurick et al noted that focusing on issues that affect day-to-day care can promote engagement because the improvements will directly affect their career in training and following graduation (5). It is also important to be mindful of the 6 characteristics of QI (Figure 1) and which align most closely with the project (5).…”