The Irish national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease quality improvement collaborative: an adaptive learning collaborative
Orla Woods,
Rachel MacDonell,
John Brennan
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the the most common disease-specific cause of adult emergency hospital admissions in Ireland. Preliminary groundwork indicated that treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) in Ireland is not standardised between public hospitals. Applying Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series and Model for Improvement methodologies, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland designed and conducted a novel flexible and adaptive quality improvement… Show more
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