Achieving Competency Today

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Issues in Quality Cost, Systems and Safety

Achieving Competency Today (ACT): Issues in Quality, Cost, Systems and Safety
The ACT course is a graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum for systems based practice and practice based learning and improvement. Interprofessional teams work collaboratively to design and test solutions to identified challenges in healthcare delivery through an improvement project.
Subject Area		Level
Improvement Science		Intermediate
Audience		Delivery
Resident and attending physicians, fellows, advanced practice clinicians, quality professionals, medical students, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals, and other interested learners.		Didactic, facilitated class discussion, multimedia, e-learning, small group activities, and application of key concepts and tools.
Requirements		Pre-Requisites
Completion of assigned IHI Open School lessons in QI, PS and Leadership. Completion of a rapid cycle test of an improvement project plan with assigned ACT team.		Bachelor’s degree.
Credits/Certification		Length
For information about education credits contact the Administrative Coordinator.		38.5 hours over 12 weekly sessions.
Date(s)		Registration
Fall 2022: Sept 7 to Nov 30, 2022 Winter 2023: Jan 18 to April 12, 2023		Apply on the ACT Course Application form below. Offered twice per year; Fall, Winter.
Fee(s)		Contact Information
No charge for ChristianaCare employees, Medical-Dental staff and credentialed providers.		Claire Rudolph, Administrative Coordinator, 302-733-1237. Loretta Consiglio-Ward, Program Manager, 302-733-5943.

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The ‘Achieving Competency Today (ACT): Issues in Health Care Quality, Costs, Systems and Safety’ course is a graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum for systems based practice and practice based learning and improvement. Interprofessional teams work collaboratively to design and test solutions to identified challenges in healthcare delivery through an improvement project.

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