Reasons to celebrate: QIClearn learners, picking up prizes for outstanding QI posters 2021

It has been a busy few months for QIClearners, getting ready to showcase their Quality Improvement posters at International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare Europe and the Bristol Patient Safety Conference.

2 of the 13 video posters at the Quality Forum were supported by QIClearn. Our Emergency Medicine learners: Fiona Mendes – Reducing the Rays and Dr Rasheed Kaja Mohammed – Improving Out of Hours Emergency Care of the Elderly. You can listen to Rasheed’s Audio poster here and take a look at his poster here  Fiona Mendes, explores reducing unnecessary abdominal x-rays in older patients presenting with acute abdominal pain view her QI poster here

At the Bristol Patient Safety Conference our incredibly talented learner, Hajera won first prize for her QI Poster within the following category: Improving processes and healthcare outcomes. Her poster, Will I leave work on time today? was a result of enrolling on Improve ONE thing: Paediatrics,  it explores the problem doctors rarely leave work on time. They frequently stay beyond the end of their shift; to complete clinical work, documentation, and other reasons… view her winning poster here

“Our team’s QI posters have just won 2 prizes at the Bristol Patient Safety Conference. We also had presentations and posters at the RCPCH conference.

Thanks SO much for your mentorship over the years – the Improve ONE thing: Paediatrics course, my experience and the tools you imparted have changed my thinking and approach and enabled me to achieve so much.” Dr Hajera Sheikh

So many reasons to celebrate, so many reasons to value Quality Improvement enthusiasm and success.

Laura Longley, QIClearn