Live webinar air date: September 26, 2025, 11:30 a.m. Eastern time
Date
CE credits
2
Exam items
15
Series
Child and Adolescent Development
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Description
This introductory webinar will provide a practical grounding in quality improvement (QI) methods, from development of a QI charter with SMART performance goals articulated, through handoff to a process owner for sustainability monitoring. Conceptual, practical, and regulatory considerations will be discussed. The presenter’s experience in implementing the Comfort Promise, an evidence-based bundled approach to minimizing pain with needle procedures, will be used to illustrate key concepts. Attendees with interest in developing their own QI skillset to help bridge the gap between research and clinical practice will benefit from this webinar.
This program is part of the Professional Development Training Institute on Child and Adolescent Development.
Learning objectives
- Describe how the Model for Improvement provides a framework for developing, testing, and implementing changes leading to health care improvement.
- Identify the relevant components of a QI charter (i.e., QI-consistent SMART goal, primary outcomes, balancing measures, project stakeholders, etc.).
- Summarize key considerations in selecting, collecting, displaying, and interpreting QI data.
Presenter
Jennifer Verrill Schurman, PhD, ABPP, BCB
A board-certified clinical child/adolescent psychologist and professor of pediatrics at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, as well as an APA fellow (Division 54) and past editor for Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. She holds a certificate in safety and quality improvement (QI) from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and has 10+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare teams on QI projects. Schurman has published and presented extensively on QI topics and methods, including a practical “how to” guide for psychologists.
