Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Richard J. Hamill, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Apply new and updated clinical guidelines into clinical practice.
• Evaluate how quality improvement initiatives have impacted patient care outcomes.
• Develop clinical reasoning frameworks when evaluating patients with new symptoms.
• Recognize the many stakeholders involved to drive a quality improvement change and understand different strategies for enacting the changes such as EMR-based improvements in workflow.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Kari Booker
kari.booker@bcm.edu
713-798-5588