Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Natalie Hundt, PhD

Target Audience and Needs

Physicians, clinical researchers, residents, fellows, medical students, and other healthcare professionals involved in health services research need to be regularly updated on new scientific evidence in the field. This series aims to foster professional development, to increase learner competency, and to improve healthcare access, quality, and safety.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, and literature review.

Objectives

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

• Develop new measures and novel analytic approaches to assess healthcare quality at the individual, facility, and population health levels.
• Identify and implement current best practices in the field of health services research.
• Recognize how health services research can improve patient safety, treatment efficacy, and patient outcomes.
• Develop pragmatic approaches for measure and improvement of diagnostic safety.

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 

Ivy Myers 
Ivy.Myers@bcm.edu
713-440-4474