How to Claim Section 3 Credits for Quality Improvement Activities?
How do quality improvement activities relate to CPD offerings?
A Fellow receives information about practice guidelines or an area of practice for any of the CanMEDS Roles/practice settings | The Fellow could identify an area of their practice to evaluate and follow these guidelines to assess, identify, and measure areas for quality improvement using Practice Assessment guidelines for MOC Section 3 credits |
The Fellow could review their charts/ electronic health records to assess performance against these clinical measure(s) to identify areas for quality improvement using Chart Audit guidelines for MOC Section 3 credits |
Guide essentiel sur l’amélioration de la qualité
Élargir l’apprentissage la mise en œuvre de l’AQ
S’alignant sur les appels à l’intégration de l’amélioration de la qualité et de l’apprentissage continu des médecins le Collège royal actualise son programme de MDC. Reposant sur de brèves étapes pratiques, cette stratégie renouvelée du programme de MDC vise à rendre le programme plus pertinent, davantage axé sur l’amélioration et plus convivial, permettant ainsi aux médecins d’obtenir des résultats importants pour eux et leurs patients dans les soins qui leur sont prodigués.
Bien que ces objectifs collectifs soient clairs, il se peut que certains spécialistes ne connaissent pas bien les principes de l’AQet éprouvent de la difficulté à les rattacher à l’important travail d’amélioration qu’ils accomplissent déjà. D’autres ont peut-être du mal à déterminer comment mettre en œuvre l’AQ dans un rôle de pratique donné (p. ex., clinicien, éducateur, administrateur) ou dans le cadre d’une transition de carrière.
L’orientation qui suit fournit :
- une introduction à la science de l’amélioration de la qualité;
- des outils, des ressources et des exemples illustratifs pour aider à établir des liens entre l’AQ et la pratique professionnelle existante;
- de l’aide pour planifier, mettre en œuvre et rendre compte de nouvelles initiatives d’AQ dans la pratique professionnelle actuelle;
- de l’orientation sur la consignation des activités d’AQ dans la section 3 (Évaluation) du programme de MDC (3 crédits par heure).
Pour des informations sur la mise en œuvre de l’AQ, visitez le site web du Royal College.
Resources related to Complaints
Articles
Patients’ complaints involving ophthalmologists in the province of Ontario, Canada: a 5-year review (June 2020) – Published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (CJO)
Review of Ophthalmology Medical Professional Liability Claims in the United States from 2006 through 2015 (May 2018) – Published in Ophthalmology
Doctors’ experiences and their perception of the most stressful aspects of complaints processes in the UK: an analysis of qualitative survey data (July 2016) – Published in the BMJ
The impact of complaints procedures on the welfare, health and clinical practise of 7926 doctors in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (January 2015) – Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
CMPA Articles
What to do if you’re notified of a College complaint (March 2018) – For many physicians, a regulatory authority (College) complaint is stressful, but can be managed by speaking with the CMPA, assessing the complaint, and responding professionally and respectfully.
Coping with a College complaint: Suggestions for reducing anxiety (April 2012) – Dealing with the stress of a College complaint is easier when a physician understands the complaint process and receives support, advice, and coping strategies from the CMPA.
Booklet – Seva Canada – Gender and Blindness: Addressing Inequity
Seva Canada is a charity whose mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness in developing countries. Their new Gender and Blindness booklet is updated with research and strategies to overcome the barriers women and girls face in accessing care.
Introduction
Seva Canada and its partners’ research clearly reveals that, in order to achieve our Vision 2020 goals , eye care programs must develop strategies which help us reach the most vulnerable populations – particularly women and girls. We encourage our program partners to disaggregate data by sex, determine gender-specific barriers to increased uptake of services, and study strategies to increase utilization by women and girls. Seva looks forward to collaborating with all international eye care providers to eliminate all forms of inequities in eye care.
To view the Seva Canada booklet Gender and Blindness: Addressing Inequity, click here.