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Improvement science webinars
This webinar series will focus on issues of importance to the emerging community of improvement science researchers and practitioners in healthcare. Webinars are delivered by members of the Health Foundation's International Development Group for Improvement Science.
Future webinars
If you would like to hear about future webinars, please create an account to register to receive updates on our work in improvement science as well as our monthly newsletter. Alternatively you can check the events listing.
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The benefits and challenges of evaluating improvements
The benefits and challenges of evaluating improvements.mp4
In this webinar, Dr Laura Leviton addresses the concept of ‘evaluability assessment’, a useful exploratory stage to determine whether an initiative is mature enough to be evaluated.Professor Nick Barber talks about measurement and the challenges of evaluating new technologies which aim to improve healthcare.
Note: Unfortunately there are some issues with the sound during Laura's presentation at the beginning. These sound issues were resolved further in to the webinar.
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Where in the world is improvement science? (October 2012)
Where in the world is improvement science webinar.mp4
Professors Ross Baker and Naomi Fulop present the results of their wide-ranging scan of research centres based in academic and healthcare institutions. While most are in Europe and North America – the desktop global search also took them further afield to review centres in Australasia and Asia. -
What is improvement science and why does it matter in healthcare? (July 2012)
Improvement Science Fellows webinar_July 2012 totally.mp4
Four of our Improvement Science Fellows – Davina Allen, Tim Draycott, Julie Reed and Carl Macrae – talk to Bill Lucas about the emerging field of improvement science. -
Heterogeneity is not always noise (March 2012)
Frank Davidoff webinar with subtitles.mp4
Dr Frank Davidoff explores how, in quality improvement work, results are not just about the intervention itself. Traditional methodologies to test clinical interventions, such as randomised double blind trial, therefore need to be re-assessed in relation to improvement science. -
Achieving synergy between designing & reporting quality improvement projects (January 2012)
Improvement science webinar_achieving synergy on QI projects_subtitles.mp4
Dr Kaveh Shojania looks at successfully designing and usefully reporting improvement initiatives, including consideration of several often overlooked principles. The single most commonly overlooked principle is matching the solution to the problem. -
How to write about quality and get published (November 2011)
Improvement science webinar_how to get published.mp4
Mary Dixon-Woods explores how to write up your research/improvement project for publication. Offering tips on academic writing and structuring papers, she shows how to make your manuscript interesting, engaging, and clear. She also looks at how to target specific journals, and how to respond to referees’ comments.
