At the Leading Edge of Change: Creation of the Housestaff Quality and Safety Leadership Council

Authors

Ruben Rhoades, MD, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Adam P. Johnson, MD, MPH, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Rebecca C. Jaffe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Patient Safety Officer Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) & HospitalsFollow
Bracken Babula, MD, Instructor in Medicine, TJU Primary Care Physician, Jefferson Internal Medicine AssociatesFollow

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Description

Background:

The ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) is driving a national re-evaluation of the engagement and alignment of housestaff in institutional Quality and Safety.

In 2008, the concept of a housestaff quality and safety committee was born, as a means of driving practice change

Our CLER data suggested that we need a similar council

Publication Date

6-10-2016

Keywords

At the Leading Edge of Change: Creation of the House Staff Quality and Safety Leadership Council, Department of Surgery, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Rhoades, MD, Ruben; Johnson, MD, MPH, Adam P.; Jaffe, MD, Rebecca C.; and Babula, MD, Bracken, "At the Leading Edge of Change: Creation of the Housestaff Quality and Safety Leadership Council" (2016). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 7.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/7