iNICQ Collaborative on Safety (2003)

Beginning April 29, 2003, Vermont Oxford Network will host the second series of internet-based improvement collaboratives under the direction of Jeffrey D. Horbar, MD, Paul E. Plsek, MS, and other nationally recognized faculty. The first iNICQ series has been very successful with close to 1000 individuals from 63 neonatal intensive care units in North America and around the world participating.

The cost for institutional participation in the iNICQ Safety Collaborative is $1195 if registered prior to March 1, 2003 and $1495 for those registrations received after the priority deadline. In addition to the 5 web conferences, participants will receive access to a dedicated listserv and free CME, Contact Hour and CRCE Credits.

The collaborative includes a series of 5 interactive web conferences and access to a dedicated e-mail discussion list. Each web conference will focus on a critical topic in patient safety directly tailored to the NICU environment. Presented by nationally recognized experts in health care improvement and building on the learning and materials from the Network's successful NIC/Q Quality Improvement Collaborative, each web conference will provide formal teaching and an opportunity for interactive discussion. Prior to each conference participating teams are provided with prework assignments designed to prepare the team for action as well as the Vermont Oxford Network "Tools for Improvement Series."

Introduction:	Collaborative Improvement (required for new teams)	April 29, 2003
	Overview of Vermont Oxford Improvement Projects	Paul E. Plsek, MS
	4 Key Habits	President of Paul E. Plsek
	Model for Improvement	and Associates
	Web conferencing technical training
Session 1:	Overview on Safety	May 21, 2003
	Background and Overview of Safety in Medicine	Luciene Leape, MD, MPH -
	What is known about NICU errors?	Professor of Health Policy
	Tools to get started	at the Harvard School
	Examples and case studies from NICQ Organizational Culture Workbook	of Public Health
Session 2:	Organizational Culture for Safety	June 24, 2003
	Overview of organizational culture and safety	Don Berwick, MD -
	Examples	President and CEO,
	Tools and case studies from NICQ Families and Safety	Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Session 3:	Human Factors	October 1, 2003
	Overview of Human Factors and safety	Jim Handyside
	Concepts and case studies from NICQ human factors checklists	President of Improvision
	Introduction to NICQ.org voluntary error reporting
Session 4:	JCAHO Safety Goals in the NICU	November 6, 2003
	JCAHO Safety Initiative	Paul Schyve, MD -
	Overview of 6 JCAHO safety goals for 2003	Senior Vice President Joint
	Examples, Tools and Case Studies from NICQ	Commission of Accrediation
	New JCAHO safety goals for 2004	of Healthcare Organizations
	Next Steps for the Collaborative	Donald Goldmann, MD -
		Professor of Pediatrics,
		Harvard Medical School