Quality Improvement

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Information, tools and courses to support the delivery of high quality diabetes care, Click Here.

Foundations of Quality Improvement Course by IDEAS

A two-day introductory Quality Improvement course run by Improving & Driving Excellence Across Sectors (IDEAS), Click Here.

Diabetes Quality Improvement Article

Experts in quality improvement at the BBDC have developed a three part primer that will show you how to develop, implement and sustain a successful quality improvement project. To view the complete articles you will need to be a member of Diabetes Canada or a subscriber to the Canadian Journal of Diabetes or have institutional access to Canadian Journal of Diabetes (CJD). Click Here.

New e-Learning Modules on Diabetes Quality Improvement

Are you a health care provider working with people living with diabetes? The BBDC’s Quality Improvement and Safety Committee (QUEST) has made three new e-learning modules available to help you improve your knowledge of quality improvement (QI).

Designed by experts in the science of quality improvement, learners will work through a hypothetical QI initiative that aims to improve diabetes foot screening. Users will learn the steps and methodology needed to get a project started and ensure a high likelihood of success.

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

The new e-learning modules, Diabetes Quality Improvement Primer, are available here.

Innovative Diabetes Quality Improvement Grants

New BBDC- QUEST Funding Opportunity

The University of Toronto’s Banting & Best Diabetes Centre has established a new funding opportunity aimed at healthcare professionals who wish to pursue innovative projects for improving the quality of diabetes care. This program provides funding of up to $10,000 per application for projects which are a maximum of one year in length. It is intended to support scholarly and innovative research initiatives in the following general areas:

  1. Quality improvement in diabetes care
  2. Patient safety in diabetes care

The program is designed to encourage new academic research activities.  Specifically, we invite applications from front-line healthcare professionals such as clinicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, etc., working in the University of Toronto’s fully affiliated, associate affiliated, and community affiliated institutions.

For complete grant details and application instructions, please see our website.

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