@UGroup15 And adequate staffing to ensure all patients are seen regularly! Many areas experience staffing shortages; this could be a great area for future #QI initiatives #UBC_EQIPT2019
#balancingmeasures ensure that one system is not benefitting at the expense of another. An example: increasing the number of patients seen in a day by a #PT increases the overall amount of patients that get treated, but is it at the expense of the quality of care? #UBC_EQIPT2019
Health care handwashing campaigns use psychology by using slogans such as "you will touch someones life today, do it with clean hands", they take the motivation of most to become #healthcareprofessionals and use it to advocate for cleanliness in the hospital #UBC_EQIPT2019
@TheIHI states that quality health care is:Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equitable and Patient-Centered #ubcmpt emphasizes a safe patient-centered approach most, as to be an empathetic and effective #physio these are the two most important entry-level skills #UBC_EQIPT2019
One MPT1 project this year focuses on the QI of a prehabilitation program for #TKA in the rural town of Prince Rupert. They are looking at how the prehab program affects physical rehabilitation, observing multiple different psychosocial components in the process! #UBC_EQIPT2019