PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jane Runnacles
AU  - Alice Roueché
TI  - Supporting colleagues to improve care: educating for quality improvement
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306106
DP  - 2015 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 187--192
VI  - 100
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/4/187.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/4/187.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2015 Aug 01; 100
AB  - Clinicians at the front line of healthcare delivery are very well positioned to identify and improve the system in which they work. Training curricula, however, have not always equipped them with the skills or knowledge to implement change. This article looks at educational approaches to support clinicians to be actively involved with quality improvement (QI). It looks at the role of doctors in postgraduate training (DrPGT) and their educational supervisors and builds on the topics discussed throughout the ‘EQUIPPED’ article series. Factors for success of a QI education programme and practical ideas for overcoming barriers to supporting clinicians in QI are discussed. We present examples of educational initiatives and a framework for evaluating such programmes, and we examine the role of faculty development to help inspire and support colleagues to improve care.