Before beginning, please write and edit your proposal in a Word document and then cut and paste it into the submission form. Consider sharing your proposal with your communications department for editing before submitting it. The Conference Advisory Committee reviews all submissions and quickly filters out poorly written and vague submissions.
Required information
Presenter information: Provide the contact information (name, designations, title, address, phone and email) for all presenters.
Presenter agreements: All presenters must initial to confirm they have read and agreed to the presenter agreements.
Proposal topics and audiences
Type of proposal: Education session or poster display
Integrate the quality improvement science:
Submit projects that answer these questions:
- Is the problem clearly defined with data to validate it?
- Are testing and learning cycles apparent and focused on process/system gaps?
- Did implemented tests of change result in measurable improvement and learning?
- Were there any notable adjustments made post-implementation based on the results analysis and/or lessons learned?
- How are you maintaining gains or sustaining improvements?
Transforming Quality Conference Focus Areas:
Driven by the evolving priorities of children’s hospitals, health systems and communities, the conference will focus on five areas for our leaders to engage in:
Health equity in practice
- Implemented key initiatives and practical strategies that promote equitable access or care.
- Highlight the link between patient outcomes and health equity outcomes or access to care and share key strategies that drive improvement in both areas.
- Reduced variation in care within diverse segments of the patient population.
- Removed barriers and established multi-sector partnerships to reduce health disparities.
Clinical improvement
- Implemented a highly reliable clinical process that led to top-tier clinical outcomes.
- Regained/achieved stability in clinical processes that address infections and other hospital-acquired conditions using high-reliability principles or other innovative tactics.
- Incorporated forward-thinking tactics aimed at linking workforce wellness and employee well-being to clinical improvement.
Advancing quality in behavioral health
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving high-risk behavioral health and mental health care processes.
- Identified health disparities at play in high-risk behavioral health patient populations and implemented equity related interventions.
- Tested interventions which expanded access and enhanced the capacity of health care professionals to ensure patient and staff safety. Examples may include advancements in the management of workplace violence.
Employee well-being
- Implemented interventions designed to address employee health and well-being using quality improvement methodologies and data to define, improve, and maintain targeted results.
- Engaged employees in advancing innovative measures of well-being. May also explore linkages between well-being and clinical quality and patient experience.
- Explored inventive tactics that incorporate a multipronged approach to address the various dimensions of employee well-being. For example, reducing administrative burden on bedside staff relative to the electronic health record and incident/safety reporting.
Analytic enhancement
- Advanced clinical improvement projects that use predictive modeling to support measurable improvement.
- Leveraged data to advance clinical improvement in an ambulatory setting.
- Used data visualization concepts and dashboards to engage front-line staff and drive improvement initiatives.
Length of session (education sessions only, select one): 45 or 60 minutes
Conference audience: Physician, nursing, administrative, quality and clinical leaders. Teams focused on analytics, community health, behavioral health and administrative work.
Proposal information
Proposal title (10 words): Provide a succinct and clear title that summarizes your proposal or illustrates what attendees will take away from your presentation.
Learning objectives (Two objectives, 20 words each): Learning objectives must describe what participants will be able to do as a result of attending the session. Learning objectives may be edited for Continuing Education consideration. Objectives must be stated as:
- Observable behaviors, completing the sentence "After completing this activity, participants will be able to..."
- Verbs denoting mental states such as "know," "understand," and "appreciate" should be avoided.
- Instead, use action verbs such as "describe," "discuss," and "explain."
Example:
Family Involvement in Improving Quality
A family advisory council, formed by parents, patients, hospital staff and faculty members, has a mission of ensuring families obtain the information and guidance they need to care for their children. Twelve members work together to promote family-centered care, emphasizing quality. This partnership between staff and the families who bring a vision for enhancing care represents a new paradigm in the way health care is delivered in a hospital.
Learning objectives:
- List opportunities for advisory council involvement in improving quality.
- Describe an effective model for FAC and staff interaction.
Description (75 words or less): Describe how you advanced work solutions in the conference focus area selected. Provide brief contextual background of the situation, a description of the project and details on how you advanced project aims.
Project Outline or Framework (limit 100 words): Provide details on how your team advances project aims.
Transferable and Replicable (75 words): Please explain why you consider this initiative relevant and transferable to peer children’s hospitals.
Results, Outcomes and Sustainability (75 words): Please detail clear or projected results, outcomes, and/or sustainability efforts.
Lessons Learned (50 words): Describe what your team learned from this initiative or project—successes and failures.
Health Care Team Question (50 words): Describe how this initiative, project or topic engages a team of health providers and/or patients for a collaborative and coordinated approach to shared decision making.
Future of Initiative/Next Steps (50 words): What are the next steps for this project? Are you using any CHA programs in this initiative?
Additional proposal resources
Please use this resource to learn more on conference topics and criteria as you work to develop a strong proposal.
