Didactics and Academic Year

QI Didactics

Our division offers formal education on QI methodology via didactics and small group sessions. Some prior lectures that our fellows have attended over the past few years include the following:

• Diane Sliwka, MD, “Challenges in Communication” - September 17, 2017
• Lei Choi, MD, “LEAN Fundamentals and A3 Problem Solving” - January 30, 2019
• Catherine Lau, MD, “Introduction to QI Methodology” - April 17, 2019
• Aparajita Singh, MD, “Quality Improvement in Gastroenterology” - July 29, 2020
• Michelle Mourad, MD, “Introduction to QI Methodology” - September 25, 2019 and October 21, 2020

QI Academic Year Timeline/Calendar

• Monthly QI and M&M meetings on 1st Wednesday of month (7-8 am)
• Annual GI QI Symposium - May 2021
• Annual UCSF Health Improvement Symposium - date TBD
• Academic conference submission deadlines - many of these have QI specific abstract categories to apply to:
  • ACG: abstract submission deadline June 15, 2020
  • AASLD: abstract submission deadline July 17, 2020
  • DDW: abstract submission deadline December 3, 2020