5^th Annual Methods seminar in outcomes research:

Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, and Evidence Implementation Research

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 8:00am – 1:00 pm

Ryals Room 407

Topics and Presenters:

“Why Electronic Medical Records Make Quality Improvement More Challenging”

Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH

Professor, University of California at San Francisco

“Engaging Community Peer Advisors to Improve Health Care in Rural Settings”

Monika Safford, MD

Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

“Achieving Synergy Between Designing Quality Improvement Interventions and Writing Them Up”

Kaveh Shojania, MD

Associate Professor, University of Toronto

“Leveraging Outcomes Research to Improve Quality of Care”

John Spertus, MD

Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.