Live, Interactive Virtual Quality Improvement Classes

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The live courses are intended for participants who have had some exposure to QI already. Classes are held virtually in a workshop format with discussion and activities to demonstrate the principles being discussed. It is highly recommended that participants take the suggested virtual classes before signing up for the live, interactive classes as instructors will assume that participants have that baseline knowledge.

Registration and Suggested Prerequisites

It is highly recommended but not required that participants complete the relevant online modules before registering for the live classes. Instructors will touch on basic concepts during the live, interactive session, but they will not go deep into details as most of the class time is spent applying the material to scenarios. Recommended virtual classes are listed below for each live, interactive virtual class.  By clicking on the class titles below, you will be taken to the relevant registration page. 

Register for a Wolff Learning Academy Live Course below.

  • Please note that when registering for Legos: Lessons in Lean attendants must commit to the entire 2 hours

 

Assessing the Current State Workshop
In this live interactive course, a representative of the Wolff Learning Academy will help participants apply the principles learned in the virtual Wolff Learning Academy course Assessing the Current State to real-world projects and to fully understand the complexity of your work processes. This skill is vital in helping you to hone your project scope and ensure that the right stakeholders are engaged from the start of your improvement project. It is highly recommended that participants independently complete the WLA virtual class “Assessing the Current State” before attending this interactive live workshop via Microsoft Teams. Instructors will assume that participants are familiar with the virtual class content. Participants should also come prepared with actual project scenarios to discuss. Register for Assessing the Current State Workshop
Connecting the Dots with Data: Introduction to Quality Data Analysis
Understanding how to define, collect, and interpret measures for a quality improvement project is critical to implementing a successful project. This interactive course helps participants understand principles of measurement and apply them to case studies and real-world projects. It is highly recommended that participants complete the WLA virtual class “Data for Quality Improvement” before attending this in-person workshop. Instructors will assume that participants are familiar with the virtual class content. Participants should bring a laptop to class if possible. Please look at the course material because there materials that you should bring to class electronically if possible. If you are working on a real-world improvement project and have a related data set, you should bring it to class as well. Register for Connecting the Dots with Data: Introduction to Quality Data Analysis
Legos: Lessons From Lean
Lean methodologies have been used by a wide range of industries and health are institutions to help make work more efficient and connections more clear. This class teaches the basics of lean, how they apply to your work, and how to assess your workplace for how close you are to meeting lean ideals by using an interactive activity with LEGOS. It is highly recommended that participants complete the WLA virtual class “Lean Fundamentals” before attending this in-person workshop. Instructors will assume that participants are familiar with the virtual class content. Register for Legos: Lessons From Lean
Tackling Quality Improvement Using Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles and Human Factors Design
Implementing real-world change is challenging. Using rapid-cycle, small-scale tests of change and human factors design (HFD) principles are extremely helpful tools to tackle quality improvement changes. This interactive course applies the PDSA and HFD tools, concepts and methodologies to real-world projects and case studies to help students understand how to use these principles in real life. It is highly recommended that participants complete the WLA virtual classes “Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA); A Toolkit for Implementing PDSA Cycles” and “Human Factors Design” before attending this in-person workshop. Instructors will assume that participants are familiar with the virtual class content. Participants should also bring a real-world improvement project that they are interested in working on to discuss in class. Register for Tackling Quality Improvement Using PDSA Cycles and Human Factors Design

Remember that Wolff Learning Academy offers a collection of tools, templates, and resources for any participant to use that can help make any QI project run smoothly. Visit the Quality Improvement Tools, Templates, and Resources page for more information.