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Grand Rounds: Journey to Becoming a Learning Organization

07-08-2022

By Sandip Godambe, MD, PhD, , Professor of Pediatrics, University of California at Irvine; Chief Medical Officer, Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC), Orange, California


Objectives (Educational Content) :

1. Identify the traits of a learning organization. 2. Describe how improvement science approaches can help facilitate change. 3. Explain how the creation of the capability and capacity for improvement science can help foster better collaboration and engagement, joy in work, and timely problem-solving.

Target Audience:

General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.

Identified Gap:

Improvement science will enhance collaboration and engagement and provide timely problem-solving.

Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:

1 hour(s)

Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:

07-07-2023

Method of Participation in the Learning Process:

The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.

Evaluation Methods:

All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.

Disclosure:

The speaker, Sandip Godambe, MD, PhD, has returned the disclosure form indicating that there are no relevant financial or other relationships with any commercial interests.

Accreditation Statement:

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHMCA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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