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Quality and Patient Safety
Concurrent

Applied Skills for Quality Projects in Critical Care

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Time
Location: W184

    Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

  • Pooja Nawathe, MD, FSSH, FCCM

    Cedars Sinai Medical Center, California

    Disclosure(s): ASPR: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Grants/Research Support Recipient (Ongoing)

Excellence in critical care requires a structured approach to QI initiatives. This hands-on workshop will equip healthcare professionals with practical skills for designing, implementing, and sustaining QI projects in the ICU. Through interactive sessions, case studies, and expert-led discussions, participants will learn evidence-based strategies to enhance patient outcomes, streamline workflows, and drive meaningful change. This highly interactive session will bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application, incorporating the following educational methods: brief didactic sessions to introduce key quality improvement concepts and methodologies; hands-on exercises in which participants will apply QI tools to simulated ICU scenarios; case study analyses of successful critical care QI projects, highlighting challenges, lessons learned, and best practices; panel discussion with QI experts who will share insights on overcoming implementation barriers.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify key elements of successful QI projects in critical care
  • Apply fundamental methodologies such as plan-do-study-act (PDSA)
  • Discuss the use of data-driven approaches for performance measurement and outcome tracking
  • Implement strategies to engage multidisciplinary teams and foster a culture of continuous improvement
  • Analyze simulation as a QI tool for process improvement in ICUs

Presentations:

  • 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time
    Introduction to Quality Improvement in Critical Care

    Edward Seferian, Select Member MD – Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle

    Michael Sirimaturos, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM – Houston Methodist Hospital

  • 11:35 AM - 11:50 AM Central Time
    Data Collection and Performance Metrics in the ICU

    Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, BCPPS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine