2020
The 2020 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Symposium (QIPSS) will be done digitally.
Event Information
Monday, May 18, 2020
All abstracts will be viewable starting May 18.
Abstract presenters will be presenting on May 18 from 3:15pm-5:00pm.
Winners will be announced Friday 5/22
Abstracts
Read all abstracts in Read Abstracts page
Posters can be viewed in the presentation schedule below and also in the Read Abstracts page
Judges & Planning Committee
The judges and planning committee dedicated their time and effort into organizing our third successful symposium.
View Recordings
Click on the Zoom links below to view opening remarks and 5 presentation session
QIPSS Schedule
2020 QIPSS will start off with a opening remarks (visit zoom link below), followed by 5 presentation groups. Presentation schedule is below and audience can visit their desired presentation group by clicking on the link below.
Read all abstracts - click here
Time Schedule |
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| 3:15-3:30 pm | Opening remarks from SHC leadership |
| 3:30-5:00 pm | Break out into 1 of 5 presentation groups |
Video Winner Announcement
General Winners |
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Poster Title |
All Authors |
Department |
Poster Link |
Type |
| Methods to address challenges in implementing teleneurology during COVID-19 | Jessica Ng, MD | Neurology Department | View Poster | Education |
| Monica Liu BS | ||||
| Hilary Wang MD,MBA | ||||
| Sammita Satyanarayan MD | ||||
| Jingjing (Jenny) Chen MD,MBA | ||||
| Laurice Yang MD,MHA | ||||
| Nocturnal Awakening Prevention (NAP) protocol | Ioana Baiu MD MPH | Surgery Department | View Poster | Research |
| Clark Owyang MD | ||||
| Joseph Forrester MD MSc | ||||
| Developing a Telemedicine Curriculum for a Family Medicine Residency | Emmeline Ha MD | Family Medicine Department | View Poster | Education |
| Kristen Zwicky MD | ||||
| Andrew Schechtman MD | ||||
| Impact of a Best Practice Alert Intervention on Potentially InappropriatePlatelet Transfusion Ordering in the Inpatient Hospital Setting | Emily Pang, MS | Medicine Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Eric Mou, MD | ||||
| Colin Murphy, MD | ||||
| Jason Hom, MD | ||||
| Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD | ||||
| Neil Shah, MD | ||||
| Improving long-term care for patients with drug and alcohol use disorders admitted to internal medicine | Nadeem Abou-Arraj | Medicine Department | View Poster | Education |
| Aparna Goel | ||||
| Lisa Shieh | ||||
| Amer Raheemullah | ||||
| Antibiotic Clinical Decision Support Tool Improves Management of Beta-Lactam Allergies | Theresa Dunham, MD | Medicine Department | View Poster | Research |
| Danielle Fasani, PharmD | ||||
| Elizabeth Lipper, MD | ||||
| Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD | ||||
| Anne Liu, MD | ||||
| Decreasing provider discordance in Code status and Interpretation at SHC | Emily Shearer | Medicine Department | View Poster | Research |
| Jason Batten | ||||
| Mukund Ramkumar | ||||
| Kimberly Kopecky | ||||
| Haley Manella | ||||
| Lisa Shieh | ||||
| Stephanie Harman | ||||
| Winnie Teuteberg | ||||
| David Magnus | ||||
| Improving Neuro ICU safety/efficiency of transfer | Anna Janas MD PhD | Neurology Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Angie Murkins NP | ||||
| Lili Velickovic Ostojic MD | ||||
| Christina Mijalski MD | ||||
| Zachary Threlkeld MD | ||||
| Improving Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Utilization for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Within a Veteran's Affairs Health System | Justin Slade, MD | Medicine Department | View Poster | Innovation |
| Michelle Lee, PharmD | ||||
| Jun Park, PharmD | ||||
| Alexander Liu, MD | ||||
| Paul A Heidenreich, MD | ||||
| Nazima Allaudeen, MD | ||||
| Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA | ||||
| Measuring the Quality of a Quality Measure | Shefali Dujari | Neurology Department | View Poster | Research |
| Santosh Gummidipundi | ||||
| Zihuai He | ||||
| Carl A. Gold, MD | ||||
Multidisciplinary Winners |
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Poster Title |
All Authors |
Department |
Poster Link |
Type |
| Increase effectiveness of intra-operative radiographs to rule out retained foreign objects | Sarah N. Cheng MD | Radiology Department | View Poster | Innovation |
| Jason Ni MD | ||||
| Ankur Doshi MD | ||||
| Marilyn Son RT(R)(ARRT) | ||||
| Elizabeth Knoff RT(R)(CT)(QM) | ||||
| H. Henry Guo MD, PhD | ||||
| Improving Communication between Nurses, Advanced Practice Providers, and House Staff | Leean Rodolfich, MSN, RN | Neurosurgery Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Thomas Wilson, MD | ||||
| Josh Dodson, RN | ||||
| Jesus Navoa, PA | ||||
| Corrine Petrushonis, RN-BC | ||||
| Sammita Satyanarayan, MD | ||||
| Angel Shew, MPH | ||||
| Aaron Sy, MS | ||||
| Preventing Unnecessary Admissions to SICU by developing a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway for Trauma Patients with Isolated Rib Fractures | Joshua Jaramillo | Surgery Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Aussama Nassar | ||||
| Lisa Knowlton | ||||
| Javier Lorenzo | ||||
| Einar Ottestad | ||||
| Jean-Louis Horn | ||||
| Ankur Bharija | ||||
| Christopher J. Wolff | ||||
| Andre V. Coombs | ||||
| Ask Me How!” A provider‐driven intervention to increase usage of the inpatient MyHealth App. | John Chan and Aditya Ullal | Medicine Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Benjamin Catanese | ||||
| Lyndly Tamura | ||||
| Erik Blomain | ||||
| Nivetha Subramanian | ||||
| Ann Mitchell | ||||
| Joanne Meneses | ||||
| Breathing Easier on Acute Care | Julia Marlow, MD | Pediatrics Department | View Poster | High Value |
| Felice Su, MD | ||||
| Amy Chapman, MSN, RN, CNS, NEA-BC | ||||
| Lauren Destino, MD | ||||
Planning Committee
RSC Steering Committee
- Alpa Vyas, VP
- Amy Lu, MD
- Barbara Mayer, RN
- Christopher Calkins, MD
- Christopher Sharp, MD
- Cliff Schmiesing, MD
- Carl Gold, M.D.
- Christine Henley, RN
- David Crichton, CPHQ
- David Larson, M.D.
- David Magnus, PhD.
- Eric Hadhazy, MS
- Hirut Truneh, M.D.
- Jessie Kittle, MD
- Justin Slade, MD
- Karen Frush, BSN, MD, CPPS
- Katherine Werbaneth, MD
- Katie Kvam, M.D.
- Lance Downing, M.D.
- Larry Katznelson, M.D.
- Lauren Destino, M.D.
- Lisa Shieh, M.D., PhD
- Nanette Trias
- Nilushka Melnick, MPH
- Patty Duhon, RN
- Paul Maggio, MD
- Paul Mohabir, MD
- Rosie Flores
- Ryan Ribeira, MD
- Sam Shen, M.D.
- Sharon Hampton, RN
- Stephanie Harman, MD
- Steven Chinn, DPM, MS, MBA, FACHE, CJCP, CPHQ
- Tom Caruso, MD
- Tricia Britt, RN
- Winnie Teutenberg, MD
RSC Executive Committee
- Swati Yanamadala, MD (outgoing co-chair)
- Haley Manella, MD (outgoing co-chair)
- Erna Forgo, MD (incoming co-chair)
- Joshua Jaramillo, MD (incoming co-chair)
- Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD, FHM (Program Director)
- Luisa Fernandez - Program Coordinator
Graduate Medical Education Office
- Larry Katznelson, M.D. Associate Dean for GME
- Ann Dohn, MA, Director, GME
- Thang “Trey” Huynh-Ngo— GME Program Manager
- Matt O'Niell - GME Technicial Coordinator
Judging Committee
Judges
- Anuradha Phadke
- Steven Chinn
- David Crichton
- Patrice Duhon
- Benjamin Elkins
- Karen Frush
- Laleh Gharahbaghian
- Carl Gold
- Eric Hadhazy
- Paul A. Heidenreich
- Marisa Holubar
- John Ratliff
- Alexandra (Sasha) Madison
- Jake Mickelsen
- Shelagh Nolan
- Allen Orsi
- Lisa Schilling
- Stacy Serber
- Jay Shah
- Christopher Sharp
- Nivedita Srinivas
- Octavio Villa
- Alpa Vyas
- Ann Weinacker
- Laurice Yang
- Fahmeedah Kamal
- Ruth Fanning
- Jason Francis
- Hirut Truneh
- Larry Katznelson
- Sara Goldhaber
- Sharon Hampton
- Margaret Smith
- Thomas Caruso
- Marie Wang
- Neera Ahuja
- Michelle DeNatale
Chief Judges
- Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD, FHM
- Lauren Destino, MD
- Sam Shen, MD
- Amy Lu, MD
Student Team Judges
- David Larson, MD, MBA
- Tricia Britt, MSN, RN, CNS, NEA-BC
Multispecialty Judges
- Paul Maggio, , MD, MBA, FACS
- Barbara Meyer, PhD, RN, , PhD RN, CNS, CPHQ CNS,CPHQ