Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries 



 
 November 7, 2009

Course Schedule

Note: All times are EST/EDT (-5 GMT).
Assignments become accessible on the dates listed in the "Available" column.

Available Assignment Due
Course Introduction
Thu, Aug 27 Lecture 0 Course Introduction ——
 
QA Principles and Concepts
Thu, Aug 27 Lecture 1 Introducing Quality Improvement Management Methods and Definitions of Quality (Burnham) ——
Thu, Aug 27 Lecture 2 Principles of Quality Assurance (Burnham) ——
Thu, Aug 27 Lecture 3 Quality Assurance Tools (Burnham) ——
Mon, Aug 31, 5:30 PM LiveTalk 1 Introduction to Course and Assignments ——
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 4 Quality Assurance Methods for Problem Solving: Introducing the Core of Quality Improvement Methods (Burnham) ——
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 5 Teams and Team Building (Edward) ——
Fri, Sep 11 Quiz 1 Covers Lectures 1-5 and associated readings Mon, Sep 14, 5 PM
 
Performance Measures and Support Systems
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 6 Quality of Care--Measurements and Standards (Matthes) ——
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 7 The Balanced Scorecard: Example from Afghanistan (Peters) ——
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 8 Role of Quality in Cost Recovery (Morrow) ——
Fri, Sep 4 Lecture 9 Quality Design of Health Services (Legros) ——
 
QA Applications and Case Studies
Fri, Sep 11 Lecture 10 Quality Assurance for Primary Health Care (Burnham) ——
Fri, Sep 11 Lecture 11 Leadership for Quality (Burnham) ——
Fri, Sep 11 Lecture 12 Principles of Supervision (Burnham) ——
Fri, Sep 18 Lecture 13 Supportive Supervision: Performance According to Standards (Morrow) ——
Fri, Sep 18 Lecture 14 Institutionalization (Brown) ——
Fri, Sep 25, 12 PM Quiz 2 Covers Lectures 6-11 and associated readings Mon, Sep 28, 5 PM
Fri, Sep 18 Lecture 15 Case Studies in Operations Research (Morrow, Edward) ——
Wed, Sep 23, 5:30 PM LiveTalk 2 Contemporary Issues and Future Directions (Edward, Heiby, Massoud) ——
 
Regulatory Mechanisms and Evidence-Based QA
Fri, Sep 25 Lecture 16 Accreditation, Licensure, Registration, and Certification (Engineer) ——
Fri, Sep 25 Lecture 17 The Sustainability of Quality Assurance Programs (Helby) ——
Fri, Oct 9, 12 PM Quiz 3 covers Lectures 12-17 and associated readings Mon, Oct 12, 5 PM
 
Assignments and Group Project
Thu, Aug 27 BBS Exercise Class Introductions Thu, Sep 3, 11:59 PM
Thu, Aug 27 Team Assignments Submit "My Quality Profile" (submit via dropbox) Thu, Sep 3, 11:59 PM
Thu, Aug 27 Assignment 1 Monday/Regi BHU Exercise—PowerPoint Wed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM
Mon, Sep 14 Assignment 2 Uganda Case Study (Weiss) Sun, Sep 27, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Selection of Project Topic Wed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Submit Problem Statement Wed, Sep 16, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Submit Problem Analysis Sun, Sep 20, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Submit Quality Assessment Plan Sun, Oct 4, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Prioritize Solutions/QI/QD Plan Sun, Oct 11, 11:59 PM
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Group Project Work Prepare and Submit Final Presentations Sun, Oct 18, 11:59 PM
Thu, Aug 27 Peer Evaluation Submit Peer Evaluation Sun, Oct 18, 11:59 PM
Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM  —
Mon, Oct 19, 8 PM
LiveTalk Final Presentations
5:00-8:00 PM
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Optional Material
Thu, Aug 27 Lecture Health Systems Performance (Peters) ——
 
Course Evaluation
Wed, Oct 14 Course evaluation   Thu, Oct 29
 

 

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