Currently available Lean tools such as Lean Assessments, Value Stream Mapping, and
Process Flow Charting focus on system requirements and overlook human behavior. A need …

Objective: To provide evidence‐based guidelines on the specialized personnel, equipment,
and physical plant required for safe and effective care of severely obese weight loss surgery …

Abstract Knowledge translation articulates how new scientific insights can be implemented
efficiently into clinical practice to reap maximal health benefits. Modern information and …

Workplace learning is becoming increasingly important in all fields. While workplace
learning in medicine, also called practice‐based learning and improvement (PBLI) is not …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Although sustainability is a key component in the evaluation of
continuous quality improvement (CQI) projects, medicine resident CQI projects are often …

Long recognized by industry as a key component for advancement of business, process
improvement is only now being incorporated into healthcare systems. Unfortunately, despite …

Methods: This was an observational case study. Data were collected through interviews,
observations of educational events, and review of documents such as learning logs, which …

This article has three key points. The first proposes and illustrates a model for planning
effective continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development …

Background Although residency programs must prepare physicians who can analyze and
improve their practice, practice improvement (PI) is new for many faculty preceptors. We …

In recent years, there has been an increase in studies that have sought to identify predictors
of treatment outcome and to examine the efficacy of surgical and non-surgical treatments. In …