Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare ― In Conversation With International Leaders

Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare explores the inner workings of some of the most influential minds in healthcare quality, risk and safety. The book was created in cooperation with the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality graduate program, developed and delivered by Queena€?s University, Canada. This is the only standalone interdisciplinary Master of Science graduate degree in Healthcare Quality in North America that focuses on creating tomorrowa€?s healthcare leaders. Following a one-to-one collaboration between each leader in healthcare with a dedicated learner of the MSc(HQ), readers are presented with a synopsis of the leadera€?s work followed by an in-depth interview with him or her. Interviews center around the leadersa€? contributions to and thoughts on quality, risk and safety in healthcare, dealing with topics such as the development of their body of work, their greatest achievements, what they wish they could change, and future direction of quality, risk and safety, etc. The book provides a unique and highly accessible view into how and why the science of healthcare quality has developed, as well as giving a first-hand account of the founders and key players in the movement. It will offer valuable insights to any undergraduate/graduate class with an interest in healthcare, as well as professionals working within any of the many disciplines that can influence the healthcare system.

Dr Kim Sears is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Queens University. She is the Associate Director of the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality program MSc(HQ) and the Deputy Director/Healthcare Quality in the Queen's Joanna Briggs Collaboration. Her research program is centered on patient safety and quality of care. She completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Toronto in 2009. Building upon her doctoral thesis which explored the relationship of the nursing work environment on the safe administration of medications for hospitalized children across Canada. Dr Sears is interested in promoting safe medication delivery for children and adults in both the community and hospital settings. To focus on this goal, Kim was awarded a CIHR/CHSRF Postdoctoral Fellowship which she accomplished at Dalhousie University. Dr Denise Stockley is the Associate Director for the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Researcher in Residence in the Office of Health Science Education, and also Professor of Education at Queen's University. She has extensive experience in promoting both classroom-based and online learning. Since 1993, she has taught, consulted, and provided educational development at the college, university and corporate levels. Denise completed her Doctorate in the Psychology of Education at Simon Fraser University. Her primary interests are professional development, graduate supervision, and educational technology. Denise is also the Principal Investigator of several research grants, including those from the Tri-Council (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR). Briana Broderick graduated with a SSHRC funded Mastera€?s degree in Canadian Cultural History from Queena€?s University in 2010. In 2009, she graduated with an honours bachelor of arts and an education degree from Lakehead University. Since graduating, Briana worked at the Faculty of Law before taking up her current position as a Graduate Program Assistant with the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality. In this position Briana has co-written several articles (publishing in process), marketing pieces and projects in relation to the program.