9-Day Course for Practicing Clinicians - miniAdvanced Training Program (miniATP)

The miniAdvanced Training Program (miniATP) offers a practical, in-depth course for health care professionals who need to teach, implement and investigate quality improvement, outcome measurement and management of both clinical and non-clinical processes.

Objectives

The miniAdvanced Training Program (miniATP) is designed to train senior leaders, middle management, and front-line health professionals in the theory and application of cost and quality control as well as the health services academic infrastructure.

The course is designed to facilitate the development of skills and competencies needed by community physician leaders, clinical team members, and administrators to actively lead, participate in, and direct organizational clinical management efforts.

The Intermountain Healthcare miniAdvanced Training Program's (miniATP) purpose is to give participants the understanding and tools necessary to conduct state-of-the-art clinical practice improvement projects and use quality improvement methods to manage and integrate clinical processes.

As part of the course, each miniATP participant must select, complete, and report on an improvement project. The Institute analysts and staff provide consultation for your project.

The miniATP course consists of a total of 9 days, divided into four sessions. It builds on the experience of Intermountain Healthcare and brings clinical team members together to learn the theory and techniques of:

• Designing data systems
• Outcome measurement and tracking
• Methods for fast improvement
• Data management
• Clinical cost accounting
• Information synthesis and meta-analysis
• Total Quality Management / Continuous Quality Improvement
• Leadership Skills

The course will include discussions of:

• Core principles of clinical quality improvement based on clinical studies within Intermountain Healthcare
• Tools necessary to improve patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost effectiveness
• Clinical guidelines and protocols
• Necessary leadership skills in building a foundation for integrated clinical research

Accreditation

Winter 2013

• Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education (CME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 73.25AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare CME adheres to ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education and disclosure of faculty and commercial sponsor relationships (if any) will be made known at the activity.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare CME fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of this program is in need of accommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or write to the Institute office in order to receive service. A request for accommodation can be made by calling 801.442.2896. Reasonable prior notice is required.

 

Fall 2013

• Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education (CME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare CME adheres to ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education and disclosure of faculty and commercial sponsor relationships (if any) will be made known at the activity.
  
  Intermountain Healthcare CME fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of this program is in need of accommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or write to the Institute office in order to receive service. A request for accommodation can be made by calling 801.442.2896. Reasonable prior notice is required.

Sponsored by Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education

 For more information contact the Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education Office at (800) 842-5498

Course Logistics

Location: Training sessions will be held in the Capitol View Conference Room at Intermountain Healthcare's Central Office, which is located at:

36 South State Street (Key Bank Tower) - 16th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah  84111

Class-Day Structure:

• Breakfast is served each day at 7:30 a.m.
• Class presentation/lectures begin at 8:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
• Lunch is provided each day, with the exception of the last day of each session, at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
• Class concludes each day at 5:00 p.m., with the following exceptions:

Please schedule travel plans so that you can attend every class lecture. The course lectures provide pertinent information that will assist participants in completing a quality improvement project.

Excel Breakout Session: During sessions 1 and 2, an early morning breakout session will be held.  These sessions will be held in the same classroom at 7:00 a.m. 
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Quality Improvement Project Consultations: Consultations with a clinical program analyst will be provided during each session to assist with the required Quality Improvement project.  This schedule will be posted in the classroom during each session.

Hotel: For assistance with hotel reservations, please contact Julie Downs in the Intermountain Travel Services Department; Julie.Downs@imail.org or by phone at (801) 442-3947.  Please mention that you are attending the ATP program.

Session Schedule

 It is essential that you plan to attend Session 1 prior to any of the other sessions as the framework and theory of quality improvement are laid out during this session.  If you are unable to attend Session 1, we ask that you reschedule your participation to a future course. 

Course Fees & Registration

As of September 1, 2012 the tuition for the four-session (9-day) training program will be:

$6,000 per participant

• Online Registration

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made 30 days prior to the first day of class for a full refund. Cancellations within 30 days prior to the first day of class will forfeit $1,000 of the refundable tuition.