Concepts
Quality Improvement essentials, clinical case review, root cause analysis, and AI for quality
Systems
Building clinical pathways, developing rule-based systems, and quality improvement metrics
Implementation
Implementing quality systems, leading the change effectively, and communicating quality systems change
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Root cause analysis. Clinical pathways. Case review. Adverse event. Error assessment. AI for quality.
European CME Credits
An application has been submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
Harvard Medical School Faculty
Course directors and many faculty are professors of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. They are joined by international experts recognized for their expertise in course subject matter.
Small Group Workshops
Small group workshops on root cause analysis, clinical pathways, case review, adverse event/error assessment, and QA systems implementation provide participants with hands-on practice.
International ED Leaders and Clinicians
Participants hail from different countries (generally 25+ each year), many of whom hold positions of leadership in their home countries, allowing for extensive and engaging networking opportunities.
2026 Endorsement By
2026 Collaboration With
The Emergency Department Quality Improvement Professional (EQuIP) Certification Course, is a 21-hour (3-day) intensive professional development course for emergency medicine clinicians delivered by the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
In addition to providing valuable and specific clinical and quality assurance knowledge and skills, this course will also provide participants with a shared understanding of the necessity for practicing emergency clinicians to adhere to agreed-upon standards in clinical quality. Doing so encourages hospital-wide acceptance of the importance of tracking quality metrics within the ED and throughout the hospital.
Relevant for clinicians working in:
- Emergency Medicine
- Urgent Care
Using case studies, presentations, and interactive hands-on workshops, we will answer the following questions:
- How can we assure clinical quality in our ED?
- How can we provide state of the art emergency medicine care for our patients?
- Why is having an effective quality assurance program essential for all practicing emergency physicians?
- What are the basic principles of effective ED quality metrics?
- What is an error and an adverse event and how do we appropriately implement the AHRQ severity scale in assessment of these?
- What is the role of the provider in error assessment?
- How can we adopt safe and reliable AI tools for enhance the QA systems and processes?
- What specific quality metrics are most beneficial in the ED setting?
- How do we perform a standard case assessment and use this to improve clinical quality?
- How does a QA committee function and effectively interact with the hospital system?
- How do we develop and implement a rule-based system to objectively assess medical error?
- How do we implement standardized clinical pathways and assess their impact on quality of care and reduce variability?
COURSE AGENDA
Monday, 12 April 2027
0800 - 0830
Registration and Welcome Coffee
0830 - 0845
Welcome and Opening Remarks
0845 - 0945
Keynote: Why QA is Essential to Every ED
0945 - 1045
Teambuilding Exercise: Hold the Potato
1045 - 1100
Coffee Break
1100 - 1145
Presentation: Case Assessment - A Structured Approach
1145 - 1245
Workshop: Clinical Case Review
1245 - 1345
Lunch
1345 - 1430
Presentation: Root Cause Analysis
1430 - 1600
Workshop: Root Cause Analysis
1600 - 1615
Coffee Break
1615 - 1700
Presentation: Root Cause Analysis - A Case Example
1700-1800
Networking Reception and Poster Presentations
Tuesday, 13 April 2027
0800 - 0830
Welcome Coffee
0830 - 0845
Welcome Back and Introductions
0845 - 0945
Presentation: Using Clinical Pathways to Improve Patient Safety and Clinical Quality
0945-1000
Coffee Break
1000 - 1130
Workshop: Design Your Own Pathway
1130 - 1200
Presentation: Principles of ED Quality Metrics — Progress Towards a Rule-Based System
1200 - 1300
Lunch
1300 - 1400
1400 - 1445
Workshop: ED Quality Metrics Development
Presentation: Beating the Clock - A Quality Initiative to Detect Sepsis at Triage and Reduce Time to Antibiotics
1445 - 1500
Coffee Break
1500 - 1600
1600 - 1615
Interactive Morbidity and Mortality Conference
EQuIP Certification Exam Review
1615 - 1700
Optional: Structure of QA Committees at BIDMC
Wednesday, 14 April 2027
0800 - 0830
Welcome Coffee
0830 - 0845
Welcome Back and Introductions
0845 - 1030
Workshop: From Idea to the Frontline — Implementation and Change Management
1030 - 1045
Coffee Break
1045 - 1145
Presentation: Enhancing QI Systems and Processes with Artificial Intelligence
1145 - 1230
Participant Challenges: International ED Leader Panel Discussion
1230 - 1330
Lunch
1330 - 1500
Certification Exam (Optional)
1500 - 1515
Certificate Ceremony (Optional)
European CME
An application has been submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS) and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found here.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Past Courses
2026 course endorsements
EQUIP Speakers
Course Directors
Keynote Speakers
Faculty