Quality, Innovation & Patient Safety (QIPS)

The OBGYN Quality, Innovation & Patient Safety (OBGYN-QIPS) team facilitates and supports education, scholarship, and collaboration in quality improvement, patient safety and health system innovation.

Our mission is to bring together faculty, trainees and clinical partners who are committed to improving obstetric and gynaecologic health through evidence-based improvement science, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative-care delivery.

Through regular meetings, mentorship opportunities and collaborative projects, we support a vibrant community of clinicians and scholars dedicated to safer, more equitable care.

Our vision

Our vision is to build a strong academic community that advances quality improvement, patient safety, and innovation in women and gender-diverse people’s health care. We aim to:

• Improve clinical outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology
• Support scholarly work in quality improvement and implementation science
• Foster collaboration across affiliated hospitals and clinical sites
• Train the next generation of clinician leaders in quality and innovation

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Executive team

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Strategic priorities

Build capacity

We support the development of skills and expertise in quality improvement and patient safety across the department. Key activities include:

• Hosting regular OBGYN-QIPS meetings to review current projects and initiatives
• Promoting training opportunities in quality improvement and implementation science
• Supporting faculty and trainees in developing QI scholarship
• Integrating quality and innovation into departmental education programs

Build community

OBGYN-QIPS serves as a collaborative network for faculty, residents, fellows and learners interested in improving care. Our community activities include:

• Peer mentorship and faculty mentorship programs
• Networking opportunities for clinicians and researchers
• Collaboration across affiliated teaching hospitals
• Sharing best practices and successful quality improvement initiatives

Build structure

To sustain innovation and improvement in clinical care, OBGYN-QIPS provides infrastructure and support for departmental initiatives. This includes:

• Coordination of multisite quality improvement projects
• Development of shared metrics and reporting frameworks
• Support for grant applications and funding opportunities
• Facilitation of research and scholarly dissemination

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Opportunities for training and engagement

Retreat meetings

Annual meetings where faculty and learners present emerging quality improvement and innovation projects and develop multi-site collaborative quality improvement projects.

Resident and fellow QI projects

Structured opportunities for residents and fellows to complete scholarly improvement projects with faculty supervision.

Collaborative research

Interdisciplinary research opportunities in:

• Maternal safety
• Implementation science
• Health systems innovation
• Health equity in obstetrics and gynaecology

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QIPS retreats

Held every April, QIPS retreats are a chance for colleagues from across hospital sites to strengthen collaboration, share ideas and build connections across our clinical and academic community. These interactive sessions highlight ongoing initiatives and explore new opportunities to work together. Faculty, trainees and staff from all sites to are welcome to participate.

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