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I was just wondering how other podiatrists in New Zealand are getting on with meeting this activity type? Particularly those who do not have their own business and are working for others

Cheers

Even though you work for someone else, you could still create a patient survey, or look at business protocol and see if there are any improvements to service that can be made, perhaps think of ways to streamline processes and present these to your 'boss'. Hopefully they will have an open mind and given the CQI take on board your suggestions.

I've wondered about some of that as well,and how it applies to varied workplaces

how the framework describes cqi as pasted below

I don't know about everyone else but the section I've highlighted in color gave
me the feeling that the authors may have something more than a patient satisfaction survey in mind......A four year audit cycle!?...at least 3 different activities in the catagory?

Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI)


CQI activities are intended to improve patient care with respect to improving practice to make a
positive difference to patient health status, well being or satisfaction.
CQI activities should include:
· Planning, identifying and implementing data collection, and monitoring processes
· Reviewing, refining and implementing CQI processes
· Interpreting and completing the audit of the activity, and the introduction of improvement
strategies as appropriate in each case
· Assessing the effect and benefit of the activity and the modification of practice strategies and
policies for future use
Topic areas may include (but not restricted to) activities related to:
· professional – relating to the technical aspects of care (e.g. improving/upgrading
instrumentation/equipment)
· patient – relating to measuring patient perception of services you provide in your practice (e.g.
develop and quantify a patient satisfaction survey)
· practice management – relating to structures and processes which support best practice (e.g.
sharps/contaminated material disposal; review and upgrade patient record keeping/ database
systems (e.g. paper to electronic); practice premises review and upgrade).
It may well be that some CQI activities require less than four years to complete. It is, therefore, also
possible to acquire CQI activity credits for “practice/business improvement activities”, for example, in
years where a cycle of audit programme participation does not occur.See Appendix A for required CQI credits.
For CME, CPD and CQI activities, credits must be gained across AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT
types of activity within that category, eg: for CPD: 1. Ad hoc professional reading, 2. Organising
meetings/seminars, 3. Attendance at relevant meetings/seminars (example only).
Similarly, the CME and CQI categories will each require credits to be gained across at least three
different activity types.

I'm thinking that some of us folks might need to find that elusive course " CQI for Absolute Beginners"

Now I'll go see if I can come back with something more constructive

Cheers

Greg

I still feel CQI has nothing to do with the HPCAA's intentions, however I voiced this 4 years ago.