Teaching the Model for Improvement Improvement Advisors.

Teaching the Model for Improvement

Improvement Advisors

At the end of this session….

• Explain the Model for Improvement

• Teach the Model for Improvement to teams using interactive techniques

• Use innovative practical techniques to explain and demonstrate testing and innovation

Content

• Structure of the Model

• Learning points for the 3 fundamental questions

• Practical methods and equipment for teaching the PDSA cycle

The Model for Improvement

Tips before you even start:

• Set the context for learning the model to something real…..

• Make the learning interactive

• Split the learning into 2 parts: the fundamental questions (thinking part) and PDSA cycle (doing part)

Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions

Question 1: What are you trying to accomplish?

•What?

•How much?

•By when?

•Target group

Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions

Question 2: What change can you make that will result in improvement?

•Data over time

•Learn from the data

•Useful not perfection

•Pen and paper

Essential learning points for the 3 fundamental questions

Question 3: What change can you make that will result in improvement?

•Fixing something or innovative change?

•Where are changes sourced from: evidence, experience, hunches

•What changes do you choose: what is going to have the biggest impact?

If you don’t answer the 3 fundamental questions before you start testing,

be prepared to fail!

Plan Do Study Act Plan Do Study Act

“What will happen if we try something different?”

“Let’s try it!”“Did it work?”

“What’s next? ”

Practical Methods for Teaching the PDSA cycle

• Mr Potato Head

• Skittles

• Paper aeroplanes

This is not an exhaustive list, if you have other simulations, please share them with us……

Practical Techniques and Methods Exercise

1. Split into 3 groups

2. Experience each simulation: Equipment Facilitation Learning points

3. Have fun

4. Return to whole group for discussion

Discussion

• Learning points – similar for each simulation?

• Will you go out and teach the model?

• All templates and facilitation plans available on extranet