The Institute for Emergency Department Clinical Quality Improvement is set within the context of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and our Emergency Medicine Residency Program, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. All of our faculty are attending physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and faculty members at Harvard Medical School. Our courses are designed to help emergency medicine clinicians develop the individual and departmental clinical decision-making skills and quality assurance practices they need in order to deliver high-quality care to patients.  Meet our Institute’s leadership team.

Our institute’s main certification course, Emergency Quality Improvement Professional (EQuIP) Certification Course, is a 20-hour (3-day) intensive professional development course for emergency medicine clinicians. We also offer several emergency medicine CME courses, that support our mission of clinical quality.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Institute for Emergency Department Clinical Quality Improvement is to promote excellence in emergency department operations, clinical quality, and patient safety through a commitment to quality improvement, clinical education, international collaboration, and research. How we meet our mission.

Improved diagnosis.

“I have learned more about the diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of vertigo and dizziness.
I now feel more confident in diagnosing and ordering investigations. Overall, the whole
program will improve my clinical diagnosis of acute
neurological conditions.”

— Neuro Emergencies Attendee

Thought-provoking.

“I really appreciated the discussion of medico legal cases in such an open, honest and supportive environment. Medical diagnosis is challenging, and clinicians are not machines. To hear everyone’s perspective, while honoring how challenging our work is, made for interesting and thought-provoking discussion

— Neuro Emergencies Attendee

Tools & insight.

“This course inspired me to introduce QA concepts to my ED. We are planning on implementing QA metrics, case assessment, and M&Ms in our department. This course gave me the insight and tools I need to move ahead.”

— EQuIP Certification Course Attendee