Did you recently complete a quality improvement (QI) project? Find out how to enter your QI activity in MAINPORT by exploring our new QI in Motion series.

The following five-minute video tutorial provides step-by-step guidance on how to enter your Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits for a QI activity. Follow Ana Vatar, the video’s artificial intelligence (AI) host, as she narrates the progression through each MAINPORT screen to help you key in your information for Section 3 Practice Assessment credits.

More tips, resources to come

More resources will be added to the QI in Motion series as they become available. The series will feature a mix of informative videos, mini case studies, micro learning and other useful “how to” tools designed to support a QI project in any health care setting (clinical, research, education, or primary care).

Still thinking about starting a QI initiative?

Visit How to do QI to learn about a systematic approach and access practical tools to guide your project from start to finish.

The Ottawa Hospital Innovation Framework™ is a health care-centric, five-step approach that combines elements of other well-known models in a comprehensive and user-friendly way.

Here are the framework’s five steps to follow for your QI project:

• define the problem,
• analyze the situation,
• test and trial improvements,
• lock-in improvements, and
• evaluate and spread the improvements.

Each step is accompanied by useful tools, templates and reference materials that provide the guidance you need to move through every stage.

If you have a question about the framework or the tools, or if you have an idea for a practical tip that we can share, or want to share your experience with a QI project, please send an email to ppi@royalcollege.ca.