Specifically Designed for Residency Programs

EQIPP for Residents is the Academy's quality improvement (QI) course designed to help residents integrate QI into practice.

  • Easily meet ACGME requirement for QI using the reporting and tracking features
  • Collect and analyze data
  • Identify gaps in care
  • Create improvement plans to address those gaps

 

Getting Started with EQIPP for Residents

EQIPP is a benefit for all AAP members ($199 for non-members). Program coordinators can access at no charge. Access this exciting new benefit directly through your program directors page on PediaLink.org!

"EQIPP courses are very organized and give residents a homogenous QI experience. The year prior to us using EQIPP our resident had to create projects from scratch. The results were inconsistent. Some residents excelled, others were lost. EQIPP courses ensured everybody gets a firm, basic understanding. They learned QI principles that they can carry forward in their career. EQIPP was good for our residents, and it’s better for the program."

- Mark Gaby DO, FAAP, FACO
Learn More on PediaLink

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How do residency programs use EQIPP?

Residency Programs have been using EQIPP over the last 5 years in various ways.

  • Through feedback, the EQIPP for Residents course was created. Using the reporting and tracking features within EQIPP, programs easily meet the ACGME requirement for Quality Improvement.
  • Programs have immersed EQIPP into the Program Curriculum in the following ways:
    • Encouraging the use of QI Basics as a primer to QI implementation
    • Grouping residents by continuity clinic and using Faculty to help assist the implementation of the course within clinic
    • Based on need of the program and clinic, allowing each group or clinic to choose a topic (or track) that best meets the need of the clinic and/or residents.
    • Grouping residents by topic (or track) and have them work together in separate cohorts to implement the improvements in clinic.
    • Some programs have assigned certain times of the month (e.g. 2nd Thursday of the Month – brown bag lunch) to review progress and data together.
    • Grouping residents by PL year; essentially spreading out the course completion requirements over the term of residency. Leveraging mentorship opportunities for the PL3 and PL4 residents.

What is a group? Why do I need one?

An EQIPP group is comprised of one or more residents. In EQIPP, a group’s data is aggregated and improvements can be viewed as a team. Programs have grouped residents by PL year, continuity clinic, and/or topic. Groups can be edited throughout the academic year.

What types of reports are available?

There are two types of reports available through EQIPP for Residents. You have access to a EQIPP Completion Report or Run Chart Report.

  • Reports can be generated from the program directors page on PediaLink as well as on the “My EQIPP Groups” tab on EQIPP.org.
  • The Completion Report displays the course progress of each resident on your roster, the report will output a list of your residents.
  • A CSV/spreadsheet file is also available and will include the group assignments for all residents in your program.
  • The run chart report collects all of the data from your groups into a run chart for each of the selected track(s).
  • A request can be submitted by clicking the Send Request button.
  • Due to the data-intensive nature of these reports please allow up to 3-business days to process.

Do my faculty and coordinators have access to the course?

Yes. Coordinators, program directors, and AAP-member faculty have free access to the course. Non-member faculty fees are $199. Please note: all participants need to be registered through PediaLink in order to gain access to course material.

Who is eligible for MOC credit?

Once completion requirements have been met, both residents and faculty are eligible for MOC credit. Residents can bank their credit using the PediaLink Transcript system. Residency program faculty can follow the attestation process.

What are the course completion requirements?

Each track/topic is managed separately. All tracks have the following completion requirements:

  • Complete QI Foundations
  • Enter Baseline data (minimum of 5 charts)
  • Complete an Improvement Plan with a minimum of 1 Aim Statement
  • Enter Follow Up data (minimum of 5 charts)
  • Repeat steps 2-4 (2nd follow up data cycle)
  • Complete course evaluation

How many patient charts are required for each resident?

There is a minimum of 5 charts required for each data cycle.

 

Course Tracks

 Asthma (Generalist)

This track is designed to provide you with guidance regarding asthma diagnosis, its control and follow-up, spirometry testing and measurement, medications administration, flu vaccination, asthma action plan development, and active partnership between providers. It features diagnosis and management guidance from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.

Immunizations (19-23 month old)

This track is designed to improve your vaccine rates for Hep B, Rotavirus, DTap, Hib, PCV, IPV, Influenza, MMR and Varicella in patients 19-23mos old.

Bright Futures (Infancy and Early Childhood)

This track is designed to help guide physicians on how to interpret and implement the Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision into everyday practice. The content of this course focuses on infants through early childhood.

Judicious Use of Antibiotics (Upper Respiratory Infection)

This track will assess if patients were appropriately: a) diagnosed with URI; b) not provided with an antibiotic; and c) counseled regarding expected course of illness.

Oral Health

In this track, the importance of the dental home, caries risk assessment, anticipatory guidance, and fluoride varnish application is discussed. These can all be done by pediatric primary healthcare providers (PPHPs) in their office.