Pediatrics Quality Academy Improving Quality & Patient Safety
Below is a list of training opportunities, resources, and a platform for UF faculty, staff, and providers to share their experiences.
April 13 – 16, 2026
Patient Safety & Quality Week
UF Health Shands is proud to host a week dedicated to celebrating our commitment to patient safety and quality improvement. This year’s theme, Safety by Design, highlights the importance of intentional planning, innovation, and teamwork in creating safer systems and delivering exceptional patient care.
Department of Pediatrics
Joy in the Workplace
“In our work in health care, joy is not just humane; its instrumental. The gifts of hope, confidence, and safety that health care should offer patients and families can only come from a workforce that feels hopeful, confident, and safe. Joy in work is an essential resource for the enterprise of healing. “
“Good news! Joy is possible. We know it is possible, not only from intuition, but also from science.” – Donald M Berwick, MD; IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work
UF Health
Lean-Six Sigma
Lean is a never-ending, systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste and improving the flow of a process while engaging employees.
Lean is a way of thinking that can easily be applied to every organization. The entire focus of Lean is customer-driven; it is the customer who determines the value and the amount they are willing to pay for the product or service.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety
A micro-certification program comprising 13 courses, provides a well-rounded introduction to quality, safety, population health, health care leadership, and person- and family-centered care.
Free IHI Open School Access for Students and Residents. Be sure to use your UF email address when creating an account.
UF Continuing Medical Education
New QPSi CME Courses
The University of Florida Quality and Patient Safety initiative, or QPSi, has launched new continuing medical education (CME) courses, designed to empower health care professionals, educators, and trainees with innovative resources to enhance patient safety and quality of care.
Communication Resources
UF Human Resources
Managing at UF
For communication in difficult conversations. Suggested course: “The Art of Difficult Conversations.”
UF Resource
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers more than 16,000 free training courses in seven different languages for students, faculty, and staff.
Resource
The Academy of Communication in Healthcare
Find resources and conference listings such as ENRICH.