One-Day ASCO QUALITY TRAINING PROGRAM
(QTP) workshop

Training information: 

The QTP is designed to prepare oncology care teams to design, implement, and lead successful quality improvement activities in their practice settings. To date, more than 300 teams from around the world have participated in the program.

The workshop introduces tools and frameworks that are used in quality improvement and teaches attendees to effectively lead or participate in improvement activities. The goal is to give oncology providers skills and a sense of empowerment to tackle quality improvement projects that will help reduce clinical variation and improve patient outcomes. After completing the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify clinical and operational targets for improvement
• Form a high-functioning interdisciplinary improvement team
• Utilize process analysis tools
• Structure a quality improvement project

To date, the QTP has held one-day workshops outside the U.S. in collaboration with:

• Asociația Medisprof in Cluj, Romania
• Clinica AMO in Salvador, Brazil
• Contemporary Oncology in Athens, Greece
• Fundación para la Excelencia y la Calidad de la Oncología (ECO) in Madrid, Spain
• Grupo Oncoclínicas in Salvador, Brazil
• Sociedad Mexicana de Oncologia (SMEO) in Merida, Mexico
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada