2025/12/01 by Jordan Thorne, Samuel A. Silver, Daniel Blum +8 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Medicine · #Health Sciences Research and Education #Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis #Innovations in Medical Education
paper · doi:10.1177/20543581251391889
openalex publication_date 2025/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/12/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Purpose of program: In 2021, the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) sent a needs assessment survey to nephrology residents, fellows, and program directors that identified a significant gap in Quality Improvement (QI) training. In response, the CSN's Quality Improvement and Implementation Science (CSN-QUIS) committee launched a national nephrology fellow QI curriculum in 2022. Methods: The program integrates online learning with interactive virtual didactic sessions, including participation in a longitudinal QI project that is presented at the CSN Annual General Meeting (CSN AGM). Key findings: Since inception, the program has expanded to 13 nephrology training programs, including both adult and pediatric sites. Forty-one fellows have completed the full curriculum, with 76 trainees having completed at least one year and presented work at the CSN AGM. Feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly regarding the interactive format, real-world applicability, and national networking opportunities. Continuous fine-tuning of the curriculum itself has occurred in parallel with refinements made to session content, project scheduling, and presentation format based on learner input. Limitations: Barriers such as limited local QI mentorship have been mitigated through virtual faculty pairing, and resources such as software access and publication support have been provided to encourage project success. Implications: Herein, we report the development and initial experience of this national initiative, demonstrating that a structured, collaborative, and distributed QI curriculum is feasible, effective, and scalable across Canada.