Centre for Quality Improvement
and Patient Safety
The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) is a joint partnership between the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and four of its major teaching hospitals: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Women’s College Hospital, and Michael Garron Hospital.
As an extra-departmental unit (EDU) of the University of Toronto, CQuIPS serves as a multidisciplinary hub to support advancing research and education, and across traditional academic boundaries. In 2023, CQuIPS became the steward of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines, a globally recognized framework that supports clear, rigorous reporting of quality improvement and patient safety work. Through its programs and partnerships, CQuIPS accelerates and deepens the work of individuals and organizations committed to improving healthcare quality and patient safety, while also shaping the global conversation on how improvement science is studied, practiced, and shared.
Masterclass Institutional bundles
CQuIPS is excited to offer Institutional Bundles for our 2024 Masterclasses! This bundle includes 5 Masterclasses and 5 CQuIPS+ memberships. The attendees and members can be configured in any way that suits your team. If you have any questions or are interested in an Institutional Bundle for your team, contact us at cquips@utoronto.ca.
CQuIPS +
CQuIPS+ is a virtual learning hub designed for clinicians, quality improvement and patient safety professionals, administrators, researchers and learners. The monthly Speaker Series features local, national and international experts speaking on cutting-edge topics. Masterclasses allow participants to deepen their knowledge and skills related to advanced topics within a specific area of focus
Become a CQuIPS Member.
There are four categories of CQuIPS Members: Emeritus, Core, Affiliate, and General
Education
CQuIPS is a training and education centre for quality improvement and patient safety, preparing individuals to meaningfully participate or lead impactful improvement work in their local settings. We lead or contribute to 6 different education programs at certificate, graduate and fellowship levels. As of 2023, CQuIPS has nearly 900 individuals who have completed one or more of our advanced training programs
Research
The CQuIPS research program aims to advance the field of quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) by generating and disseminating new knowledge and linking theoretical foundations of quality and safety with practical applications in healthcare settings. Collaborations with other research groups and partners across the various health system levels (e.g., patients, healthcare providers, management, industry, government, regulator bodies) brings varied and diverse research perspectives to inform our work towards the development, scale and spread system improvements. The impact of our Centre’s research is demonstrated through the many publications produced by our leadership team and core members, including in high impact journals such as JAMA, BMJ Quality and Safety, and Academic Medicine, covering a wide range of QIPS topics.
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SQUIRE guidelines
CQuIPS serves as the international steward of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines, a globally recognized framework that supports the transparent reporting of quality improvement projects and research. Through this stewardship, CQuIPS leads ongoing efforts to refine and promote SQUIRE worldwide, advancing the quality and impact of improvement scholarship across healthcare systems.
Organizational QI Capacity Building
We partner with acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centres, ambulatory care clinics and community organizations, to deliver engaging, contextually relevant QI training for clinical and administrative teams, building the skills and capacity needed to design, implement, and sustain quality improvement initiatives. This training is delivered through foundational and advance workshops, coaching, and access to other educational opportunities.
