BMJ Group

Quality improvement today, tomorrow, and in the future
2025-11-19 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Join us for a forward thinking discussion on the future of Quality Improvement (QI) with two leading experts in the field: Dr Patricia Henwood of Jefferson Health and Dr Kieran Walsh of BMJ Group.
A robust and forward-thinking approach to quality improvement is no longer optional—it’s essential. From bridging the gap between evidence and practice to tackling health equity and harnessing the power of AI, the challenges are significant, but the opportunities are even greater.
In this webinar, discover provides actionable insights and expert perspectives to help you and your organisation stay ahead of the curve, improve patient outcomes, and build a sustainable culture of quality.
What You’ll Learn

AI’s role in the evolution of QI: Get expert guidance on how to responsibly embrace the transformative potential of AI in quality improvement, from administrative opportunities to clinical application and EHR integration.
Bridging the evidence-to-practice gap: Learn about the most common barriers to implementing evidence-based practices and explore innovative solutions, from integrating decision support into the EHR to using tools like BMJ Best Practice for fast, actionable answers at the point of care.
QI as a tool for health equity: Discover how QI methodologies can be tailored to reduce care disparities. Dr. Henwood will discuss Jefferson Health’s groundbreaking work in screening for social needs and developing new care models to address the social determinants of health for vulnerable populations.
The ROI of QI: In an era of value-based care, demonstrating impact is crucial. Learn how to measure and communicate the success of your QI programs to all stakeholders—from patients to payers—and how excellent care contributes directly to your organisation’s financial health.

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Meet your speakers:

Dr. Patricia Henwood serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Jefferson Health—one of the largest non-profit health systems in the United States, encompassing 32 hospitals and over 700 sites of care. A Professor of Emergency Medicine and Population Health, she leads Jefferson’s nationally recognised OnPoint care operating system, driving transformative improvements in quality, safety, and clinical performance. Her career spans frontline emergency care, global health leadership, and strategic system redesign, bringing deep experience from both U.S. and international settings. She has led initiatives in pandemic response, health equity, and quality innovation across diverse populations and geographies. Her work integrates AI-powered, data-driven decision-making with compassionate care to advance scalable, high-quality health system performance.
Dr Kieran Walsh is Clinical Director at BMJ Group. He is the clinical lead of the medical education and clinical decision support products at BMJ Group. He has a vast amount of experience in online medical education, clinical decision support, face to face delivery of medical education, and both summative and formative assessment. He has published over 200 papers in the biomedical literature and has published four books: the first and only book on cost effectiveness in medical education, a dictionary of quotations in medical education, a history of medical education in 100 images, and the Oxford Textbook of Medical Education. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. In the past, he has worked as a hospital doctor specialising in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine

Getting started with BMJ Best Practice
2025-12-04 10:00 - 10:30
This session will demonstrate the use of BMJ Best Practice, an online clinical decision support tool, to answer clinical questions and support decision making at the point of care.
This includes our Comorbidities Manager, which supports healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient when managing acute conditions.
The sessions will also cover how you can access BMJ Best Practice via our highly rated app. This will help clinicians to follow best practice, improve patient outcomes and reduce quality variation.

Varied voices: How to make research more inclusive and diverse through public involvement (Free & accredited)
2025-12-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-06-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-02 17:00 - 18:00 and 20 more dates
BMJ Group has partnered with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to strengthen how people and communities are involved in medical research.
Varied Voices, a free online course developed by NIHR and supported by BMJ Learning, helps healthcare professionals understand how inclusion and diversity improve the quality and impact of research. It offers practical ways to engage underrepresented groups and create more inclusive research environments.

This collaboration reflects how BMJ Group and NIHR are working together to increase the reach and real-world impact of health and care research.

Access the free “varied voices” course

Who is it forThe course is suitable for all healthcare professionals involved in research, including:GPs, GP trainees, hospital doctors, foundation doctors, practice and specialist nurses, allied health professionals, physician associates, medical students, and medical trainees.
What you will learnAfter completing the course, you will be able to:

Explain diversity, underrepresented voices, and public involvement in research

Understand how inclusive practices improve the quality and relevance of health and care research

Recognise barriers that discourage participation from underrepresented communities

Apply strategies to make research more inclusive

Evaluate how effectively your research promotes diversity and inclusion
