Sustainability in Quality Improvement Academy
The Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI) Academy provides CPD training and support to QI Leads for embeddding sustainability into QI education and practice in their organisation. Organisations may choose to enrol a number of key staff in the Academy to access CSH expert support. Membership is available to those working within health professions education and/or in quality improvement, service transformation and health service delivery.
What Is The SusQI Academy?
The Sustainability in QI (SusQI) Academy is a service designed by experienced experts at CSH for both healthcare delivery organisations and educational institutions, the Academy is a bespoke package, created in collaboration with your organisation to achieve the following:
- Integrate sustainability into existing QI teaching programmes and QI framework
- Develop capability to assess environmental and social impacts of QI initiative
- Align strategy and foster connections between clinical, sustainability, and QI teams
- Increase motivation to engage in Quality Improvement
What Is Included In The SusQI Academy?
As a member of the SusQI Academy, individuals will receive support to build their competencies in SusQI education and or leadership and work towards achieving SusQI Beacon Site status for their institution. The Centre will also provide support and mentoring for integrating SusQI into current QI practices, including:
- Education. The open access SusQI educator pack contains information and materials for teaching and training SusQI, including slide decks, worksheets, facilitator guides, pre reading materials and an assessment framework. Members will also have access to discipline specific material relevant to medical, nursing and allied health professionals.
- Courses. Members will have access to a number of SusQI specific courses run and taught by experts from CSH.
- Community. The SusQI team at CSH hold regular events known as SusQI forums on the CSH Networks, where members can join together, share ideas and best practice, collaborate and learn from eachother.
- Content Reviews. CSH SusQI experts wil help to review existing or planned QI initiatives and recommend where sustainability could be implemented or improved.
- Mentoring. CSH SusQI experts can offer bespoke support for embedding SusQI into your healthcare or education setting.
SusQI Academy Annual Membership
SusQI Academy annual membership includes CPD and support for a key person to become a SusQI Lead including:
- CSH Courses: Access to CSH technical workshops (SusQI course*, Teaching SusQI, Carbon Footprinting)
- Quarterly Forums: Online forums led by CSH experts. Share current learning, challenges and network with peers.
- Tailored mentoring hours: up to 12 hrs of flexible online mentoring across the year, e.g. to review current QI materials and provide support with embedding SusQI into current QI teaching/leadership. Where more than one Lead is signed up from an organisation mentoring time is shared between them.
- SusQI Academy Network: An Academy members only online network space for resource and information sharing.
- Exclusive resources: Access to members only area with exclusive SusQI resources.
- Recognition as an Aspiring Beacon Site: Appear on the CSH Map, use the Beacon site logo for your material, receive a quarterly newsletter, share work at a national level inc. CSH's annual SusQI showcase
*Individuals who have already done the SusQI course may choose another Centre for Sustainable Healthcare course to attend.
Costs (exclusive of VAT)
- Organisation Package One (Suitable for 1-2 leads): £3500 +VAT
- Organisation Package Two (Suitable for 3 -5 leads): £5750 +VAT
- Organisation Package Three (Suitable for 6-10 leads): £8950 +VAT
Upcoming enrollment dates
September 2024
- Induction date: 13:00-14:00 Wednesday 11th Sep 2024
- Live SusQI workshop: Thursday 26th Sep 2024
- Live Teaching SusQI workshop: Thursday 3rd Oct 2024
Learn more about the Academy at SusQI.org
SusQI Academy Brochure
Ready To Sign Up?
Please contact Hazel Walsh, CSH's Clinical Transformation Programme Manager for further information or to schedule a Teams call.