Research & Development Service, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, 3701 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35404, USA.
Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2021 Dec;28(4):897-908. doi: 10.1007/s10880-021-09824-x. Epub 2021 Oct 1.
Quality improvement (QI) work is increasingly necessary to ensure healthcare is delivered safely, efficiently, and equitably. As geropsychologists play an increasingly vital role in healthcare service delivery for older adults, it is imperative that they develop professional competence in QI, yet there is little formal QI training aimed at geropsychologists or to graduate students pursuing geropsychology. This article aims to elucidate the importance of QI education and training in geropsychology. In line with the Pikes Peak model for training in professional geropsychology, we outline QI knowledge and skills competencies for geropsychology training and suggest a rubric for integrating QI education into academic and clinical training from graduate school to professional practice. We provide recommended readings that geropsychology educators can read to become familiar with QI or use as part of a syllabus. Finally, we offer some recommendations for how current and future geropsychologists can be leaders in quality improvement work.
质量改进（QI）工作对于确保医疗保健安全、高效和公平地提供变得越来越必要。随着老年心理学家在为老年人提供医疗保健服务方面发挥着越来越重要的作用，他们必须在 QI 方面发展专业能力，但针对老年心理学家或从事老年心理学研究的研究生的正式 QI 培训却很少。本文旨在阐明在老年心理学中进行 QI 教育和培训的重要性。根据专业老年心理学培训的皮克斯峰模式，我们概述了老年心理学培训中的 QI 知识和技能能力，并提出了将 QI 教育纳入从研究生院到专业实践的学术和临床培训的评分标准。我们提供了一些推荐读物，老年心理学教育者可以阅读这些读物来熟悉 QI，或在课程大纲中使用。最后，我们为当前和未来的老年心理学家如何成为质量改进工作的领导者提供了一些建议。
