Live Virtual and Self-Paced Canvas Course Options

 

WELCOME

Purpose

Translating evidence into practice is a complex process that often spans several years or decades. Recognizing the need to urgently act in the quickly evolving healthcare landscape, TIARA provides physicians, nurses, pharmacists, students/trainees, researchers, and other healthcare professionals with the implementation science and quality improvement knowledge needed to prioritize more rapid adoption of evidence-based practices.

Target Audience

  • Physicians 
  • Nurses 
  • Pharmacists 
  • Students/Trainees
  • Researchers 
  • Quality Improvement Professionals 
  • Other healthcare professionals 

Learning Outcomes

  • Learners will self-report increased knowledge about how to successfully implement evidence-based interventions into practice.
  • Learners will self-report increased knowledge about how to: define a problem; describe root causes; and, develop implementation strategies for evidence based interventions.
  • Learners will self-report increased knowledge of how to define targets and systematically measure healthcare processes and outcome improvements.
  • Learners will self-report increased readiness to formulate an approach for improving the clinical practice of their healthcare team.

Competencies Addressed

  • Safety
  • Quality Improvement
  • Evidence based decision making
  • Communication
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Ethical decision making
  • Error Prevention
  • Reporting
  • Technology 

Two Learning Paths

Option 1: Live Virtual - TIARA Certificate Course 
  • Modules featuring a number of implementation and quality improvement experts will be recorded and available online
  • The course starts February 1, 2027; registration closes January 31, 2027
  • Every other week will also feature a live "learning lab" from 12 PM - 1 PM CT via Zoom
  • The live "learning lab" sessions are February 10 & 24, March 10 & 24, April 7 & 21
  • May 5 is the final session which will be available via Zoom and/or in person at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City with lunch provided and a keynote presentation by an implementation science expert.
  • Fee: $850
Option 2: Self-Paced TIARA Certificate Course
  • Start and complete the 7 modules (Canvas Course) online at your own pace
  • Features recorded learning labs
  • Registration is open now through December 31, 2027
  • Fee: $850

Learning Module Topics

  • Module 1 | Implementation Science & Quality Improvement: Introductions, Stakeholders, and Defining the Problem
  • Module 2 | Current Situation & Targets: Where are we and where do we want to be?
  • Module 3 | Evidence-Based Practice Intervention & Determinants
  • Module 4 | Recommendations: Defining the Intervention & Implementation Strategies
  • Module 5 | Action Plan & Iterative Improvement
  • Module 6 | Applications & Considerations
  • Module 7 | Future of Implementation Practice | Keynote, TIARA Scholar Presentations

Presented by

  • Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Saint Luke's Health System
  • Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas
  • UMKC School of Medicine
  • MU Continuing Education for Health Professions 
  • MU School of Medicine 
  • MU Sinclair School of Nursing 
  • MU Extension   

ACCREDITATION

Successful completion of this educational activity includes being paid in full, participating in the entire educational offering, participating in the online evaluation process, completing the online verification of attendance, and submission of the completed QIPI A3 enables the learner to satisfy the requirements for continuing education.

In support of improving patient care, University of Missouri - Continuing Education for Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

  • Physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ 

    The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

  • Nursing (ANCC Contact Hours)
    The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this activity for 21 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.  

REGISTRATION

Location

Training in Implementation: Actionable Research Approaches is a self-paced Canvas course.

Instructions on accessing the course will be included with your payment confirmation.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

  • Committee Members
    • Stacy Farr, MPH, PhD, Co-Director, Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality at the University of Missouri - Kansas City; Associate Professor
    • Amy Larson, MSN, RN, EBP(CH), Assistant Extension Professor and Primary Nurse Planner, Continuing Education for Health Professions, University of Missouri
    • Danielle Olds, MPH, PhD, RN, Associate Professor and Director of Training and Education, Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality at the University of Missouri - Kansas City

Contact Us

Address

465 McReynolds Hall
301 S Sixth Street
Columbia, MO 65211

Phone

(573) 882-4105