Learning Objectives

Objectives:

1. To provide a conceptual framework for translating evidence into practice, policy and public health that:

• identifies key behavior(s) that lead to the health outcome you aim to improve; and
• acknowledges various ways in which patient, provider and system factors can influence the target behavior of interest.

2. To measure quality, its determinants, and the quality gap.

3. To appreciate the relationship between the quality gap and the outcome gap.

4. To use existing databases to measure processes and outcomes of care.

Learning activities: