Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
Trainee
Kierra Barnett, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Senior Research Scientist
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Mattina Davenport, PhD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Laura Chavez, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH (CMH), Ohio, United States
Rose Hardy, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Data Scientist
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Deena Chisolm, PhD (she/her/hers)
Director, Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Workshop
Description: The impact of social determinants of health (SDH) is well established in the literature, finding that SDH account for nearly 80% of health outcomes. However, few strides have been made in incorporating SDH into pediatric quality improvement (QI) research. This workshop will provide a framework on how to include SDH in QI research to center health equity in outcome metrics. Through small group exercises, participants will explore considerations for: (1) identifying gaps data related to social needs and social determinants of health needed to understand population health inequities; (2) using innovative mixed method approaches to improve understanding of key drivers; (3) understanding the importance of thinking outside of the walls of our health institutions; and (4) defining new measures of success.