EQIPP for Residents
Specifically designed for residency programs
EQIPP is a benefit for all AAP members ($199 for non-members). Program coordinators can access at no charge. Access this exciting new benefit directly through your program directors page on pediaLink.org!
For more information about EQIPP for Residents and how to enroll, log in to PediaLink, access your Program View and Click on the Quality Improvement tab.
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EQIPP for residents is the Academy’s quality improvement (QI) course designed to help add flexibility to integrating QI into residency programs.
Programs can organize their residents in groups in one or multiple tracks and reports can be generated on demand through the program directors page on PediaLink.
Tracks include:
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Asthma (generalist)
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Bright Futures – Infancy and Early Childhood
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Immunizations (19-23 months)
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Oral Health
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Judicious Use of Antibiotics (Upper Respiratory Infection)
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Use the following Guest Account at PediaLink to log in to EQIPP for Residents:
AAP User ID: 1564777
Password: Resident
Click the Continuing Education tab to access the course.
Click the Launch button to preview.
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Once your roster has been finalized and invoice paid you can create your EQIPP Groups using your PediaLink roster. Log in to PediaLink; access your Program View and click on the Quality Improvement tab.
Click the Manage My EQIPP Groups button to get started.
AAP Resident Members: For more information on EQIPP for Residents, please speak with your Program Director.
Getting Started with EQIPP for Residents (Link to user guide)
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Click to view the EQIPP for Residents User Guide
FAQs
What is a group? Why do I need one? What is a group? Why do I need one?
An EQIPP group is comprised of one or more residents. In EQIPP, a group’s data is aggregated and improvements can be viewed as a team. Programs have grouped residents by PL year, continuity clinic, and/or topic. Groups can be edited throughout the academic year.
What types of reports are available? What types of reports are available?
• There are two types of reports available through EQIPP for Residents. You have access to a EQIPP Completion Report or Run Chart Report.
• Reports – can be generated from the program directors page on PediaLink as well as on the “My EQIPP Groups” tab on EQIPP.org.
• The Completion Report displays the course progress of each resident on your roster, the report will output a list of your residents.
• A CSV/spreadsheet file is also available and will include the group assignments for all residents in your program.
• The run chart report collects all of the data from your groups into a run chart for each of the selected track(s).
• A request can be submitted by clicking the Send Request button.
• Due to the data-intensive nature of these reports please allow up to 3-business days to process.
What is QI Basics? What is QI Basics?
Included in every EQIPP course is the Quality Improvement in Pediatrics Care (referred to as QI Basics) course. The course, which is a prerequisite for all EQIPP courses, ensures all participants receive a strong education in fundamental QI principles and concepts needed to systematically and continuously improve practice processes. QI Basics introduces the Model for Improvement, a systematic framework for improving patient care. The Model is used in all EQIPP courses and involves running small, successive tests of change through Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles.
What tracks are available? What tracks are available?
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Description
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Asthma (Generalist)
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This track is designed to provide you with guidance regarding asthma diagnosis, its control and follow-up, spirometry testing and measurement, medications administration, flu vaccination, asthma action plan development, and active partnership between providers. It features diagnosis and management guidance from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
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Immunizations (19-23 month old)
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This track is designed to improve your vaccine rates for Hep B, Rotavirus, DTap, Hib, PCV, IPV, Influenza, MMR and Varicella in patients 19-23mos old.
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Bright Futures (Infancy and Early Childhood)
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This track is designed to help guide physicians on how to interpret and implement the Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision into everyday practice. The content of this course focuses on infants through early childhood.
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Judicious Use of Antibiotics (Upper Respiratory Infection)
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This track will assess if patients were appropriately: a) diagnosed with URI; b) not provided with an antibiotic; and c) counseled regarding expected course of illness
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Oral Health
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In this track, the importance of the dental home, caries risk assessment, anticipatory guidance, and fluoride varnish application is discussed. These can all be done by pediatric primary healthcare providers (PPHPs) in their office.
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Do my faculty and coordinators have access to the course? Do my faculty and coordinators have access to the course?
Yes. Coordinators, program directors, and AAP-member faculty have free access to the course. Non-member faculty fees are $199. Please note: all participants need to be registered through PediaLink in order to gain access to course material.
Who is eligible for MOC credit? Who is eligible for MOC credit?
Once completion requirements have been met, both residents and faculty are eligible for MOC credit. Residents can bank their credit using the PediaLink Transcript system. Residency program faculty can follow the
attestation process.
What are the course completion requirements? What are the course completion requirements?
Each track/topic is managed separately. All tracks have the following completion requirements:
• Complete QI Basics
• Enter Baseline data (minimum of 5 charts)
• Complete an Improvement Plan with a minimum of 1 Aim Statement
• Enter Follow Up data (minimum of 5 charts)
• Repeat steps 2-4 (2nd follow up data cycle)
• Complete course evaluation
How many patient charts are required for each resident? How many patient charts are required for each resident?
There is a minimum of 5 charts required for each data cycle.
Questions? Email PediaLinkAdmin@aap.org