209 'Mali Matters' – Reflections on a global health leadership and quality improvement project to improve blood transfusion safety at maluti adventist hospital, Mapoteng, Lesotho

Charlotte Snead, Rebecca Upton, Simon Niaina, Ellen Luthango
2020 Abstracts   unpublished
the data, and how to publish the results, with the focus on the speakers' personal experiences. Results The pre-series survey was completed by 36 attendees out of 51 participants. All participants were affiliated with a healthcare course. 92% (n=33) indicated their interest in QI/ leadership but 83% (n=30) reported to have never participated in any QI projects before and 78% (n=28) reporting minimal or no confidence with applying QI techniques in practice. The main barriers to carrying out a
more » ... ject were the lack of knowledge (81%, n=29), support (50%, n=18) and time (33%, n=12). The results from our interim survey demonstrates student's interests in QI as well as the lack of exposures to QI training and projects. Short webinars focusing on educating as well as inspiring healthcare students can help introduce QI to the future healthcare leaders.
doi:10.1136/leader-2020-fmlm.209 fatcat:qcj2a5uxhbfuhgu2kkhs4qujoy