Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety (RCQPS) Workshop

21 April 2020 | Find out how to apply for RCQPS funding

The 2020 funding cycle for the Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety (RCQPS) kicks off on 21 April with this workshop for academic researchers and knowledge users (people in a position to influence and/or make decisions about health policy or the delivery of services).

This event is a networking opportunity for researchers and knowledge users for the 2020 funding cycle. This networking process has already led to successful collaborations in previous cycles.

Following this workshop, academic researchers and knowledge users who wish to collaborate on a research proposal will have an opportunity to submit a joint pre-application to RCQPS.

"We anticipate that the information shared here today will lead to focused, targeted research questions in quality improvement research that, in turn, will lead to successful fundable proposals for our awards."

Dr Philip Crowley

Chair of the RCQPS Steering Group and National Direction of HSE NQI Team

What to expect

The workshop begins at 10:30 with talks and discussions until 13:00.

• Dr Philip Crowley, National Director, HSE National Quality Improvement Team - The importance of quality improvement research
• Dr Stephanie Whelan, RCQPS Research Coordinator and Dr Aoife Cahill, Programme Manager Health Research Board - How to apply for RCQPS funding
• Dr Shaun O’Boyle, Science Communication Consultant - Quality improvement workshop
• Prof Susan Smith, Professor of Primary Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Dr Frank Moriarty, Pharmacist and Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Supporting prescribing in Irish primary care: a non-randomised pilot study of a GP practice-based pharmacist medicines optimisation programme
• Panel Discussion - Visit slido.com and enter event code RCQPS2020 to ask our panelists a question

Talks will be followed by lunch and a poster wiewing session at 13:00.

What research proposals will get priority?

Themes of national priority for the RCQPS this year are

• Effective quality improvement
• Building and supporting a culture of quality improvement

Read more about the RCQPS