Positive Deviance: Stopping the Spread of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Presented By: Liz Rykert
This free virtual learning event will introduce the concepts and ideas behind Positive Deviance, as it applies to reducing the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Participants will learn how and when to apply the process, methods to uncover existing solutions and approaches to measuring and tracking progress.
Positive Deviance has a focus on behavioral change and is based on the premise that in all large systems with intractable problems, some people do better. The webinar will also cover how staff figure out solutions and how to design ways to spread the practices among your peers.
About Liz Rykert
Liz Rykert began her career as a social worker. Currently, she is a positive deviance (PD) coach supporting the University Health Network and four other health systems to reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Liz is a member of the team for the Canadian research project on PD and is the lead coach for the Safer Health Now! Collaborative: New Approaches to Controlling Superbugs. She founded her own business, Meta Strategies, in 1997 and also works part-time at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Her work combines social process with technology for real change.