Navigating IRB Requirements in QI: A Workshop with I-QIPS Coaches

AY 2026-2027

I-QIPS Faculty Development Session

"Navigating IRB Requirements in QI: A Workshop with I-QIPS Coaches"

Description:

Managing IRB requirements in quality improvement (QI) projects can involve multiple competing demands, requiring consideration of project needs, long-term goals, and clinical context.

This workshop will begin with brief didactic training on QI and IRB principles, followed by facilitated breakout sessions focused on problem-solving and discussion of regulatory practices across BCM clinical pavilions. Breakout sessions will be led by I-QIPS coaches from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor - St. Luke’s, Texas Children's Hospital, and Harris Health.

By the end of the session, attendees should be able to:

• Identify key purposes of IRB for QI projects
• Describe differences between QI and research projects
• Develop strategies to address common barriers in QI projects

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Moderator:
Anthony Ecker, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston

Panelists:
Neeraj Agrawal, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Caraciolo Fernandes, MD, MBA

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital

Yuriko Fukuta, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams Meeting)

Session Open To: I-QIPS QI Coaches and Session Facilitators (current), I-QIPS Course Participants (past/current)

Virtual Meeting (Microsoft Teams)

To join the session:

• Step 1. Complete Attendance Sign-In
  Submit this Attendance Sign-In Form (06-02-2026) to record your attendance and receive access instructions for the session.
  • The form opens 30 minutes before the session's scheduled start time.
  • You must complete and submit the form to receive meeting access instructions.
• Step 2. Access the Virtual Meeting
  After submitting the Attendance Sign-In Form, the Microsoft Teams Meeting access instructions will be automatically displayed in a separate window on your screen.
  Follow the meeting access instructions to join the session at its scheduled time.

For assistance, contact: I-QIPS Team

Reminders:

Completion of the Attendance Sign-In Form is required for both attendance tracking and access to the session.

Attendance at this session qualifies as one of two I-QIPS Faculty Development sessions required of QI Coaches for AY 2026-2027.

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