title: Tips for teaching quality concepts to international audiences.
abstract: Healthcare quality professionals in the United States have opportunities to teach healthcare providers in other countries how to measure and monitor quality. Special preparation is required to effectively teach an international audience. This article offers tips for teaching basic quality concepts based upon the authors' experiences in the People's Republic of China. Working with health professionals in other countries is exciting and challenging for everyone involved. Approaching the opportunity with systematic preparation may be the key to success.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, USA. diane.brown@kp.org
authors.forename: Diane Storer
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013664:Teaching Materials