title: The Interdisciplinary Academy for Coaching and Teamwork (I-ACT): A novel approach for training faculty experts in preventing healthcare-associated infection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Interdisciplinary Academy for Coaching and Teamwork (I-ACT) was an advanced course aimed at educating leaders of a quality improvement project on addressing clinical challenges associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), overcoming socioadaptive issues among a multidisciplinary team, and effective coaching.
  
  
  METHODS
  The I-ACT course provided substantial opportunities for interaction among participants and faculty experts through role playing. Participants were grouped so that each discipline of a potential CAUTI improvement team was represented during interactive components of the training. Precourse and postcourse surveys were used to assess participants' comfort in addressing various challenges associated with implementation of interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the course, participants expressed improved comfort with using the tools provided to address challenging socioadaptive issues. Written comments indicated that the participants valued being able to learn from experts and meet in a face-to-face setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The I-ACT course was successful in training faculty to serve as improvement experts for US hospitals working on CAUTI prevention. After completing the course, participants felt that their comfort and ability to address complex improvement problems had improved. This model may be effective for use in preparing improvement project leaders and participants to tackle other healthcare-associated infections and complex quality problems.
authors.affiliation: Center for Patient Partnership in Healthcare, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: wnickel@acponline.org.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control Services, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Russell N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Olmsted
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boulder Community Health and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology, Rochester General Health System, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.affiliation: Health Research & Educational Trust, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Edson
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Flanders
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D062885:Urinary Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Catheter-associated infection; Mentors; Quality improvement; Socioadaptive; Urinary catheterization