This interactive, comprehensive activity will guide the learner through all the phases required to complete a Practice Improvement Project. This includes a self-assessment evaluation with remediation, a practice assessment including a random survey of patient charts, review of evidenced based literature, selection of a performance goal and the construction of an improvement plan for their practice. After a recommended 30-day implementation period of the improvement plan, learners will be asked to input their data and a narrative of their experience.

Learning Objectives
After completing this PI activity, the participant should be able to:

• Assess current knowledge of deep vein thrombosis according to published evidence based medicine
  
• Assess current incorporation of evidence based medicine and standards of care into clinical practice and procedures
  
• Identify gaps in utilization of best practices for patient care
  
• Create an action plan based on self assessment and practice assessment and establish measurable benchmarks to assess progress of action plan
  
• Integrate action plan into clinical practice to improve patient care
  
• Analyze outcomes of action plan, identify areas for improvement according to established benchmarks and incorporate appropriate changes into practice

Individuals in control of activity content:

Principal Faculty:
Brian M. Kelly, DO
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer:
R. Samuel Mayer, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

AAPM&R Medical Education Committee:
John C. Cianca, MD, Chair
Independent contractor, Houston Marathon Committee; owner, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Consultants, LLC; consultant, 2nd MD; royalties from Demos Medical Publishing.

Karen P. Barr, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Anna-Christina Bevelaqua, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Rachel A. Brakke, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

David S. Cheng, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Theresa A. Gillis, MD
Speakers Bureau for, and received clinical research grants from Allergan.

Kevin N. Hakimi, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Rita G. Hamilton, DO
Consultant for 2nd MD.

R. Sam Mayer, MD
Royalties from Demos Medical Publishing; Ownership interest with WeLearnOn, LLC.

Ameet S. Nagpal, MD MS MEd
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Sunil Sabharwal, MD
Royalties from Demos Publishing; board member, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Scott E. Klass, MD MS ATC (PHiT Liaison)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Chaitanya R. Konda, DO (PHiT Liaison)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

No other planners, faculty or other individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.