Introduction to Learning Health System Research

Monday, December 16, 2024, 12:00 AM - Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 12:00 AM

In 2007, the Institute of Medicine proposed the Learning Health System (LHS) concept as an integrated clinical, operational, and research health system environment focused on improving quality and outcomes of care. The LHS integrates improvement science strategies and an array of other scientific methodologies at the point of care to improve quality and accelerate the translation of scientific discovery into practice.

This course provides an overview of the foundational principles of conducting research in an LHS environment. It provides introductory knowledge regarding the relevance of various topics to the LHS, including researcher competencies and improvement and implementation science. Clinicians will benefit from taking this course by better understanding how to efficiently integrate evidence-based practices into routine clinical care.

Syllabus and Instructor Information

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance Certificate (1.00 hours)

1. Identify key features of learning health systems
2. Connect learning health systems competencies with improvements to healthcare delivery and research-driven improvements in individual, population, and system outcomes
3. Recognize the role of improvement and implementation science in learning health systems

The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Florida College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control a CME activity's content, including faculty, planners, reviewers, and/or others, must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.