Knowledge to action: Transforming healthcare quality with special guest Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite
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Join us with internationally renowned guest Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite for Episode 31 of the Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast, “Knowledge to action: Transforming healthcare quality”. Jeffrey is a leading health services and systems researcher.
In this episode, we explore:
Finding the balance between technology ("high tech") and human interaction ("high touch") in healthcare delivery. The concept of "quality and safety clutter" and timely access to new evidence. The importance of co-production, integration and access. The evolution of quality improvement methodologies and the importance of tailored approaches. The significance of coaching in enhancing healthcare practices.
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Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, National Quality and Patient Safety, Health Service Executive Produced by: Juanita Guidera, National Quality and Patient Safety, HSE and GKMedia.ie
Biography Jeffrey Braithwaite BA [UNE], DipLR, MIR [Syd], MBA [Macq], PhD [UNSW], FIML, FACHSM, FAHMS, FFPHRCP [UK], FAcSS [UK], Hon FRACMA Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite is a leading health services and systems researcher recognised internationally for his contributions to improving healthcare systems. He is the Founding Director of the Australia Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, and Professor of Health Systems Research at Macquarie University. He holds visiting or adjunct appointments at Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham (UK); the University of Southern Denmark (Denmark); the University of Stavanger (Norway); and the University of New South Wales (Australia); and he is an Honorary Senior International Research Fellow at the Canon Institute for Global Studies (Japan). He currently Chairs the International Society for Quality in Health Care’s (ISQua’s) Academy and previously served as ISQua President from 2020 to 2024. His research focuses on healthcare culture and structure, leadership and management in health organisations, quality and safety, accreditation, and health system reform. He most recently has been researching health system sustainability and climate change. He has published extensively, with over 1,550 publications, and has delivered more than 1,610 conference presentations, including over 164 keynote addresses. Professor Braithwaite has developed influential ideas such as boundary-less hospitals, clinician-managers as reform leaders, and culture change as a sustainable reform strategy. His work bridges organisational studies, health services research, and clinical care. By 2025, he had secured over $236 million in career research funding and continues to contribute widely to international research and policy discussions.
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