Learning Community - Coming in 2027
A Learning Community for All VON Members
What is a learning community for all VON members? Starting in 2027, all staff at every VON member center will be able to participate in QI education, a focused improvement project (Project Warm Welcome, starting January 2027), and conversations/resource-sharing for no additional cost beyond the standard VON membership fee.
We are bringing opportunities for improvement to our worldwide network because we know that broad and diverse participation is the only way to accelerate improvement and make lasting positive changes to care practices and outcomes.
Programs and Resources for the VON Learning Community
We’re connecting VON members locally and globally to help each other solve questions and advance effective practices.
In VON Commons, we’re harnessing the immense brain trust of the tens of thousands of people across all disciplines caring for infants and families who are members in the VON worldwide improvement community.
You can connect online with other centers on VON Commons to ask questions, share your experience and opinions, and share documents/resources.
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About 20% of infants enter the NICU outside the normal temperature range. This seemingly simple issue can lead to complications like respiratory distress, hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and other conditions that require costly and time-intensive treatment.
The power of more than 1,200 centers in VON working together can make an impact at scale to improve rates of infants admitted to the NICU in the normal temperature range.
All VON members will have access to:
- regular webinars,
- an interactive driver diagram of evidence-based practices,
- guidance on effective quality improvement processes,
- and measurement of relevant unit-level practices.
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Quality Improvement Foundations educational videos are designed to build a shared understanding of effective QI for all multidisciplinary health care professionals and parent partners involved in newborn care.
Video lessons walk through VON’s Sequence to Achieve Change, developed over 25 years of effective quality collaborative programs, to guide learners through an effective QI education journey with links to many key resources.
Topics:
- Quality improvement science
- Small tests of change and data-driven decision-making
- Teamwork
- Families as partners
