Quality Watch Episode 5

Today's guest is Melanie Ronda, MSN, RN, LTC-CIP, CPHQ, Director of QIN-QIO T1 & 3 and Infection Preventionist at IPRO. Melanie addressed the rates of vaccination in long-term care facilities, and some strategies for overcoming vaccine hesitancy, particularly among older adults. 

Quality Watch Episode 4

"You save one life, you save the world." - Harry Feder, our latest Quality Watch Podcast guest. Harry decided recently to retire from his role as IPRO's COO after a remarkable 50-year career in healthcare, 37 of them at IPRO. In this episode, he reflects on half a century of healthcare quality impr…

Quality Watch Episode 3: Ending the AIDS Epidemic in NYS

Since 1991, IPRO has worked with the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute on a broad project with the goal of decreasing new HIV infections in New York State to less than 750 per year. Hear how it is going from the team leading this work for IPRO.

Quality Watch Episode 2 School-Based Health Centers

In all 50 states and the District of Columbia, school-based health centers provide primary and preventive care for children who would otherwise lack access to that care. In New York State, IPRO works under contract with the Department of Health to monitor school-based Health Centers across the stat…

Quality Watch Episode 1 Kidney Transplant Compare

In this episode, hear about Kidney Transplant Compare, a new app developed by the IPRO End Stage Renal Disease Network (ESRD) Program to allow patients to compare transplant centers in order to select the one best suited to their needs.  To learn more about IPRO, visit www.ipro.org. To learn more …