Table 3 ABC Learning Collaborative vs Typical Learning Collaborative Implementation Comparison [7, 10, 17]
Characteristic | ABC Learning collaborative | Common Learning Collaborative Design Components |
|---|---|---|
Focus | Neonatal Mortality | Single clinical subject |
# and type of Indicators addressed | 8 indicators focused on drivers of neonatal mortality | 1–9 indicators focused clinical subject |
Duration of intervention | 18 months | 12–24 months |
# people on QI team | 3–4 people | 3–7 people |
Composition of QI team | Community health worker, nurse, data manager +/−leadership | Multi-professional team |
Learning Session Characteristics | 2 days | 1–3 days |
4 learnings sessions + Harvest Session | > 2 sessions | |
Every 3–5 months | every 4–6 months | |
Average % health facilities represented at all LS | 98% | N/A |
Average total # LS attendees | 40.7 | 30-40people |
Inclusion of Clinical Training or Skills Building | every 12.5 months | not standard |
% HC with at least 2 nurses trained in newborn training package | > 92% throughout collaborative | not standard |
Frequency of assessment for essential equipment | every 3 months | not standard |
Mentor Characteristics | nurses with QI training | QI experts |
Average mentor visits per facility per month | 0.76 visits/month | Mentoring should occur between Learning Sessions |
Monthly mentor visit content | QI project and QI skills mentorship | QI project and QI skills mentorship. |
Clinical skills mentorship and observation checklists for [1] Labor and delivery [2] neonatal care and/or [3] postpartum care | not standard | |
routine equipment/commodities assessment and support | not standard |