ISQua Communities of Practice

Join ISQua Communities of Practice – Regional online networks where members connect and collaborate to improve healthcare quality.

Your Healthcare Quality Improvement Community

ISQua’s Communities of Practice (CoPs) are learning networks that unite clinicians, managers, researchers, and patient advocates who share the same geography – or language – and the same passion for improving healthcare quality.

Each CoP meets virtually for webinars, round-tables, and peer mentoring that turn global evidence into local solutions. You’ll swap tactics, troubleshoot challenges in a confidential setting, and build professional relationships that last long after a single event.

Whether you’re refining discharge processes or shaping national policy, a CoP gives you a sounding board, fresh perspectives, and the confidence that you’re not working alone.

African Community of Practice

From urban referral hospitals to remote primary-care centres, African professionals unite here to exchange solutions that advance patient safety despite staffing, funding, and infrastructure pressures. Monthly webinars, followed by open discussion, provide a trusted space for peer learning, collaborative problem-solving, and relationship-building across the continent.

Latin America Community of Practice

Delivered in collaboration with CLICSS, this network unites Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking professionals committed to advancing healthcare quality improvement across Latin America. Interactive web meetings showcase regional studies, regulatory updates, and pragmatic solutions for resource stewardship. Open forums encourage candid discussion, enabling you to adapt peer-reviewed insights to national policies, local facilities, and community programmes while expanding a cross-border support system.

North America Community of Practice

Meeting virtually, participants from Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean discuss healthcare quality improvement methods, patient-safety priorities, and lessons learned from local initiatives. Each session features a short presentation followed by open discussion and networking, giving members practical insights they can adapt to their own settings while building supportive regional connections.

Learn from Colleagues Who Face the Same Challenges

ISQua’s member-only Communities of Practice Forums translate global evidence into regional action. Share experiences, exchange resources, and move faster on every quality improvement goal.

Dr Subhrojyoti Bhowmick

I am an MBBS graduate from Calcutta University with a Gold Medal in Gynecology & Obstetrics.

I have completed M.D in Pharmacology from IPGME& R, Kolkata and have over 12 years of experience in the field of Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance and Medication management in Hospitals.

I have completed certification in Clinical Research Administration & Project Management from Stanford University, USA and in Patient Safety from Johns Hopkins University, USA.

I am an Assessor for National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Health care providers (NABH), India assessing hospitals for medication safety and clinical quality standards and NABH Assessor for Ethics Committee Accreditation program in India as well.

I serve as the Chairperson, Institutional Ethics Committee of Health Point Hospital, Kolkata and am associated with 2 other Hospital ethics committees as a member.

I finished my Fellowship in Healthcare Quality from the International Society of Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) from Ireland in 2017.

I have published several research articles and have also authored a chapter on “Regulations governing Clinical Trial” in the book “Fundamentals of Clinical Trial & Research”.

I am a peer reviewer for prestigious international journals like the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, CNS Drugs and Drug Safety case reports.

I am the recipient of the UK Seth Oration Award for Best Clinical Pharmacology paper by the Indian Pharmacological Society in 2009 and the “Most promising Healthcare professional in Patient Safety in India” award by the Asian African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in October 2018.

Recently in April 2019, I received the Young Quality Achiever award by Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO), India for 2019 for my work in the field of medication safety and clinical research.

I have a keen interest in teaching and am visiting adjunct faculty of Pharmacology at KMC, Mangalore, India and for Healthcare technology at MAKAUT, Kolkata, India.

I was associated with Stanford University School of Medicine, in the USA as a Senior Clinical Research Associate from 2015 to 2017 and have certification in Biostatistics, Evidence-based Medicine and Medical Writing from Stanford University.

Currently, I am working as the Clinical Director of Academics, Medical Quality and Clinical Research at Peerless Hospital and B K Roy Research Centre, Kolkata.

I am very happy and thrilled to receive the prestigious ISQua Lucian Leape Patient safety Fellowship Award for 2019 and I look forward to honing my skills further in the field of healthcare quality and patient safety through my experiences during this fellowship.

I sincerely believe that successful completion of this fellowship will help me evolve as a more confident Patient safety leader in India who in turn can provide significant inputs on policy changes through NABH for the Indian healthcare system.

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ISQua Communities of Practice

Your Healthcare Quality Improvement Community

African Community of Practice

Latin America Community of Practice

North America Community of Practice

Learn from Colleagues Who Face the Same Challenges

Nourhan Kawtharani

Elom Otchi

Stephen Taiye Balogun

Dr Rhoda Kalondu

Dr Subhrojyoti Bhowmick