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Conferences and Seminars
IHI’s world-class conferences and seminars offer opportunities to learn the latest improvement ideas, connect with like-minded colleagues, and generate momentum for change in your organization.
Conferences
20th National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
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December 8-11, 2008  The National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care is the premier "meeting place" for people committed to the mission of improving health care. This annual event draws over 6,500 health care leaders from around the world in person and thousands more via satellite broadcast.
Satellite Broadcast: 20th Annual National Forum
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December 10-11, 2008  As part of our ongoing effort to accelerate health care improvement throughout the world, IHI will be transmitting a live satellite broadcast of the National Forum Keynote and Mini Keynote presentations on December 10 and 11.
10th Annual International Summit on Redesigning the Clinical Office Practice
March 22-24, 2009  The Summit is a world-class conference featuring the best ideas and faculty on areas that are ripe for improvement within the office practice and outpatient settings.
Seminars
Delivering Safe and Optimal Care Through Effective Teamwork and Communication
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June 10-11, 2008  This two-day seminar provides participants strategies and tools for training teams and overseeing the implementation of effective team communication. The curriculum merges leadership skills, team communication, and process improvement together to create a framework that teams can use to manage their resources wisely and improve their overall performance.
Applying Queuing Theory to Health Care: Managing Random Demand in a Fixed Capacity Environment
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June 18-19, 2008  Queuing theory is a powerful tool that can be applied to health care settings to solve the relationship between random customer demand and fixed capacity. There are different models designed to solve different types of problems, and the key to success is applying the right model in the right setting.
Achieving the Triple Aim: The Simultaneous Pursuit of Excellent Health, Ideal Care, and Controlled Costs
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June 23-24, 2008  This ground-breaking two-day seminar will provide health care professionals with the opportunity to learn a specific framework for achieving the Triple Aim and to develop a plan for applying the framework to their own organizations.
Cracking the Code to Hospital Wide Patient Flow
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July 21-22, 2008  Flow is a property of the entire system and can only be optimized at the system level. Through IHI’s work with hundreds of institutions, a framework has evolved that allows for an organized approach to improving the system of patient flow.
Engaging with Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda
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September 8-9, 2008  This seminar focuses on how to apply concrete, practical approaches to engage physicians in the quality and safety work of the hospital or other health care system.
Reengineering the Operating Room to Improve Hospital-Wide Efficiency and Quality
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September 24-25, 2008  This two-day seminar provides participants with a set of tools to use and apply in their operating room to reduce costs and improve patient throughput in the hospital. Participants will be guided through a series of topics critical for efficient hospital operations.
The Science of Improvement: Accelerating Your Capacity to Change
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November 18-19, 2008  This two-day interactive workshop is designed to provide participants with a framework for organizing and implementing improvement projects, as well as an opportunity to enhance their understanding of quality improvement concepts, tools, techniques, and methods.