Institute for Healthcare Improvement: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care 2010

Overview

The 2010 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care, co-sponsored by IHI and the BMJ Publishing Group, will be held April 20-23, 2010, in Nice, France.

Open to all, the International Forum is aimed at physicians, nurses, managers, other health professionals, health care leaders, policy makers, researchers, patients, and patients' representatives. The International Forum will benefit both beginners and those experienced in quality improvement.

Registration for the 2010 Forum is now open. Visit the BMJ's 2010 International Forum web page to enroll.

Aims of the International Forum

Call For Abstracts

To provide education on how to improve health care
To exchange sound, practical ideas on improving health care
To provide a setting for deep discussion and shared learning among those charged with leading improvements in health care
To build the research base of methods to improve health care

Do you or your organization have a Quality, Safety, or Improvement story to share?

We are inviting you to submit an abstract to be considered for presentation at the 2010 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care. Visit the BMJ's web site to upload an abstract.

Five reasons to submit an abstract:

Showcase your achievements to key international opinion leaders
Communicate your organization’s work
Enhance your organization’s profile
Network with others in your area/field
Share success, learn from failures

Presentations from the 2009 International Forum

View free webcasts of the 2009 International Forum plenary presentations:

What Patient-Centered Really Means — Dr. Donald Berwick, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, USA [70:52]
Medical Success Leads to Medical Error: How Health Professionals Accept Responsibility for Safety — Dr. Günther Jonitz, President of the Ärztekammer Berlin (Berlin Chamber of Physicians), Germany [41:28]
Transforming Whole Systems: In Search of Theory and Method — Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care, University College London, UK [45:00]
The Quality and Safety Movement: Everyone, Everywhere, and All Together? — Dr. Ross Wilson, Director of the Centre for Healthcare Improvement, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Australia [60:00]

Please note that in order to access these presentations, you will need to register with the BMJ's website. (Registration is free.)