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  Satellite Broadcast of the National Forum

As part of our ongoing effort to accelerate health care improvement throughout the world, IHI will be transmitting a live satellite broadcast of the 20th Annual National Forum Keynote and Mini Keynote presentations on December 10 and 11. The real-time and tape-delayed broadcasts include all four keynote sessions, plus five mini keynote sessions. The broadcast is available in English only.

 

We are pleased to announce the 20th National Forum keynote presentations:

  • Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs, and On-Air Health Policy Analyst, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS
  • Hippocrates Wept: An Anthology of Pathology, a multi-media and live production by famed playwright Robert Brustein and several well-known actors
 A Convenient Answer to an Inconvenient Truth

A “carbon footprint” is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.  One of the most effective ways to reduce your footprint is to decrease air travel.  Health care professionals contribute to global warming by traveling thousands of air miles to attend international conferences.  IHI offers the satellite as a convenient way to participate in the National Forum without the need for air travel.   

 

Additional resources on “reducing your carbon footprint:”

 What Participants are Saying

The satellite broadcast provides an excellent opportunity to get all of your employees involved and to spread quality improvement knowledge and excitement throughout your organization. The benefits of the satellite include reduced costs and travel time with increased visibility of a world-class event throughout your organization.

 

Past Participant Testimonials:

 

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Center hosts an annual quality improvement event for the greater Toronto health care community during the two days of the IHI National Forum satellite broadcast in December.

 

 

"People love the content of the Forum – with access to top-notch speakers in the field, exchange of current health quality improvement information and updates on area quality initiatives – the benefits of hosting this Forum are many!"

-Wendy Macdonald, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Center, Toronto, Ontario


University Health Care hosts a health quality conference around the National Forum satellite broadcast. All hospital and clinic staff and all employees and students of 3 University Health Science Centers – which includes medicine, nursing, pharmacy and health colleges – are invited, with pre-registration, accompanying materials, lunch and breaks provided.

 

“Every individual is accountable for including Quality of Care and patient safety in their daily job responsibilities. The satellite broadcast has tremendous value in bringing the National Forum on quality and patient safety to everyone in the organization and providing opportunities for all to work towards a central goal.”

 

-Carol HadlockMA, BSN, RN, University Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah 


Duke University Health System invites leaders, practice groups, staff, students and patients from Duke, as well as colleagues and clinicians from nearby health plans and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, to join the Forum satellite event.

 

"The satellite broadcast energizes front-line care givers, informs them about the debate on improving quality in health care, and, most importantly, motivates and inspires by offering access to peers who will teach us what they’ve learned."

-Maureen Velazquez, MBA, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina