Person-Centered Care at IHI National Forum

December 9-12, 2018
Orlando, FL

Person-Centered Care is a featured topic track at the 2018 IHI National Forum.

Person- and Family-Centered Care

Our goal: Usher in a new era of partnerships between clinicians and individuals where the values, needs, and preferences of the individual are honored; the best evidence is applied; and the shared goal is optimal functional health and quality of life. More >>

In the Spotlight

Patient-Centered Care: Pairing Medicine and Compassion
In an SFGate article, a doctor shares how she became more patient-centered in her approach to care, evolving her focus from primarily treating a patient’s illness to one who takes into account the full personhood of a patient in order to identify what matters most to them. Learn more strategies at the 2019 IHI Summit on Improving Patient Care.

Caring Creatively for an Aging Population
The IHI-led Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is partnering with Case Western Reserve University and CVS Health’s MinuteClinic to spread the principles of age-friendly care to older adults and communities.

Listen to Patients: The Discomfort Is Worth It
Listening to a patient share an experience of harm may be uncomfortable, but it can spur health care professionals in a way that data cannot. One patient shares his experience of medical harm and why patients’ voices need to be heard.

Deprescribing Can Mean Fewer Opioids, More Grateful Patients
Fears and false assumptions may get in the way of deprescribing opioids, even when it’s warranted. The experience of a team of ED physicians may surprise many: their opioid deprescribing protocol is achieving better results in pain control, fewer side effects, and reduced dosing of individual medications. Learn more about effective deprescribing approaches at the IHI National Forum.

Getting Your Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney in Order
Having conversations about your end-of-life wishes is crucial to ensuring that your values are honored if there comes a time when you cannot speak for yourself. This Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials article outlines the three major steps that everyone 18 years of age and older should take now to ensure that their wishes are honored later.

Finding and Creating Joy in Work
March 5, 2019 | IHI Virtual Training

To help reverse the worrying trend of burnout among health care professionals, IHI created Finding and Creating Joy in Work, a 12-week virtual course full of new thinking, resources, strategies, frameworks, and solutions that will help workforces truly thrive.
2019 IHI Summit on Improving Patient Care
April 11–13, 2019 | San Francisco, CA

Join us at the IHI Summit on Improving Patient Care on April 11–13, 2019, in San Francisco, CA to learn how to design care for the whole person. Return to your home organization with quality improvement tools, best practices, and resources you can put to use immediately.
2019 IHI Patient Safety Congress
May 15–17, 2019 | Houston, TX

The IHI Patient Safety Congress brings together people who are passionate about ensuring safe care equitably for all across the globe. This annual meeting is the must-attend event for committed health care professionals who continue to shape smarter, safer care for patients wherever it’s provided — from the hospital to outpatient settings to the home. With keynote presentations from inspiring patient safety leaders, engaging sessions on safety culture and science, and an immersive Learning & Simulation Center, this event is the only annual meeting in the US with a singular focus on safety.

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