Professional Development

Do you want to learn more about evidence-based approaches, best practices, and what other leaders are doing? IHI offers many professional development programs and other learning opportunities.

Governance Leaders

The Board's Role in Governing Quality

Executive Leaders

Core Leaders

Leading Quality Improvement: Essential for Managers
Leadership and Organizing for Change
Introduction to Health Care Leadership (IHI Open School online course L101)
Leading Quality Improvement (IHI Open School online course QI 105)
Improving Health Equity (IHI Open School online course TA 102)

Leadership for Workforce Well-Being Professional Development Program
Begins April 25–26, 2023 | Online and in person | Boston, MA

High-performing health care organizations know that they must make the well-being of their workforce a top priority. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Leadership for Workforce Well-Being Professional Development Program will help you gain the skills, tools, and methods to be the highly trained and specialized leader of workforce well-being that your organization needs.
IHI Leadership for Health Equity Professional Development Program
In-Person and Online | Boston, MA
IHI Patient Safety Congress 2023
May 22–24, 2023 | National Harbor, MD, USA

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 those who continue to shape smarter, safer care for patients wherever it’s provided – from the hospital to outpatient settings to the home.
Patient Safety Executive Development Program
Fall 2023 | Boston, MA

With today’s shrinking health care budgets and growing focus on costs, it has never been more important to have a robust safety plan. Maintaining a powerful safety program is essential to the long-term health of your department, organization, or health care system — and to ensuring that your patients receive the safe and reliable care they deserve. To position your organization for success, attend IHI’s Patient Safety Executive Development Program.
IHI Forum 2023
December 10–13, 2023 | Orlando, FL, USA

The IHI Forum is a four-day conference that has been the home of quality improvement (QI) in health care for more than 30 years. Attend this year's conference in Orlando, FL, USA.