A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have the wonderful opportunity to attend the Asia Pacific Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care Conference. More than 900 delegates from 16 countries were present, with guest speakers from America, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. It was truly a fantastic experience. Quality improvement is about the improvement of patient care; the improvement of better diagnostics and procedures; the improvement of proper workplace processes and systems; t ... read full post

The IHI Open School has reached nearly 60 countries since it launched four years ago. A month ago, we traveled to New Zealand (further than ever before!) and made some exciting connections with health professionals and students who are eager to improve. Now, in the aftermath of the APAC Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, three conference attendees share their impressions of the event. Here’s the first entry Life works in mysterious ways and one cannot predict how some moments ca ... read full post

Last month, I travelled 8,995 miles to Auckland, New Zealand to do three thingsVisit some local universitiesAttend the APAC Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care presented by IHI and Ko Awatea Find a kiwi! On Monday, I joined the Ko Awatea IHI Open School Student Chapter launch with Jo-Inge Myhre, the Regional Chapter Leader of Continental Europe. The event took place at Ko Awatea, the Centre for Health System Innovation and Improvement for the Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMD ... read full post