Safe Surgery Saves Lives Workshop
March 8 & 9, 2010
Vancouver, BC
A national Safe Surgery Saves Lives conference will be held in Vancouver on March 8-9, 2010. The workshop will provide a rationale and ways for you to successfully promote the “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” initiative in your institution and practice. Hear about the latest knowledge to support your work, whether you are a surgeon, anaesthesiologist, OR nurse, recovery nurse, or quality professional. Click here to see the provisional agenda and register.
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Ontario Hospital Association - Patient Safety Course
March 8, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Presented by the Ontario Hospital Association, the goal of this course is to provide both theoretical knowledge regarding patient safety as well as tools, best practices, and examples of applications of both in a variety of health care settings. Click here to learn more…
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PICNet Educational Lecture: Reducing the Risk of Surgical Site Infection Through a Consilient Evidence-Based Perspective
March 24, 2010
Vancouver, BC
Feature Speaker: Dr. Charles Edmiston, Jr. PhD,
CIC, of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. This educational lecture takes place at the Diamond Lecture Hall, BC Cancer Research Centre from 8:30 - 10am and is available through teleconference. Click here for more...
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“Tea and a Talk” Dialogue Amongst Teams Working on Medication Reconciliation: A Safer Healthcare Now! Virtual Interactive Series
April 1, 2010, 1 - 3pm PST, https://bcpsqc.webex.com
Topic: Acute Care and Ambulatory Care
We have heard from many of you that there is a strong desire to hear what others are doing for medication reconciliation. Following a survey that was conducted in the fall of 2009, we heard an interest about:
- How people are successfully implementing medication reconciliation in acute and ambulatory care settings; and
- Measurement strategies.
These sessions above will be a facilitated conversation amongst teams to share what they are doing at their site, in their area, successes, challenges, ideas, and hopefully some butterflies that you can take home after the session!
These sessions are a great way to begin your Medication Reconciliation Social Networking and support system from around the Province. Click here and select "Med Rec -Acute Care and Ambulatory Care" to register: https://bcpsqc.webex.com
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Focus on Innovation 2010 - Online! Save the date April 9, 2010
April 9, 2010
This year’s forum will focus on sustainable change in health care, what it means and how to be successful at it.
For the first time ever, the forum will be an interactive and participatory experience held completely online!
Come as you are, join us online on April 9th, 2010. Registration opens soon.
Check the B.C. Health Innovation website for updates.
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Safer Healthcare Now! Moving Forward with Vigour
Pre-Conference Day: Canada’s Forum on Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
April 12, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Back by popular demand, this one-day preconference is designed to support teams working on Safer Healthcare Now! and will be held in conjunction with Canada's Forum on Patient Safety & Quality Improvement at the Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Keynote speakers include Joe McCannon, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Leader for 100 K Lives and 5 Million Lives Campaigns, and Rabih Darouiche, MD, Lead Author on Landmark New England Journal of Medicine Article on Skin Prep in the OR. Click here to read more or for registration details.
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Canada’s Forum on Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
April 12 – 14, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Canada’s Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement will provide multiple learning streams with a national and international flavour. The program for the Forum will provide the opportunity for a variety of health professionals to participate, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, health care providers, educators, leaders, researchers, and board members. With this year’s theme, “Improving Safety Across the Continuum”, we encourage participation from those who work in areas across the continuum including palliative care, home and community care, long-term/residential care, acute care, mental health and primary care. Click here for more…
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“Tea and a Talk” Dialogue Amongst Teams Working on Medication Reconciliation: A Safer Healthcare Now! Virtual Interactive Series
April 15, 2010, 1 - 3pm PST, https://bcpsqc.webex.com
Topic: Long-Term Care, Community and Mental Health
We have heard from many of you that there is a strong desire to hear what others are doing for medication reconciliation. Following a survey that was conducted in the fall of 2009, we heard an interest about:
- How people are successfully implementing medication reconciliation in acute and ambulatory care settings; and
- Measurement strategies.
These sessions above will be a facilitated conversation amongst teams to share what they are doing at their site, in their area, successes, challenges, ideas, and hopefully some butterflies that you can take home after the session!
These sessions are a great way to begin your Medication Reconciliation Social Networking and support system from around the Province. Click here and select "Med Rec - Long-Term Care, Community and Mental Health" to register: https://bcpsqc.webex.com
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“Tea and a Talk” Dialogue Amongst Teams Working on Medication Reconciliation: A Safer Healthcare Now! Virtual Interactive Series
April 29, 2010, 1 - 3pm PST, https://bcpsqc.webex.com
Topic: Measurement
We have heard from many of you that there is a strong desire to hear what others are doing for medication reconciliation. Following a survey that was conducted in the fall of 2009, we heard an interest about:
- How people are successfully implementing medication reconciliation in acute and ambulatory care settings; and
- Measurement strategies.
These sessions above will be a facilitated conversation amongst teams to share what they are doing at their site, in their area, successes, challenges, ideas, and hopefully some butterflies that you can take home after the session!
These sessions are a great way to begin your Medication Reconciliation Social Networking and support system from around the Province. Click here and select the "Med Rec - Measurement" to register: https://bcpsqc.webex.com.
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ISQUA 27th International Conference & Call for Papers
Deadline for submissions: February 12, 2010
Conference: October 10 – 13, 2010
Paris, France
Invitation to Paris - The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) invites abstract proposals for brief papers, poster presentations and display for ISQua’s 27th International Conference to be held in Paris from 10th to 13th October 2010. Click here for more…
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