Register today for Quality Forum 2013: Inspiring Improvement and join hundreds of health care professionals from across BC in celebrating successes, addressing challenges and identifying strategies for improving the quality of health care.
The Forum’s main programming takes place February 28 and March 1 in Vancouver. The event, which is organized by the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, features over 150 presenters, 63 breakout sessions, and four plenary speakers who bring an exciting blend of experience, innovation and inspiration.
Learn more at www.QualityForum.ca or click here to register.
Health Talks – a Pecha Kucha event
February 27 marks the return of Health Talks – an evening event featuring a unique presentation format that had participants buzzing at last year’s Quality Forum. Eight engaging, energetic and passionate speakers – representing both health care and the public – tell us their hopes for health care using the Pecha Kucha presentation format.
Each presentation contains 20 slides and each slide is displayed for exactly 20 seconds before automatically advancing to the next one. The slides can only feature photos or videos – no text! Presenters include Major General (Ret’d) Lise Mathieu, Former Commander of the Canadian Forces Health System, and Cathy Ulrich, President & CEO of Northern Health. Click here to see additional speakers and register for Health Talks.
Pre-Forum Deep Dive Sessions
Three full-day, deep dive sessions will take place on February 27 – the day before the Forum begins – and will provide in-depth examinations of timely health care topics.
- Academic Health Education: Building Quality Care from the Ground Up
A day of dialogue and learning to explore opportunities for integration of quality concepts in post-secondary institutions undertaking health care provider education. Click here to learn more and register.
- Patient and Family Centered Care: From Concept to Practice
This session will focus on Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) and its application in health settings across the continuum of care. Pamela Greenhouse, Executive Director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s PFCC Innovation Center will be the day’s featured speaker. Click here to learn more and register.
- Quality Academy Graduate Workshop
This session will bring together past cohorts of the Quality Academy professional development program for a day of learning, sharing and networking. This workshop is by invitation only; current and past Quality Academy participants and faculty are encouraged to attend.