Quality Improvement meetings & conferences

World Congress on Integrated Care (WCIC)

7th - 9th November 2013 Singapore

This conference will be a global platform for practitioners, leaders and senior management from health and social services, nurses, allied health professionals, community-based organisations and researchers to learn more about the latest developments and best practices in integrated care.

Contact Us

Conference Secretariat

World Congress on Integrated Care 2013
PICO Creative Centre
20 Kallang Avenue
Singapore 339411

Email: worldcongress2013@kenes.com
Tel.: (65) 6292 4710
Fax: (65) 6292 4721

37th Annual Rural Health Conference

April 22-25, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada

The nation's largest rural health conference, created for all of those with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, state and federal health employees, academics, community members, and all others interested in rural health care.

Visiting Nurse Associations of America 32nd Annual Meeting

April 2-4, 2014 Lake Las Vegas, Nevada

The VNAA 32nd Annual Meeting will take place April 2-4, 2014, at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa. The VNAA Annual Meeting is the premier event for nonprofit home healthcare and hospice providers from across the country. The Annual Meeting enables participants to:

• Network among peers and industry experts

• Unite as the VNAA community to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit home healthcare and hospiceproviders’ advocacy voice,

• Participate in clinical and business education sessions which improve quality of care and operational efficiencies,

• Consider new and innovative strategies to advance nonprofit home healthcare and hospice practices

• Attend timely and relevant sessions which address political, economic, social and technological issues impacting the nonprofit home health and hospice industry,

• Engage with the VNAA staff and

• Strengthen vendor partnerships and forge new vendor relationships.

Conference Description

Nonprofit community-based home healthcare and hospice providers need to be both mission and performance driven. Achieving organizational excellence is essential to enabling financial health and patient care service which results in superior patient outcomes. Join other nonprofit home healthcare and hospice leaders to learn how to strike the balance between mission and performance driven objectives.

Objectives for the Participants

VNAA wants participants to leave the 2014 Annual Meeting invigorated, inspired and equipped with practical tools for incorporation into their agencies and communities. In addition to enjoying social and networking events, participants will learn the most up-to-date critical news and information needed to operate their agencies as efficiently and effectively as possible, gaining insight on solutions and practice patterns to ensure success in all aspects of their operations.

2014 National Reproductive Health Conference

August 3-6, 2014 Orlando, Florida

We invite you & your colleagues to join us for one of the largest Title X conferences in the nation, the 2014 National Reproductive Health Conference!

This conference is designed for advanced practice nurses, physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, counselors, social workers, health educators & all other personnel who interact with clients in health centers providing family planning services.

Conference Competencies & Objectives

• Describe current scientific evidence & nationally recognized standards of care in male & female reproductive health care (e.g., risk & disease screening, contraceptive counseling & medical management of common reproductive health care issues)

• Explore evidence-based & emerging family planning service models to assure regulatory compliance, improve efficiency, maximize reimbursement & enhance service delivery

• Implement protocols, communication strategies, & clinical practice strategies that address the diverse needs of women, men, & adolescents in the family planning setting

• Identify concrete strategies for integrating & improving the delivery of family planning & reproductive health services for males

• Discuss current policy issues & their implications for the delivery of family planning services

• Demonstrate required knowledge & skill in selected clinical procedures including urogenital examination, female pelvic & breast examination, microscopy, endometrial & skin biopsy, IUC, & hormonal implant insertion

American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium

Novembe 1-2, 2013 San Diego, California

ASCO's Quality Care Symposium will bring together leaders in the fields of quality, health services research, and oncology outcomes to present applied practice innovations and share methods for measuring and improving the quality of cancer care. Designed to address critical questions and provide healthcare professionals with the tools needed to administer superior care, the two-day Symposium will feature applicable, patient-focused educational sessions, panel discussions, and abstract presentations.

43rd Critical Care Congress

January 9-13, 2014 San Francisco, California

The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 43rd Critical Care Congress will be a powerhouse of creative and inspirational ideas for the critical care field.

We invite you to join nearly 5,000 critical care clinicians in San Francisco, where innovation will meet at the intersection of technology and medicine. Novel discoveries will be showcased, culminating a year’s worth of achievements in research and education.

The 2014 Congress will provide outstanding networking opportunities and innovative learning experiences, highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine.

6th International Conference: Diagnostic Error in Medicine

September 22–25, 2013 Chicago, Illinois

Patient safety and reduced error in medical diagnosis — these are the goals of the Diagnostic Error in Medicine (DEM) Conference. The sixth meeting of this international event, held in Chicago, welcomes health professionals across all disciplines to engage and collaborate in meaningful dialogue.

Diagnostic errors (missed, delayed, incorrect diagnoses) account for significant harm but are underemphasized and understudied. The DEM Conference is dedicated to Define, Measure and Improve diagnostic errors, with an exciting line-up of speakers and educational programming. The DEM Conference is the only event dedicated solely to the problem of diagnostic error, bringing together stakeholders with a shared goal of improving patient safety.

The goals of the Conference include:

Acknowledging the frequency, impact, and public health significance of medical misdiagnosis

Developing a constituency of advocates from across the healthcare delivery spectrum

Defining the causality of, and exploring strategies to improve, diagnostic error in medicine

Sharing research methods and results relevant to clinical reasoning, diagnostic error, and misdiagnosis-related harm

This program is jointly sponsored by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

2013 Health Data Users Conference

Methods, Measures and Meaning: Making the Most of Health Data

September 23 and 24, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The 2013 Health Data Users Conference provides a forum to highlight data relevance and showcase how data are used to inform decisions in today’s world of shrinking resources. The conference will take place at the Delta Hotel, in the heart of downtown Ottawa, September 23 and 24, 2013.

Our theme this year is Methods, Measures and Meaning: Making the Most of Health Data.

American Nurses Association 8th Annual Nursing Quality Conference

February 5 - 7, 2014 Phoenix, Arizona

Advancing Quality Outcomes: Research, Practice and Innovation

Conference Goals:

Examine Various Innovative Models Used to Reduce Hospital Acquired Conditions and Improve Quality of Care

Illustrate and Analyze Strategies Designed for Rapid Improvement in Quality

Analyze Methods for Translating Research and Evidence into Practice

Examine Healthy and Safe Work Environments and Strategies to Improve the Work Environment

2013 International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC)

Villanova University College of Nursing and the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) will be co-hosting the November 13-16, 2013 International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC) in Baltimore, MD. The conference, Implementing Innovation accross the Healthcare Continuum, will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards.

Goals for the 2013 conference are to:

Identify evidence-based approaches for nursing leadership.

Support the creation of interdisciplinary teams in education and practice.

Strengthen the implementation of innovation across the healthcare continuum.

Network with colleagues in various nursing administrative roles.