Conferences
Thanks to all who made The 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety such a successful event, including all the sponsors, exhibitors, key note speakers, session and poster presenters, volunteers, and most of all, the almost one thousand participants!
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The International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care:
Partnerships for Quality & Safety
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Invest in Patient- and Family-Centered Care: It makes good business sense!
With ever-increasing economic challenges and the ongoing threat of budget cuts facing health care organizations, now is the time to invest in cost-saving, patient- and family-centered strategies that will produce measureable outcomes for your hospital or health system. The International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety, offers cutting-edge sessions to help develop important initiatives to save money for health care organization and yield positive outcomes for safety, quality, and experience of care.
The Conference showcases innovative health care programs that are dedicated to partnerships with patients and families to improve outcomes and enhance the quality and safety of health care. Presenters, from a variety of disciplines, share their experiences and accomplishments in advancing the practice of patient- and family-centered care. Many of the following are represented: Patient/Family-Health Care Provider Teams, Patient and Family Advisors and Leaders, Health Care Administrators and Managers, Health Care Practitioners, Integrative Health Care Practitioners, Stress Management and Mind-Body Specialists, Health Care Educators and Information Specialists, Child Life Specialists, Psychologists/Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Faculty, Researchers, and Students in Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Education, Allied Health, and other related fields, Architects/Interior Designers, Health Care Planners, Policy Makers, and Government Agency Leaders, and Funders of Health Care Programs.
The following are a few examples of the types of offerings: presentations on patient-centered medical homes—a model of care to improve health outcomes and strengthen the U.S. health care system; use of computer and telecommunications technology and electronic health records; impact of patient- and family-centered rounds on patient safety, patient and family satisfaction, interdisciplinary care team performance, and medical education; and strategies to improve patient safety and quality of care. Areas of practice include, for example, adult health care, geriatrics, pediatrics, newborn intensive care, medical homes, accountable care organizations, primary care, integrative health care, chronic illness care, emergency care, critical care, long term care, behavioral and mental health, and public health.
Information on The 6th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety will be posted on the Institute's website as it becomes available.
Past Conferences:
The 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety
June 4 - 6, 2012, Washington, DC
With leadership support from the Samueli Institute, the Picker Institute, and Children's National Medical Center.
Conference Syllabus
Conference Audio Recordings
Conference Handouts and Posters
The 5th International Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
Conference Photos
The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Enhancing Quality and Safety
August 17 - 19, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
With Leadership support from The Children's Hospital of Philadephia and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Conference Syllabus
Conference Audio Recordings
Conference Handouts
The 4th International Conference Exhibitors and Sponsors
The 3rd International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Enhancing Quality and Safety
July 30 - August 1, 2007, Seattle, WA
With Leadership support from University of Washington Medical Center, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
Conference Audio Recordings
Conference Handouts
The 3rd International Conference Exhibitors and Sponsors
The 2nd International Conference
February 21 - 23, 2005, San Francisco, CA
With Support from Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
The 1st International Conference
September 4 - 6, 2003, Boston, MA
With Support from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and MassGeneral Hospital for Children
