2008 NPSF Annual Patient Safety Congress

Connect, Communicate, Commit
May 14-16, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Nashville, TN

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Complete Congress 2008 website

The National Patient Safety Foundation® (NPSF) is committed to promoting culture change and accountability in the everyday practice of medicine and in the setting of priorities by healthcare leaders and clinicians. At this, the tenth annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress, attendees will hear from leaders and organizations about successful strategies that have promoted patient safety across the continuum of the healthcare system. They will learn about new research that clarifies needs and solutions in the ongoing efforts to reduce harm. They will gain new information to apply in their home settings, and they will make important connections with others dedicated to patient safety.

2008 Congress Theme
“Connect, Communicate, Commit”
The theme of this year’s Congress emphasizes that, in order for patient safety to continue to improve, stakeholders from across health care must connect, communicate effectively, and commit resources to enacting change.

NPSF Congress Objectives
• To identify existing tools and resources needed by individuals and institutions to move toward a culture of safety, transparency, and accountability

• To inspire greater involvement of trustees, executives, and other healthcare leaders in patient safety

• To provide attendees with practical approaches and tools that foster engagement, teamwork, and collaboration

• To present innovative solutions to problem solving in areas such as workflow and process improvement

• To emphasize the power of partnering with patients to improve patient safety

• To educate patients and families about quality of care

• To showcase research findings that identify new knowledge related to
patient safety

• To provide timely information on device and medication safety across the continuum of care, including physician offices and pharmacy settings

• To assist providers, patients, and organizations in recognizing and overcoming barriers to cultural change in all healthcare settings


NPSF Congress Attendees
NPSF Congress attendees include healthcare executives, clinical leaders, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, patient safety officers, risk managers, public policy professionals, solutions providers, employers, payors, patients, families of patients, administrators, educators, researchers, and
all those committed to improve the safety of the healthcare system for the patients and families it serves.

2007 ANNUAL PATIENT SAFETY CONGRESS

Learning from the Past – Creating the Future
May 2–4, 2007
Marriott Wardman Park
Washington, DC

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Congress Overview

The NPSF Patient Safety Congress convenes May 2 - 4, 2007 in Washington, DC, with an anticipated attendance of 2,000. The NPSF Congress is the largest meeting in the world solely dedicated to enhancing patient safety. Join your colleagues who are dedicated to cultural change and accountability in the everyday practice of medicine and decision making.

2007 Congress Theme

"Learning from the Past, Creating the Future"
The Annual NPSF Congress presents successful strategies that promote patient safety across the continuum of the healthcare system. Plenary sessions and workshops highlight effective implementations of policies and programs that result in cultural change and sustained improvement processes toward a safer environment. The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) recognizes that the field of healthcare must begin to translate theoretical models of cultural change and accountability into the everyday practice of medicine and decision making by healthcare leaders and clinicians.

The NPSF Congress is designed to provide participants with an interactive opportunity to learn about the latest in patient safety from the nation's most notable experts with a focus on improving patient safety in the clinical environment. Congress attendees will acquire information that they can quickly implement in their respective institutions. They will enjoy the collaborative environment and the experience of discovering new methods of protecting patient safety while earning continuing education credits.

The NPSF Congress emphasizes its commitment to

• Move patient safety research into practice.
• Incorporate research findings across multiple healthcare settings to improve safety.
• Identify existing tools, best practices and resources needed by individuals and institutions engaged in cultural change.
• Recognize and overcome barriers to cultural change and employ innovations and technology to overcome these barriers.

Congress Objectives

1. To inspire greater involvement of trustees, executives, and other healthcare leaders in patient safety.
2. To provide attendees practical approaches, tools and methods which create and foster engagement, teamwork and collaboration.
3. To provide a balanced view of reliability theory and practice from the perspective of assessment, design, teamwork, communication and culture.
4. To present strategies that focus on transparency to achieve the desired outcomes for patients and families in our care as well as in our communities.
5. To showcase different types of research that seek to identify new knowledge about issues related to patient safety and efforts to reduce harm to patients.
6. To emphasize the power of partnering with patients to improve patient safety; the work of patient advocacy groups to improve patient safety, and related topics that address patient and family partnership issues for the future.
7. To present innovative solutions in technology and unique approaches to problem solving in areas such as work flow and process improvement.
8. To provide a comprehensive view of medication and device safety across the continuum of care, including physician offices and community pharmacy settings.

NPSF Congress Attendees
Healthcare executives, clinical leadership, frontline staff, patient safety officers, risk managers, academics, public policy professionals, solutions providers and patients and families actively participate in this critical annual educational forum.

 

2006 ANNUAL PATIENT SAFETY CONGRESS
Leadership for Safety – The Time is Now!
May 10–12, 2006
San Francisco Marriott

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Congress Overview
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) recognizes that the field of healthcare must translate theoretical models of culture change and accountability into the everyday practice of medicine and decision making by healthcare leaders and clinicians. Leaders and organizations who have led change will present successful strategies that promote patient safety across the continuum of the healthcare system.

Congress Objectives
• Describe proven methods to overcome specific barriers to cultural change in healthcare systems.
• Describe and discuss specific, successful strategies to reduce error with hospital-wide and system-wide interventions.
• Convey successful strategies from healthcare leaders to improve patient safety.
• Present the latest technological advances in the patient safety field.
• Describe effective and appropriate methods to involve patients and families in efforts to improve patient safety.
• Recommit to the patient safety movement through interaction with experts and colleagues engaged in the issue.
• Present how Pay 4 Performance programs and other incentives are promoting patient safety.
• Convey strategies for leading the development of an organizational culture at all levels in which successful patient safety innovations can flourish.

Target Audience
This Congress has been developed for the full complement of stakeholders committed to improving the safety of our healthcare system. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Executive healthcare leaders, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers
• Patient safety officers, quality improvement directors, risk managers
• Employers and insurers
• Researchers, educators, medical associations, government officials
And, most importantly, patients, families, and all those committed to improving the safety of patients.