Press Release: Twelfth National Quality Colloquium - Special Washington DC Edition Features Best Practices in Patient Safety and Quality
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- A Hybrid Conference, Internet Event and Training Tool
- Featuring the Patient Safety Certificate Program
- Onsite at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC
- Online In Your Own Office or Home live via the Internet with 24/7 Access for Six Months
- September 18 - 20, 2013
- www.QualityColloquium.com
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-503-7630
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.QualityColloquium.com |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY
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Richard Gilfillan, MD
Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Geisinger Health Plan, Executive Vice President of Insurance Operations, Geisinger Health System, Washington, DC
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WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE -- MAY 3, 2013: The Twelfth National Quality Colloquium, www.QualityColloquium.com, will be held on September 18 - 20, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC. The Colloquium, which has been held on the campus of Harvard University in the third week of August for the past 11 years, is moving to Washington, DC in September of 2013 and will emphasize the role of public policy in the patient safety movement. The Colloquium will be offered both onsite and live and archived for 6 months over the Internet.
FEATURING BEST PRACTICES IN PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY
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Adam Bernstein
Principal and Senior Counselor, Carolina PR Charlotte, NC |

Valerie Fleishman, MBA
Executive Director, NEHI, Cambridge, MA |

Trent Haywood, MD, JD
Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, VHA Inc., Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chicago, IL
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Eric V. Jackson, Jr. MD, MBA
Director Health Care Delivery Science, Associate Director Value Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE |

Chris Vannello, RN, BS
Director of Quality, Main Line Health and Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Christine K. Cassel, MD
President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC |

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
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Patrick Conway, MD, MSc
Chief Medical Officer and Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD |

Susan Dentzer
Senior Policy Adviser, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Policy Analyst, The PBS News Hour, Washington, DC
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Richard Gilfillan, MD
Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Geisinger Health Plan, Executive Vice President of Insurance Operations, Geisinger Health System, Washington, DC |

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Brookings Institution, Former CMS Administrator and FDA Commissioner, Washington, DC
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Peggy O'Kane, PhD
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Washington, DC
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COLLOQUIUM CO CHAIRS
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Kathleen Jennison Goonan, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Goonan Performance Strategies, LLC, Associate in Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Former Judge, Baldrige National Quality Award Program, Former Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, MA |

Bernadette Loftus, MD
Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group, Rockville, MD
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David Mayer, MD
Vice President, Quality and Safety, MedStar Health, Founder, Annual Telluride International Patient Safety Roundtable, and Patient Safety Medical Student Summer Camp, Former Co-executive Director, UIC Institute for Patient Safety Excellence and Director, UIC Masters of Science Patient Safety Leadership Program, University of Illinois Medical Center, Columbia, MD |

David B. Nash, MD, MBA, FACP
Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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OFFERED IN SEQUENCE WITH
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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES ANALYTICS SUMMIT
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A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on the Application of Analytics in Healthcare to Improve Clinical and Organizational Performance, Outcomes and Quality
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review, Health Affairs and Predictive Modeling News
September 16 - 18, 2013, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC
www.PerformanceAnalyticsSummit.com
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QUALITY COLLOQUIUM IS
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SPEAKER PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
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Speaker/Presentation Proposals for the National Quality Colloquium may be submitted through our online form.
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TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
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The Quality Colloquium is now offering partial and full Tuition Scholarships to qualifying representatives of local, state and federal government, consumer advocate organizations, safety net providers, academics, students and health services research organizations.
Click here for more information.
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CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
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This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) for both onsite and online attendees.
Click here for more information.
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SPONSORED BY
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FEATURING THE QUALITY AND PATIENT
SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS:
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The Quality Colloquium is offering two Patient Quality and Safety Certificate Programs in the form of optional courses within the conference for attendees wishing to delve deeper into the Colloquium's subject matter. Participants may select either Introduction to Quality and Patient Safety or Advanced Applications in Quality and Patient Safety Methods.
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- Click here for special certificate program registration discount package.
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PATIENT SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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QUALITY COLLOQUIUM
WEBCAST ARCHIVE LOG IN
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Click here to log into Quality Colloquium video archive.
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FEATURING A SPECIAL RECEPTION AT KAISER PERMANENTE'S CENTER FOR TOTAL HEALTH
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Join us for a special opening night reception on the evening of Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Kaiser's Center for Total Health. Enjoy an evening of great food and cocktails as you network with colleagues in a unique and innovative setting! The Center boasts touchscreen exhibits and state-of-the-art health technology displays, including an interactive walking wall, and is just 6 1/2 miles away from the conference hotel. Complimentary round-trip shuttle service will be provided from the Hyatt.
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TWELFTH QUALITY COLLOQUIUM - WASHINGTON, DC EDITION
September 18 - 20, 2013
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ONSITE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
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WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months
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FEATURED FACULTY
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Dave Davis, MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC(hon)
Senior Director, Continuing Health Education and Improvement, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC |

Rollin (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP
Director, National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare, MedStar Institute for Innovation, MedStar Georgetown University Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia, MD |

Rosemary Gibson
Author, Speaker and National Leader in Safety, Coauthor, The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for America's Future, New York, NY
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Tim McDonald, MD, JD
Chief Safety and Risk Officer for Health Affairs, Chicago Medical Center, Director, Institute for Patient Safety Excellence, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |

Victoria Nahum
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Safe Care Campaign, Co-founder, H2Pi (Healthcare and Patient Partnership Institute), Atlanta, GA
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Susan Scott, RN, MSN
Patient Safety Officer, University of Missouri Health Care System, Columbia, MO |

Gary R. Yates, MD
President, Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI), President, Sentara Healthcare Quality Care Network (SQCN), Norfolk, VA
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QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FACULTY
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Kathleen Jennison Goonan, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Goonan Performance Strategies, LLC, Associate in Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |

David Mayer, MD
Vice President, Quality and Safety, MedStar Health, Founder, Annual Telluride International Patient Safety Roundtable, and Patient Safety Medical Student Summer Camp, Columbia, MD
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David B. Nash, MD, MBA, FACP
Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |

James Pelegano MD, MS
Program Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Jefferson School of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
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BEST PRACTICES IN PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY
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Adam Bernstein
Principal and Senior Counselor, Carolina PR
Charlotte, NC |

Valerie Fleishman, MBA
Executive Director, NEHI, Cambridge, MA |

Trent Haywood, MD, JD
Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, VHA Inc., Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chicago, IL
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Eric V. Jackson, Jr. MD, MBA
Director Health Care Delivery Science, Associate Director Value Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE |

Chris Vannello, RN, BS
Director of Quality, Main Line Health and Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA
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CAPABILITIES FOR HEALTH REFORM AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE
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Edward A. Barrows, MBA
Senior Consultant, Goonan Performance Strategies, Former Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Bentley University School of Business, Northborough, MA |

William Conway, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Medical Group, Chief Quality Officer, Henry Ford Health System, Breech Chair, Health Care Quality Improvement, Detroit, MI
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Seth Glickman, MD, MBA
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC |

Doug Sears
Former Director of Performance Improvement and Knowledge Transfer, Bon Secours, Marriottsville, MD
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GOVERNANCE FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY
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Sean Patrick Murphy, AB, MHA, JD
Senior Vice President and Corporate General Counsel, Solaris Health System, Edison, NJ |

Lawrence Prybil, PhD, FACHE
Professor and Associate Dean, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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TEACHING FOR QUALITY
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Susan A. Abookire, MD, MPH, BSEE, CPHIMS
Chair of the Department of Quality and Patient Safety, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA |

Peter B. Angood MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM
Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), Tampa, FL |

Joseph Bocchino, EdD, MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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Nancy Davis, PhD
Director, Practice Based Learning and Improvement, Association of American Medical Colleges, Executive Director, National Institute for Quality Improvement and Education, Washington, DC |

Ozgur Ekmekci, EdD, MBA
Director, Health Care Quality Master's Program, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC |

Sharon Hibay, RN, DNP
Director of Performance Measures, American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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Jennifer S. Myers, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Patient Safety Officer, and the Director of Quality and Safety Education, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |

Brenda Helen Sheingold, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Secretary to the Faulty, Coordinator Healthcare Quality MSN, The George Washington University School of Nursing, Washington, DC |

Marilyn Szekendi, PhD, RN
Director, Quality Research, UHC, Chicago, IL
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SCHOLARSHIP OF QUALITY AND SAFETY
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Farrokh Alemi, PhD
Associate Editor, Quality Management in Health Care, Department of Health System Administration, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Cambridge, MA |

Susan Carr
Editor and Associate Publisher, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, Concord, MA |

Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President, Health Research & Educational Trust, Editor in Chief, Journal for Healthcare Quality, Chicago, IL
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Mark W. Scerbo, PhD, FHFES
Professor, Human Factors, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Associate Editor, Simulation in Healthcare, Norfolk, VA |

Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
Director, University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Editor-in-Chief, BMJ Quality & Safety, Toronto, Canada
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FEATURED FACULTY
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Richard Corder, MHA, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Business Development, CRICO Strategies
Cambridge, MA |

Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer, National Pharmaceutical Council, Washington, DC |

Kerry M. Johnson, MS
Founding Partner and Chief Innovation Officer, Healthcare Performance Improvement, Virginia Beach, VA
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Susan Scott, RN, MSN
Patient Safety Officer, University of Missouri Health Care System, Columbia, MO |

Gary R. Yates, MD
President, Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI), President, Sentara Healthcare Quality Care Network (SQCN), Norfolk, VA
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TWELFTH QUALITY COLLOQUIUM - WASHINGTON, DC EDITION
September 18 - 20, 2013
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ONSITE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
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WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months
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CONTENT OPTIONS
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TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Register for one of the Preconference Boot Camps -- Introduction to Quality and Patient Safety or Advanced Applications in Quality and Patient Safety Methods -- and/or Conference.
QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The Quality Colloquium is offering a Quality and Patient Safety Certificate Program in the form of an optional course within the conference for attendees wishing to take a deeper dive into the Summit's subject matter. The Program requirements are:
- Completion of preconference readings
- Consideration of a series of preconference questions
- Attend the introductory or advanced Preconference Boot Camp, either in person or via webcast
- Attend the Colloquium, either in person or via webcast
- Successfully complete the introductory or advanced post-conference online examination - Click here to take sample examination.
Attendees who successfully complete Program requirements will receive a certificate of completion.

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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
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TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city, and attend in person.
Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction
LIVE AND ARCHIVED WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience
at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.
The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.
Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away for the office |



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WEBCAST INTERFACE SAMPLE
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Click here for a sample stream
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SPECIAL BENEFIT FOR QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY CERTIFICATE HOLDERS:
Participants who successfully complete the Quality and Patient Safety Certificate Program offered in conjunction with the Eleventh Annual National Quality Colloquium are eligible to receive a 15% tuition discount for courses taken as part of the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety (MS-HQS) degree program offered through Thomas Jefferson University's School of Population Health. To be eligible for this discount, National Quality Colloquium students must meet all admissions requirements for the program and must enroll by July 1, 2013. For more information about Jefferson's MS-HQS:
www.jefferson.edu/population_health.
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THE GROUP REGISTRATION/ONLINE TRAINING ALTERNATIVE
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By arranging to license online group access to the Quality and Patient Safety Certificate Program, health care providers can implement an organization-wide online Certificate Program on Quality and Patient Safety. The organization's training coordinator can assign and track online participation. Successful completion of the training can be evidenced by passing the post conference certificate examination.
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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH SYSTEM QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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