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September
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use (Informational Webinar)
September 4, 12 & 24, 2019
What: An informational webinar for pediatric and adult ambulatory clinics who are interested in the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, a free 12-month program that seeks to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Who: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and NORC at The University of Chicago
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Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference
September 8 – 10, 2019
Where: Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
What: Interactive sessions designed to help clinicians and health system leaders create and sustain cultures of compassion in patient care.
Who: Keynote speakers include Amy Edmondson, Ph.D., Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School; Susan B. Hassmiller, R.N., Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing; and Peter L. Slavin, M.D., President of Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Safe Patient Handling Conference
September 20, 2019
When: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: MHA Conference Center, 500 District Avenue, Burlington, Mass. (Attendance limited.)
What: The conference will examine the importance of engaging hospital leadership, operational best practices, the skills that practitioners/staff need to sustain a safe patient handling program, and how to evaluate lessons learned.
Who: Guy Fragala, Ph.D., an occupational safety and health professional, and author of Ergonomics: How to Contain On-the-Job Injuries in Healthcare; Kim Hollon, president & CEO, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and Signature Healthcare; Suzanne Nobrega, Outreach Director, Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, UMass Lowell; Tim Quigley, RN, SVP, CNO, South Shore Health; and Sandra Wettergreen, Safe Patient Handling Coordinator, VA Boston Healthcare System.
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TeamSTEPPS Master Training Class
September 24 – 25, 2019
When: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: MHA Conference Center, 500 District Avenue, Burlington, MA
What: TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals course on communication and teamwork; provides resources for training others. Sponsored by Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association and the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors.
Who: Karyn Baum, M.D., MS.Ed., MHA, Professor of Medicine & Interim Chief Medical Officer, University of Minnesota Medical Center; Master TeamSTEPPS Trainer
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October
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use (Informational Webinar)
October 3, 15 & 30, 2019
What: An informational webinar for pediatric and adult ambulatory clinics who are interested in the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, a free 12-month program that seeks to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Who: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and NORC at The University of Chicago
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OpenNotes Grand Rounds – Writing Better Notes (Webinar)
October 8, 2019
When: 1:00 p.m.
What: Clinicians share what they’ve learned about writing better notes from their research in primary care, oncology, and mental health contexts.
Who: Jared Klein, MD, MPH at UW Medicine; Leonor Fernandez, MD at Beth Israel Medical Center; Jeremy Warner, MD, MS at Vanderbilt University; and Steve Dobscha, MD at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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November
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use (Informational Webinar)
November 5 & 14, 2019
What: An informational webinar for pediatric and adult ambulatory clinics who are interested in the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, a free 12-month program that seeks to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Who: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and NORC at The University of Chicago
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6th Annual Healthcare Quality and Safety Conference
November 6 – 7, 2019
Where: Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, 5 Blossom Street, Boston, MA
What: Keynote and breakout sessions offer practical, evidence-based strategies for improving quality and safety.
Who: Hosted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the conference is designed for health care professionals who plan, manage or support quality and safety initiatives.
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