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When: Nominations open January 21 and close March 8, 2020
What: The annual Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement is sponsored by the Lucian Leape Institute at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Taylor Healthcare.
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When: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
What: This Virtual Learning Hour from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) will focus on the role of open communication in mitigating long-term emotional and psychological effects of errors on patients and families. Panelists will provide real-life relevance to the data and provide tools on the best practices of Communication Resolution Programs (CRP) from the patient and provider perspective.
Who: Julia Prentice, PhD, Director of Research at the Betsy Lehman Center; Linda Kenney, Director of Peer Support Programs at the Betsy Lehman Center; Sigall Bell, MD, Director of Patient Safety and Discovery at OpenNotes and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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When: 8:30 a.m - 2:45 p.m.
Where: Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02466
What: Topics include technology in health care, the political landscape, new pressures on cost/transparency and patient safety. The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association and ACHE of Massachusetts co-sponsor this event.
Who: Jody White, President & CEO, Lowell General Hospital; Marylou Sudders, MSW, ACSW, Massachusetts Secretary of Health & Human Services; Stephen Klasko, M.D., MBA, President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health; David Cutler, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University.
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When: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Albert Sherman Center Auditorium, UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA
What: The Board of Registration in Medicine’s Quality & Patient Safety Division Spring Program is free and includes presentations about pediatric emergency medicine, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy, and transforming patient care through culture change. Physicians can earn 4 hours Category 1 CME; Nurses, 4 hours CEU (pending approval).
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Where: Doubletree Westborough Hotel, 5400 Computer Dr, Westborough, MA 01581
What: The Patient Safety Forum is held annually by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors.
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Where: Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Groton, CT
What: An annual regional conference of keynote and breakout sessions for risk managers in hospitals and health systems.
Who: Massachusetts, Connecticut and Northern New England Societies for Healthcare Risk Management
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Where: The Row Hotel at Assembly Row, 355 Artisan Way, Somerville, MA 02145
What: Improving the quality, culture and business model of health care by improving the patient experience. Designed for clinicians, health care administrators and executives, as well as patients and their advocates, the Symposium is supported by the Society for Participatory Medicine, the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare and others.
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Where: Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL
What: Educational sessions, keynotes and networking designed for clinicians, administrators, researchers, policy makers, patient advocates and others working in all settings to improve patient safety.
Who: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
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Where: Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
What: Immersive sessions focused on advancing compassion, communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills at health care organizations. Intended for anyone who affects the patient experience.
Who: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare
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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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What: The Sepsis Institute is an online learning platform that provides health care professionals across the continuum of care with high quality, evidence-based training modules, webinars, and resources. Providers can earn continuing education credits for many of the courses at no cost.
Who: The Sepsis Institute was developed by the Sepsis Alliance. The content on is created, reviewed, and led by subject matter experts.
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What: Presented by the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health’s Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality, this educational webinar is intended for dialysis nurses, technicians, nurse managers, and hospital infection preventionists.
Who: David E. Henner, D.O., Division Chief of Nephrology and Medical Director of Dialysis at Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
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