The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
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Conference Syllabus still available
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 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety, August 17-19, in Philadelphia, Pa, offered more than 90 timely, 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 highlighted partnerships with patients and families at all levels of health care.
Here is a sampling of sessions offered:
The Business Case for Family-Centered Maternity Care: Family-Centered Maternity Care is a viable business strategy to maintain and expand patient volumes, reduce health care costs, and improve health outcomes for families. Learn from internationally recognized expert, Celeste Phillips, how to build the business case for administrators, boards, leadership, volunteers, and donors.
A Strategic Partnership Between Family-Centered Care and Quality Improvement: Learn about the strategic partnership in a pediatric hospital between the Departments of Family-Centered Care and Quality Improvement to improve the discharge process, and hear about organizational benefits and project outcomes.
Benchmarking Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Presenters will share findings, data, strategies, and metrics from a University Health System Consortium Patient- and Family-Centered Care benchmarking study with 26 academic medical centers, with a focus on quality of care.
Driving Organizational Strategies Through Patient- and Family-Driven Partnerships: Learn how MCG, in its effort to drive cultural change, is developing business goals in partnership with patients, families, and physicians.
Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC)-The Impact on Patient Safety and Satisfaction: A comparison study of intensive care units reveals that PFCC has a positive effect on performance measures and patient and family satisfaction, and patients experience fewer complications and safety issues on units where PFCC is universal.
Examples of other offerings included: 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.
See the Conference Brochure for a complete listing of sessions and more information about the Conference. CEU Credits were available.
Exhibitors and Sponsors at The 4th International Conference
Plenary Speakers at our recent Conference
Live Learning Center
Conference Audio Recordings and Syllabus
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Past Conferences:
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 Audio Recordings and Syllabus
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