The Joint Commission Annual Conference on Quality and Safety
June 23-25, 2010
The tradition of the annual conference will continue for its 24th year next year as the premier Joint Commission conference focusing on organizational greatness and decisions and actions for health care executives seeking to: improve quality and reduce errors, contain costs, increase productivity, execution, and to build leaders throughout their organization. Participants will hear practical application of improvements from successful organizations that have driven change to sustain organizational greatness.
Take advantage of this annual opportunity to meet with health care leaders who cover the broad spectrum of quality and safety issues, to hear first-hand experience for change, and to listen to keynote speakers who are inspiring, practical, and even funny! Faculty for track sessions will be your honored colleagues, selected from abstract submissions, with proven track records in performance improvement activities and results that prove best practices.
Don't forget to check out the pre-conference seminar:
Using National Patient Safety Goals to Protect Patients 2010 -2011 and Beyond
Who Should Attend:
This conference is chief executive officers, patient safety officers, risk managers, chief compliance officers, chief nursing officers, chief medical officers, administrators, Joint Commission coordinators, staff nurses and physicians and all others involved in direct patient care or survey compliance.
Testimonial:
“Attending the Joint Commission Conference for Patient Safety has put a face and personality on the organization. The conference highlighted exceptional practices for patient safety and quality of care. The program enhances the key concepts The Joint Commission upholds for quality and patient care, while supplying examples of successful implementation from other facilities.”
Cathy Lucafo, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager, Elliot Hospital – ICU, Manchester, NH
Can't attend in person?
Check out the On Demand version of the conference.
Brochure
NOTE: This conference does not cover international standards.
Agenda
Please stay tuned. We're currently working on the agenda for this program to assure that we include the most pertinent information for this educational program.
Check back closer to the program date for more complete agenda. Please remember that because of the nature of this educational program, the agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Confirmed Faculty to Date Include:
• John J. Nance, JD
John is a nationally-known author, most currently known for "Why Hospitals Should Fly," Book of the Year Award for 2009 by the American College of Healthcare Executives, Aviation Analyst for ABC World News and Aviation Editor for Good Morning America
• Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH
Mark R. Chassin is president of The Joint Commission. In this role, he oversees the activities of the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized worldwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to quality improvement and to meeting state-of-the-art performance standards.
• David A. Whiston, DDS
Chair, Board of Commissioners, The Joint Commission
• Karen H. Timmons
Karen Timmons is the president and chief executive officer of Joint Commission Resources / Joint Commission International. In this position, she oversees the Joint Commission’s domestic and international consulting, international accreditation, education, publications, and Continuous Survey Readiness. Additionally, Ms. Timmons leads the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Patient Safety Solutions, as part of the World Alliance on Patient Safety.
• Anne Rooney (Conference Moderator)
Anne currently serves as Vice President, Consulting and Education Services for Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International. In this role, Anne overseas the delivery of technical assistance and educational services for US and international clients of Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International, including individual health care organizations, government agencies, and ministries of health.
Back by popular demand from previous conference participants, the conference will be returning to downtown Chicago! Approximately 30 minutes by cab from O’Hare Airport or 60 minutes by hotel shuttle.
Hotel
Hilton Chicago
720 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Room Rate: $229 Single $254 Double
Cut-Off Date: May 21, 2010 Make Hotel Reservation Now
Things to Do: The Hilton Chicago hotel is a landmark downtown Chicago hotel located on the "Cultural Michigan Avenue Mile" overlooking Grant Park, Lake Michigan, and Museum Campus. It is the closest luxury hotel to Chicago's convention center, McCormick Place Convention Center, while being only a short distance from Chicago's loop business center, shopping and theatre. The Hilton Chicago hotel is steps from Chicago's new multi-institutional student residence, University Center, housing students from Roosevelt University, Columbia College, DePaul University.
The annual party known as Taste of Chicago begins June 25, the day the Conference closes.
Chicago attractions near the Hilton Chicago hotel
• Millennium Park
• Buckingham Fountain
• Shedd Aquarium
• Field Museum
• Solider Field - home of the Chicago Bears
• Adler Planetarium
• Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower)
• Art Institute
• Theatre District
• Shopping the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Ave.
• Navy Pier
• John Hancock Observatory
• Chicago Water Tower
• United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks
The call for presentations link for this conference is currently closed. However, please periodically check back for updated information for 2011 Call for Presentations.
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Joint Commission Resources has many opportunities to support our mission to provide unparalleled training to help improve patient quality and safety. Please contact Kathy Atkinson at
JCRSponsorships@jcrinc.com
or 630.268.7479.
Learn more about exhibiting opportunities.
Registration Fees:
Regular: $995
Early Bird: $895
Teams of 3 or more: $849 per registrant when registering together
All live event registrations close 5 calendar days prior to the event start date. Payment(s) submitted by check take 14 days to process.
Joint Commission Resources reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a program due to an insufficient number of registrants or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program must be cancelled, the registration fee will be refunded in full to each registrant. You may verify current program status on our web site or by calling JCR Customer Service at 877-223-6866.