2010 JCI Executive Briefings Announced; Three Events and Three Accreditation Programs Covered

Locations and dates for three 2010 Joint Commission International (JCI) Executive Briefings have been set, according JCI executive director, International Accreditation, Ann Jacobson, R.N.

Highlights include the following:

► Three Briefings are scheduled in three regions, up from two in 2007–2009 and one annually prior to 2007. That means three
    opportunities for JCI–accredited organizations to attend the Briefings at site close to home.
► Ambulatory care and laboratory curricula are planned for the first time. Prior to 2010, only a hospital curriculum was presented.
 
Jacobson says the Briefings will all be held in September, a month earlier than usual, for an important reason— the release of Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals, Fourth Edition (see the article elsewhere in this issue). “[Scheduling the briefings earlier] will allow organizations more time to become compliant with the new standards before the 1 January 2011 ‘effective’ date,” says Jacobson. Standards are “effective” 6 months after publication, after which all on-site surveys, including focused visits based on shortfalls found in prior surveys, are conducted using those standards.

The 2010 Executive Briefings are scheduled as follows:

Asia Pacific
Singapore
15–16 September 2010
(with an optional hospital tour to a JCI–accredited hospital 17 September)

Middle East
Dubai, UAE
21–22 September 2010
(with an optional workshop on 23 September for Ambulatory Care organizations and Clinical Laboratories, based on standards from Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Ambulatory Care, 2nd Edition and Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Clinical Laboratories, 2nd Edition)

Europe
Barcelona, Spain
29–30 September 2010
(with an optional workshop on 1 October for Ambulatory Care organizations and Clinical Laboratories, based on standards from Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Ambulatory Care, 2nd Edition and Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Clinical Laboratories, 2nd Edition)

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