This post is sponsored by Mayo Clinic Quality Academy.
As a health care provider, I believe doctors, nurses and other providers are good at their jobs. Yet, thousands of U.S. patients die from preventable deaths every month. Thousands are affected by preventable harm every month.
As good as we are, there is a huge opportunity to do better.
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The 15th Annual Mayo Clinic Quality Academy Conference, May 3-4, 2011, in Rochester, Minn., is an excellent opportunity to learn how others are tackling quality challenges.
As Mayo Clinic’s director of quality, I’m immersed in what’s happening in quality here and around the country. Yet, every year I participate in this event, I leave fired up with new ideas. There will be dozens of presentations on what’s working — right now — in hospitals and clinics to improve patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction.
The keynote speakers — and a special guest — are at the forefront of this important issue:
Charles Denham, M.D., is founder and chairman of Texas Medical Institute of Technology, a medical research organization dedicated to finding patient-centered solutions to create value, save lives and save dollars in health care. He’s editor-in-chief of the Journal of Patient Safety, and a teaching faculty member of Harvard School of Public Health.
Maureen Bisognano is president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, an independent not-for-profit organization working to improve health care globally. She’s gained national prominence for her efforts in improving health care systems.
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Dennis Quaid is a movie actor and advocate for eliminating patient harm. Via video, Quaid will share how his twin babies were given a nearly fatal medication overdose. His family’s story is a powerful, real example of why we must do better.
Quality improvement is about all of us, every day, finding ways to improve patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction. I hope you’ll join me at the conference.
Register today — Mayo Clinic Quality Academy Conference.
View my video about the conference on YouTube.
Stephen Swensen, M.D., is Quality Director at Mayo Clinic.
