Call for Abstracts: 7th Annual National Patient Safety Conference

Call for Abstracts

Podium or Poster

7th Annual National Patient Safety Conference

November 18th & 19th, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

TRANSFORMING THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE:

ADVANCING PATIENT & FAMILY CENTERED CARE

The aim of this year’s conference is to address the multi-faceted challenges, best practices and promising system changes that will provide participants a roadmap for the Design of a Patient and Family Centered Healthcare System. Presentations and discussions will focus on dissemination of evidence-based practices to assist health care providers and organizations to develop and implement successful and innovative strategies for addressing Patient and Family Centered Care. An overview of the new Joint Commission’s 2011 National Patient Safety Goal related to Patient and Family Centered Care will be discussed. The conference will provide a forum for health care professionals to exchange experiences and research related to goals of Patient and Family Centered Care, quality and patient safety. Poster sessions are intended to highlight the use of leading edge patient safety models as they support the National Patient Safety Goals.

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2010.

Program Contact: Janet Tomcavage at 215-898-4522 or tomcavag@nursing.upenn.edu.