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IHI Forum 2024 returns to the Orlando World Center Marriott for an action-packed four-day conference presenting unparalleled opportunities for networking, recharging, and learning about health care’s most urgent challenges and innovative solutions. Join us from December 8–11, 2024 to connect with distinguished experts, participate in dynamic sessions, hear keynotes from world-renowned leaders—and leave inspired to drive profound change. Click below to join the event page.

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Presenting a poster at IHI Forum is an excellent opportunity to highlight the work you and your organization are doing to improve health care for all. Poster displays are an integral part of the conference each year, as they help facilitate important discussion with fellow improvement professionals and allow your organization to celebrate its successes. If you are interested in presenting a poster at IHI Forum 2024 in Orlando, FL, USA, click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/3Xciz7X Poster submissions are due by November 1, 2024.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Anthony Fauci will be headlining our keynote speaker lineup at the upcoming IHI Forum 2024 in Orlando, FL, USA. As director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Fauci served the American public health sector for more than fifty years and has acted as an advisor to every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan. Dr. Fauci will be joining us at IHI Forum from December 8–11, 2024 to deliver a powerful keynote address to a room packed full of dedicated improvement professionals from across the globe. Discover the full IHI Forum 2024 agenda and secure your spot today: https://bit.ly/3WTmAwD

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced two new structural measures that will help make care safer and better for millions of people in hospitals. The measures were directly informed by IHI’s work on the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety and Age-Friendly Health Systems and together they represent a transformational shift in the policy landscape for patient safety and caring for older adults. IHI President and CEO Dr. Kedar Mate wrote about how IHI supports hospitals preparing for these new measures in a blog published on IHI.org. Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/4cxjHYd

Are you interested in joining us for IHI Forum from December 8–11, 2024? This year’s Forum will feature 150+ unique sessions from 500+ expert speakers on critical topics in health care improvement—such as artificial intelligence, health equity, building improvement capability, and workforce wellbeing. Register now to take advantage of our early bird discount rate and save $300 on general conference registration: https://bit.ly/4dw5097 Early bird registration closes on September 30, 2024.

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We all need camaraderie, a sense of belonging and shared purpose. This need for purpose and a community of likeminded folks is even more important for health care executives, who experience high rates of burnout. In June 2024, IHI launched a Chief Quality Officer (CQO) Network. This leadership community provides a platform for quality and safety executives worldwide to come together, forge connections, and foster collaboration. Learn more about IHI's Chief Quality Officer Network here: https://bit.ly/3Al6Evx

The 2024 IHI Forum Agenda is now live! Join us for this exciting opportunity to learn from over 500 expert speakers for 150+ sessions covering the most important topics in health care improvement, including patient and workforce safety, equity, improvement capability, and AI in health care. Featured sessions include: -Engaging the Entire Workforce to Improve Well-Being with Improvement Science -Hope, Hype, and Perils of AI: What Does it Mean for Safety? -Advancing Equity: Lessons on Patient-Centered Measurement of Respect in Care -Building Essential Quality Improvement Skills Click here to view full agenda: https://bit.ly/3SRl250