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The IHF Governing Council voted to elect Dr Muna Abdul Razzaq Tahlak
@matahlak
CEO of Latifa Hospital, part of the
@DHA_Dubai
, as the new IHF President Designate. In doing so, Dr Tahlak ends her term as Treasurer and now begins her two-year term as President Designate of the IHF.
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Prof
@jmcampis
, CEO-Clinical Hospital
@hospitalclinic
, points out in an
#IHFBarcelona
plenary presentation, "Teamwork was essential during the pandemic: all workers - surgeons, porters, nurses, administrators - in the hospital played a crucial role in combatting the crisis."
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7
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It's goodbye Muscat for now, but we're all excited to see you all next year in
#IHFBarcelona
with
@uchcat
. Thank you
@OmaniMOH
for being a great host!
#IHFMuscat
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Congratulations to the finalists of the IHF/Austco Excellence Award for Quality & Safety and Patient-centered Care! View the full list here:
See you at the Awards Ceremony at
#IHFMuscat
#WorldHospitalCongress
in Muscat, Oman!
#IHFAwards2019
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Celebrating the achievements of women, Dr
@xeniaacebes
, Clinical Operations Manager,
@HospitalSantPau
, shares her thoughts on the steps we can all take to
#BreakTheBias
this International Women’s Day.
#MembersMakeIHF
#InternationalWomensDay2022
#IWD2022
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10
27
According to
@ICNurses
CEO
@HowardCatton
, "We went into the pandemic short of 6M nurses." Such was a result of a lack of workforce planning. There is a massive need for resilience training, education, and planning for the workforce.
#IHFBarcelona
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11
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Congratulations to University Health Network (Canada)
@UHN
, Gold Winner of the Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Green Hospitals, IHF Awards 2021!
#IHFBarcelona
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6
23
Explore what can be learned and harnessed in terms of accelerating translational research, vaccine development & distribution, and utilizing new partnerships and collaborations between industries, governments and global public health actors.
#IHFBarcelona
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9
21
A taste of Barcelona's annual festival - La Mercè - at
#IHFBarcelona
's after-work social dinner. Human tower(s) is one of the city's way to celebrate this festival and it is being experienced by our participants right now. Indeed a cultural treat! Thank you,
@uchcat
@grupric
!
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6
22
Day One of
#IHFBarcelona
finally begins!
We are happy to welcome our delegates from different parts of the world.
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5
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Congratulations
@Mutua_Terrassa
! Silver winner of
@ACHEConnect
Excellence Award for Leadership & Management; Bronze winner of Austco Excellence Award for Quality & Patient Safety. Thank you for what you do and keep up the excellent work!
#IHFBarcelona
🏥 En l'
#IHFBarcelona
, la 44a edició del
#WorldHospitalCongress
, hem rebut un doble reconeixement internacional:
✔️Pel model integral d’atenció desenvolupat durant la pandèmia de la
#COVID19
.
✔️Per la Unitat d’Hospitalització del Trastorn de l’Espectre Autista (TEA).
@IHF_FIH
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"How has the pandemic impacted progress towards UHC?" That is the question to be explored in this session with the representatives of some major international NGOs
@uicc
@ICNurses
@ISQua
@hphnetwork
@medwma
Start planning your
#IHFBarcelona
calendar ⬇️
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Even before COVID-19, there was already the imbalance between required hours by patients and available professional nursing hours. COVID-19 demonstrated this imbalance, which weakens hospitals resulting to unpleasant scenarios like higher mortality. ~ Dr. Maria Eulàlia Juvé Udina
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5
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We are now down to the final preparations to kick-start a super, hybrid-format World Hospital Congress (8 to 11 November) at
#IHFBarcelona
with our amazing partners from
@uchcat
.
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6
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After 4 days of sharing experiences, learning together, and experiencing Barcelona, newly elected IHF President Deborah Bowen, President and CEO of
@ACHEConnect
, officially closes
#IHFBarcelona
, with a message of thanks to the entire healthcare workforce for everything you do.
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After five sets of in-person and virtual parallel sessions, a workshop, and meetings, we are wrapping up day 1 of
#IHFBarcelona
with a welcome reception!
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COVID-19 won’t be the last pandemic in our lifetime. Public health leaders from Europe and North America will share their views on how they are leading their organizations to address the next pandemic with the lessons learned from COVID-19.
#IHFBarcelona
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At the closing of
#IHFDubai
, the Dubai Health Authority hands over the 46th World Hospital Congress to the Portuguese Consortium for
#IHFLisbon
in 2023!
See you all next year!
@DHA_Dubai
@APDH_Portugal
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6
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On top of warm messages of gratitude and respect to all healthcare workers across the world, Dr Kluge expressed that health workers need to be valued, that healthcare work needs to be attractive so our health workers feel physically and mentally protected.
#IHFBarcelona
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#IHFBarcelona
closes with the handover of the 45th World Hospital Congress over to
#IHFDubai
on 9 to 11, November 2022.
Our biggest thanks to this year's host
@uchcat
and the sponsors, and we look forward to working with
@DHA_Dubai
for another global forum of healthcare leaders.
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The full list of hospitals and health service providers awarded special recognition by the IHF can be found here:
#ThankYouHealthcareWorkers
#BeyondtheCallofDuty
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Day 3 of
#IHFBarcelona
started early for the IHF Association Leaders Circle at a breakfast meeting. Representatives of around 20 organizations discussed the challenges and opportunities related to healthcare workforce.
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Let's take a look back at some of the moments during
#IHFBrisbane2018
last week!
@AusHealthcare
@clinexcelqld
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Dr Jackie Schleifer Taylor of
@LHSCCanada
shares her personal leadership journey in healthcare.
#WomenInLeadership
#WomenLeaders
#WomenInHealthcare
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Congratulations and welcome to this year’s
#IHFYEL
Young Executive Leaders participants!
From almost 200 applications across IHF membership organizations, 42 candidates from 26 countries/territories have been selected for
#YEL2022
.
@WittKieffer
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Gain insights for your hospital's Lean deployment. On 8 Nov at the
#IHFMUSCAT
#WorldHospitalCongress
, a session by
@royalhospital_
will share some aspects of Lean deployment and the various challenges the
#hospital
had to overcome along the way >>>
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#IHFAwards
2023: Finalists announced!
Congratulations to the 69 finalists who have been shortlisted across 7 Awards, from which Gold, Silver and Bronze will be presented, as well as honourable mentions to other exceptional entries in each category.
⭐
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700+ abstracts, 36 countries!🎉 Such a huge wave to get the ball rolling for this year's
#IHFBarcelona
!
To each author who submitted his/her work,
To mentors & peers who encouraged & inspired authors,
To the organizations & teams that supported them,
Huge THANKS to you all!
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The scientific committee's 'mail box' is now open for abstracts! If your work perfectly fits the overarching theme for the 44th World Hospital Congress, we invite you to drop by the website and submit your abstract. Open until 31 January 2020
#IHFBarcelona
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Deficit of nurses is expected to increase by millions due to future resignations. And COVID-19 demanded more nurses but there weren't much in the market. This is a crisis that needs action to invest in nursing now. -Prof
@AdelaidaZabale1
Vice Director of Nursing,
@hospitalclinic
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The 2020 World Patient Safety theme emphasizes health worker safety as the priority in patient safety. This supports the urgency of healthcare providers to address health workers' wellbeing.
#ISQuaIHFVirtual
#WellbeingMatters
#EmployeeWellbeing
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Prof
@jmcampis
of
@hospitalclinic
shared what aided them in solving the situation during the pandemic. They already had good hospital and good clinical preparation, but there were also the important values that they lived by and helped them get through COVID-19.
#IHFBarcelona
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The Consorci Sanitari de l’Alt Penedès i Garraf is composed of three hospitals. It admitted its first COVID-positive patient on March 10; within a week, all the patients from the acute hospitals were discharged and were filled with COVID-positive patients.
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It's great to see the IHF Young Executive Leaders (YELs) of 2021 together, along with IHF President Dr. Risto Miettunen, IHF CEO Ronald Lavater, and the YEL steering committee, for a workshop as part of their year-long program. Wishing you all an excellent Congress!
#IHFBarcelona
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.
@JBraithwaite1
will explore how 150+ countries & territories are approaching health reform & how health systems are dealing with universal healthcare, affordability and resource allocation at
#IHFBrisbane2018
. More about him here:
@ISQua
@Macquarie_Uni
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Prof. Alexander Preker of Columbia University will be interviewing Dr.
@WahidMajrooh
, Former Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan, about his journey to his previous role as Minister, his insights and vision of the Afghanistan health care system:
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.
@ZipporahIregi
on the nursing situation in Kenya: For young nurses in Kenya, the general attitude is to practice abroad. And there is the cultural narrative that caring for people is a female job. To be inclusive of both female and male nurses, we need to change the narrative.
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We are proud to introduce the Scientific Committee of
#IHFDubai
, composed of 29 seasoned healthcare leaders and experts from 19 countries/territories.
#CallForAbstracts
open until 28 Feb for oral presentations; until 11 March for poster presentations:
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@uchcat
Director General Roser Fernández invites you to
#IHFBarcelona
"From this person-centered perspective and with a vision of the future and change, we will see how COVID-19 has accelerated the need to transform health systems around the world."
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IHF Statement of
#Solidarity
🌏
As the world faces its biggest
#pandemic
within the century, now is the right moment for the
@IHF_FIH
to immensely praise the hard work and dedication of
#healthcare
providers during the
#coronavirus
outbreak.
#COVID19
#TogetherAgainstCOVID19
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.
@OBShealth
Director Dr Josep Figueras, moderates the 4th
#IHFBarcelona
plenary, opening with curious statements, "Horizontal collaborations between hospitals, sharing best practices and fast-track guidelines. Can you imagine what innovations we can produce if we keep doing that?
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.
@ACHEConnect
President and CEO, and the IHF's incoming President, Deborah Bowen, FACHE, CAE, invites fellow healthcare and hospital leaders to
#IHFBarcelona
. Join us in person at the Palau de Congressos Fira Montjuïc, or attend virtually on 8-11 November:
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H.E. Awadh Al Ketbi, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority
@DHA_Dubai
looks forward to hosting
#IHFDubai
, "We are incredibly proud that we will host the prestigious 45th World Hospital Congress in Dubai in 2022. I look forward to welcoming you next year."
#IHFBarcelona
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Dr. Maria Eulàlia Juvé Udina, Board Member of
@ICNurses
, in a plenary session at
#IHFBarcelona
: "Nurses are engineers of patient care. The next strategy is to invest in nurses' professional economy, invest in the recognition of nurses, and the extension of scope of practice."
Even before COVID-19, there was already the imbalance between required hours by patients and available professional nursing hours. COVID-19 demonstrated this imbalance, which weakens hospitals resulting to unpleasant scenarios like higher mortality. ~ Dr. Maria Eulàlia Juvé Udina
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#IHFMuscat
: A session organized by
@ISQua
will discuss how to set standards of
#care
, how to measure quality,
#safety
and person-centered care and how to improve care despite there being a stressful environment > Catch this session on 9 Nov
#healthcare
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11
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Deborah Bowen has taken up the position of IHF President following her two-year term as President Designate.
“There's never been a more important time to be a leader in healthcare. What drives us and binds us is our calling to deliver the highest quality of care to patients.”
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After a call for entries in July, the IHF recognizes 103 hospitals across 28 countries for demonstrating initiative, agility, and an incredible capacity to innovate under extraordinary circumstances.
#ThankYouHealthcareWorkers
#BeyondtheCallofDuty
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6
12
CONGRATS!!Finalists of the IHF/EOH HEALTH Excellence Awrd for Leadership&Mngmnt in Healthcare
#IHFTaipei2017
RushUniv Med Center(USA)
Tan Tock Seng Hosp(SG)
Andean Hlth&Dev(USA)
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau(Spain)
PostGrad Institute of Med Educ&Research Chandigarh(India)
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8
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Good morning from
#IHFBarcelona
! Day 2 begins in a few minutes, starting off with the Opening Ceremony and Opening Plenary, to be followed by two plenary sessions, and then sets of parallel sessions, and finally the after-work social dinner.
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'The ability to change is a strength, not a weakness', says Lucy Nugent, CEO of Tallaght University Hospital (Ireland), as she shares her story of being a female CEO leading a university hospital through the COVID-19 crisis.
#IHFBarcelona
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Congratulations to The French Medical
Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC, Afghanistan), Gold Winner of the Sultanate of Oman Excellence Award for Health Services During Crisis, IHF Awards 2021!
#IHFBarcelona
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5
10
Congratulations to
@fcardioinfantil
for winning the Gold Award of the 2018 IHF/Bionexo Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for “Give a Life”!
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It's with great delight that we announce this newest record: 250 entries from 34 countries submitted for the
#IHFAwards
2021! To all the participants, it's inspiring to see that you are all proud of the work you do.
Follow
#IHFAwards
for our next big news on this year's Finalists
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Dr
@saraberbels
in the first plenary session of
#IHFBarcelona
: Social labor conditions that involve inequality affect the health and will of women, and their chances for leadership.
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8
11
The IHF and
@uchcat
are honoured to have Dr
@hans_kluge
Regional Director
@WHO_Europe
, for a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 44th World Hospital Congress next week.
Catch the inspiring message from Dr Kluge's keynote address on 9 November:
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On 8 Nov,
#IHFMuscat
#WorldHospitalCongress
| Join this session to learn how the rural/local
#hospitals
are evolving by increasing their service to the populations beyond traditional role and mission related to care, education and operational research >>>
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A huge round of applause to
@Hopitaux_unige
, the Gold Winner of the Seddiqi Holding Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility,
#IHFAwards2022
.
Find out what CSR project they implemented in this year's digital publication:
#IHFDubai
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Heading to the
#IHFBrisbane2018
World Hospital Congress in October? There are a number of exciting pre-congress events you can join to further enrich your Congress experience! More info here:
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A HUGE thank you to our speakers and participants for sharing their practical and innovative projects to drive sustainability in healthcare.
#TalkingGreenHospitals
More to come at
#IHFBarcelona
on how hospitals can play a part in a
#HealthyClimate
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5
10
This
#IWD2022
, the IHF amplifies a call to action to drive positive change and to help build an inclusive world. Listen to the powerful message from Zahra Najafi, Regional Coordinator at
@AKF_Global
.
#MembersMakeIHF
Together, we can
#BreakTheBias
.
#InternationalWomensDay2022
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Congratulations to
@SJDbarcelona_es
, Silver Winner of the IHF/EOH Excellence Award for Leadership and Management in Healthcare for "Bed Management System of Sant Joan de Déu, an innovative system for efficient management of health care processes"!
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7
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Next in the
#IHFAwards
stories, read about how
@HospitalSantPau
, Gold winner for the Mastercard Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety at the
#IHFAwards2023
, is leading the change for better patient experience.
🏆
#HealthcareAwards
#PatientSafety
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We join the celebration of
#InternationalWomensDay2022
, and as we celebrate with the world, we join in asking, "How are you breaking the bias?"
Today, let's take the time to share and inspire; listen and be even more inspired to stand for positive change and help
#breakthebias
.
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The World Bank will share ongoing efforts around the world in building integrated care, as well as major building blocks and enabling factors for designing and implementing integrated care reforms at
#IHFBrisbane2018
. View the full program: .
@WBG_Health
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Find out how Catalonia’s public healthcare system allows for an integrated, patient-centered care approach despite having various providers at the
#IHFBrisbane2018
World Hospital Congress. View the program here:
@uchcat
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We are thrilled to introduce the newest addition to the
#IHFAwards
categories! Brought to us by the
@ahahospitals
, this new award aims to recognize excellence in ensuring the wellbeing of health workers.
Learn about this category:
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Congratulations to all the winners of the IHF Awards recognized during
#IHFBrisbane2018
! View the full list here:
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Due to the highly infectious nature of COVID-19, a multipurpose operating room had to be created to treat positive patients at the Althaia, Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria de Manresa, a hospital in Barcelona, Spain.
#BeyondtheCallofDuty
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9
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2018 IHF/EOH Excellence Award for Leadership and Management in Healthcare! View the full list here: . See you at the Awards Ceremony in
#IHFBrisbane2018
!
@sjdbarcelona_es
@ontarioshores
@sickkidsnews
@UHN
@UofUHealth
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Prof
@AdelaidaZabale1
of
@hospitalclinic
calls for urgent action, "Government needs to invest in nurses, modernize the way we hire and retain nurses, and develop a strategic plan for nursing care. Nursing is an economic asset, not a cost."
#IHFBarcelona
Deficit of nurses is expected to increase by millions due to future resignations. And COVID-19 demanded more nurses but there weren't much in the market. This is a crisis that needs action to invest in nursing now. -Prof
@AdelaidaZabale1
Vice Director of Nursing,
@hospitalclinic
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IHF General Assembly at the
#IHFTaipei2017
Introduction of Dr Francisco Balestrin as the President of IHF.
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On top of well-thought lineup of speakers, wide-ranging topics, and hybrid format,
#IHFBarcelona
features a mobile event app to guide participants around the 4-day program and where they can initiate connections and maximize networking opportunities.
@uchcat
@grupric
@Meetmaps
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The Graduate School of Health Economics and Management of Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome is monitoring the institutional and organizational models of response of 20 health care systems active in Italian regions. More about this in today's webinar with
@americo691
TOMORROW'S WEBINAR: Join us to learn about possible organizational solutions to face pandemic events, the role of COVID hospitals in Italian regions and best practices on managing
#COVID19
between hospitals and other healthcare settings.
#COVID19italia
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We're delighted to welcome this year's
#YoungExecutiveLeaders
. From 284 applications, 45 candidates from 30 countries and territories have been selected.
Thanks to
@WittKieffer
for its ongoing support for the YEL programme.
Meet the YELs 👋
#IHFYEL2023
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This February,
@ISQua
and IHF collaborate on a virtual event to provide a global perspective on healthcare workers’ wellbeing and an opportunity to hear innovative interventions from healthcare leaders. Tune in!
#ISQuaIHFVirtual
#WellbeingMatters
#EmployeeWellbeing
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9
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Congratulating our teammates at the IHF and Geneva Sustainability Centre for completing the Geneva-Aigle stage of the
#RideForTheirLives
route today. Worldwide, the same activities send a message to world leaders attending
#COP27
calling for
#ClimateAction
.
@WHO
@Hopitaux_unige
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In celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2020, we join
@ISQua
in supporting that safe healthcare workers are essential for safe patients.
Our statement is based on three key messages. Read more here:
#WorldPatientSafetyDay2020
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2⃣ WEEKS left:
#CallForAbstracts
for
#IHFBarcelona
📧Submit now!
❓Do you have examples of the power of good
#governance
and accountability in transforming
#healthcare
?
❓Which strong and groundbreaking
#leadership
roles do we need to make things happen?
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Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite
@JBraithwaite1
will explore how 150+ countries & territories are approaching health reform, how health systems are dealing with universal healthcare, affordability, resource allocation at
#IHFBrisbane2018
:
@ISQua
@Macquarie_Uni
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150+ health leaders and professionals from 30+ countries all sharing and exploring how healthcare can evolve to meet the 21st century demands. You can still join the discussions in October. Register now:
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We look forward to having the World Hospital Congress in Barcelona in 2020!
#Barcelona
acollirà el Congrés Mundial d’
#Hospitals
el 2020, organitzat per la
@IHF_FIH
amb el suport d’
@uchcat
. Tota la informació sobre aquest esdeveniment aquí:
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Barcelona's magic fountain lighting up and dancing in
#IHFBarcelona
colors! What a grand view to end today's lineup of insightful sessions. Thank you, Barcelona!
@uchcat
@grupric
@Fira_Barcelona
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Congratulations and thanks to Deborah and Muna. For the first time in its history, the IHF presidency has been passed between
#WomanLeaders
. Under their leadership, the IHF is gearing up for more milestones in the years to come.
➡️
#IHFLisbon
#WHC2023
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COVID-19 won’t be the last pandemic in our lifetime. Public health leaders from Europe and North America will share their views on how the next pandemic might unfold. Learn together with fellow healthcare leaders in this plenary session at
#IHFBarcelona
👉
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.
@PointonChris
will be sharing about creating a legacy through adversity and the inspiring
#hellomynameis
story at
#IHFBrisbane2018
. Chris champions the cause of delivering patient-centred, compassionate care. Read more about him here:
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CLOSING TODAY‼ LAST CHANCE to submit your
#abstracts
and earn your chance to be part of an amazing lineup of speakers for the 44th World Hospital Congress this year in beautiful
#Barcelona
!
Hurry, don't miss the opportunity.
Submit now ➡
#IHFBarcelona
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Attending
#IHFBrisbane2018
? Join our twitter contest for a chance to win an Amazon gift card! More info here:
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Congratulations to all the winners of the
#IHFAwards2022
! We’re delighted to publish a special publication introducing all the projects, programmes, and services in each of the 7 categories that won Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, and honourable mentions
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IHF and
@ISQua
attended the WHO Global Consultation on Patient Safety in February 2020, and disseminated surveys on the topic to their respective members about this essential pillar of quality care. The results are detailed in this joint report:
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