After five years of leading
@ISQua
the team would like to wish
@PeterLachman
the best on his last day! Our values of Knowledge, Network & Voice were instilled in us through his vision for ISQua. He has really helped to make a difference in the ISQua Community. Thank you Peter!
Congratulations to
@JBraithwaite1
from
@Macquarie_Uni
for taking over the post of ISQua President from
@WLNicklin
today. We are looking forward to working more closely together over the next 3 years. We will post a brief statement from Jeffrey here shortly.
ISQua is honoured that Lucian Leape chose
@ISQua
to establish and implement a Fellowship in patient safety.
The Lucian Leape Patient Safety Fellowship is now launched and applications are now being accepted
@PeterLachman
@DBatesSafety
The
@WHO
handbook on national quality policy and strategy is now available on the WHO website. The handbook outlines a practical approach for the development of national policies and strategies to improve quality of care
Delighted to announce that
@withyouDrWu
has been selected as the recipient of the 2019
@halhealth
Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (
#PROMs
) Career Achievement Prize, to be presented at
#ISQua2019
.
Dr Wu will also be a keynote presenter at
#ISQua2019
Learning from high-risk industries may not be straightforward - open access
#IJQHC
article - the adoption & adaptation of tools from other industries must be combined with deep insights into the specific context of
#healthcare
On behalf of the Board, Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite, President of ISQua and ISQua EEA is delighted to announce that Dr. Carsten Engel
@ce_ikas
is the next Chief Executive Officer of the Society, taking up the position on 1 May, 2021.
Full media release here:
Professor
@trishgreenhalgh
says masks shouldn't be mandatory yet.
She says if the public are given the clear that message covering your face makes us safe based on evidence, they will understand the message and comply.
Honoured to have Minister of Health
@drzwelimkhize
speak at
#ISQua2019
'the quality of health is linked to the lack of resources, training and management'
We are pleased to announce that Professor Ezequiel García-Elorrio has been elected as President-Elect for 3 years and will assume the Presidency of ISQua in 2023.
Congratulations
@egarciaelorrio
.
Read about what he had to say:
The 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety in Montreux, Switzerland, will take place on 23/24 Feb. Over 600 participants including 30 ministers are expected to attend. For those who cannot attend in person, you can stream the event at
Who is your Health Care Hero?? All the staff
@ISQua
would like to thank
@CMOIreland
for everything he has done in getting us through the pandemic. Let’s continue our efforts in this fight
#ThankyouTony
#InItTogether
Sneak peak at our conference programme for
#ISQua2018
! 140 pages of sessions, speakers, awards and activities!
Registration is still available and we would love to see you all in Kuala Lumpur!
Welcome to the new members of our International Academy for Quality and Safety. Together, we'll shape a brighter future for patients worldwide. Learn more:
Pankaj K. Arora, Richard Greenhill, Robyn Hudson, Zongjiu Zhang, Ethelwynn Stelleneberg.
Balancing the power is one of the main achievements of what matters to you? conversations to create / improve partnership btw patients & providers
@WmtyWorld
@WMTYScot
#WMTY2020
I ceding power - the third curve
#ISQua2018
will be held in Kuala Lumpur, the city of contrasts & diversity!
Submit a paper before 12 Feb 2018 to be in with a chance to present your ideas & work in improving quality in
#healthcare
to an international audience
@visitklofficial
Exciting to see a full auditorium at
#ISQua2023
for a remarkable opening ceremony and insightful plenary with Ban Ki-moon, 8th UN Secretary-General. A momentous gathering for knowledge-sharing and global progress! 👏🏻👏🏻
We are proud to announce a signed agreement between
@ISQua
&
@0X2020
to work together to further
@ISQua
's aims to improve quality and safety in healthcare and
@0X2020
's aim to eliminate preventable patient deaths.
Today is bittersweet... We are saying goodbye to a dear friend and colleague Caroline who has worked with us at ISQua for 7 years! This is an exciting time for Caroline so we hope you will join us in wishing Caroline the very best in her new role! 👏 🙌 👋
The CEO
@Peterlachman
& staff of
@ISQua
have released a statement on inequity, racism & discrimination in health & healthcare.
We will be published further reflections from the
#ISQuaCommunity
- contact us if you want to share your voice
#BlackLivesMatter
ISQua's two longest-serving staff members,
@Deirdre_ISQua
& Sinead McArdle were presented today with an award by
@ISQua
President
@WLNicklin
in appreciation of their 10 years with ISQua.
ISQua Members you can now get your tickets for the next
#VirtualConference
on 25th November! The theme for this conference is
#LeadingForQuality
.
@JBraithwaite1
is one of our keynote speakers
Check your emails for the link. Tickets are limited so make sure you get yours early!
#ISQua2018
is over! Thank you so much to all of our wonderful speakers, exhibitors and attendees! It’s been a wonderful conference and we hope you all enjoyed. We look forward to seeing you all next year in Cape Town for
#ISQua2019
Webinar alert! Join Profs Tina Foster & Paul Batalden who welcome
@CharlotteArvid3
&
@gbrgsy
. The session will explore ways to develop an understanding of the lived realities of people sometimes known as patients to effectively coproduce health. More info:
We will host two webinars on
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
.
The 1st with Prof Eilish McAuliffe & Roisin O'Donovan of
@UCDHealthSystem
on Psychological Safety: Why understanding voice and silence behaviours is critical to staff and
#patientsafety
.
Register -
The challenge in crisis situations is to provide quality and safe care. How can we ensure that we remain 'patient-centred' and give compassion with kindness, respect, partnership, & holistic care to our patients?
@ISQua
webinar with
@PeterLachman
on quality in crisis situations
The
@WHO
global annual call to action for health workers takes place on 5th May - SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands: 'It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care'.
For further information and access to campaign materials visit:
#handhygiene
#sepsis
Registration for
#ISQua2018
is now open!
Get your ticket now for ISQua's 35th International Conference, 23-26/09/18 in Kuala Lumpur.
This is a unique opportunity for you to gain expertise & knowledge on all aspects of quality in healthcare.
Find out more
The
@WHO
Executive Board (EB) adopted the EB Resolution ‘Global action on patient safety’ (including the establishment of an annual World Patient Safety Day on 17 September) on 1 February 2019 - Read more:
#patientsafety
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
The
@WHO
#QualityToolkit
formally launched last month.
This new product helps to bring together the tools needed to maintain or improve the quality of care, whether you work at the national, sub-national/district, facility, or community level.
The 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety
#pss2020
is taking place in Montreux, Switzerland, 27-28 Feb 2020. Registration is free & open to anyone interested in participating & especially international
#patientsafety
experts, scholars & leaders.
The
@ISQua
stand is set for tomorrow's
#NOCA2020
part of
#RCSICharterDay20
! This conference is set to be
@noca_irl
's biggest yet & they've reached full capacity for the event!
Come say hi to the
@ISQua
staff and find out more (& receive a discount) about
#ISQua2020
in Florence
ISQua’s CEO
@PeterLachman
& Board Member
@davidjvaughan
welcomed guests from the China Federation for Hospital Quality Management, to our office, including the Chairman, Prof. Tingfang Liu. Looking forward to future collaborations!
ISQua is very pleased to confirm our partnership with
@OESvirtual
for a joint Latin American Regional Forum (ISQua's 4th Latin American Regional Forum) to take place from 29th - 31st May 2019 in Cartagena, Colombia. More to follow!
@PeterLachman
#PartnershipsforQuality
#Forum2019
ISQua was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our first CEO, Lee Tregloan. Lee was CEO of ISQua 1995-2008, when the organisation was based in Australia. Lee will be sadly missed by all who know her. Our sympathies go to her family and friends. RIP.
We are delighted to have
@DBatesSafety
join us on 15 April 12:00 UTC+1 to discuss his paper 'Two Decades Since To Err Is Human: An Assessment of Progress & Emerging Priorities in Patient Safety', which was co-authored with
@HardeepSinghMD
Register now:
Join us on 24 March (10am GMT) for a open webinar on the
#COVID19
response in Italy: Learning from the front line.
Dr Francesco Venneri will share his story from the perspective as a clinical risk manager & as an emergency front line worker.
Register:
Attending
@TheIHI
#AfricaForum
on
#QI
pre-conference? ISQua's CEO
@PeterLachman
will be 'Applying The Lens of Profound Knowledge' in Intensive 1: The Science of Improvement - Find out more
An excellent read, wrote by two of
@ISQua
's Experts, Rene Amalberti & Charles Vincent; ISQua President
@WLNicklin
and ISQua President-elect
@JBraithwaite1
!
Only a few nations and organisations have moved beyond providing general warnings and offered implementable solutions to cope with
#ageing
, frailty, and long-term care health needs.
@ISQua
ISQua is looking for a Patient Advocate to join our Board as an Honorary Advisor on Person Centred Care - if this is you, or someone you know, please contact us before 14th November - More info
On this
#WomensDay
, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of women around the world. Thank you to our amazing female colleagues whose passion and dedication is inspiring. Keep shining and making a difference in the workplace and beyond 🤩
We are delighted to confirm that
@ISQua
's annual International Conference has achieved official Patients Included status, for the second year running!
#PatientsIncluded
#ISQua2018
We have closed our call for papers for
#ISQua2020
with a record-breaking 1,700+ abstracts from 95 countries!
All abstracts will now be double-blind reviewed by our expert panel and successful authors will be contacted in March.
ISQua's International Journal for Quality in Health Care
#IJQHC
is an excellent resource for articles on healthcare worker & person safety. We've collated some of our most recently published articles on these topics:
#worldpatientsafetyday2020
@IJQHC_OUP
ISQua is delighted to return to Australia for
#ISQua2021
, with the support of our host partner,
@AGPALQIP
! This will be the 3rd time the conference will be held in Australia (Melbourne 1999 & 1989) but our first time in Brisbane. Ace!
Get ready for the 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety! More than 600 participants will connect in Montreux, Switzerland on 23 & 24 Feb. For those who unable to attend, you can stream the event online at
#PatientSafety
#GlobalSummit2023
Webinar "Quality of Care in Health Partnerships: Inspiration and ambition through collaboration". Prof
@jasonleitch
is giving a background on Scotland’s twin partnerships with Malawi and Zambia, brought together with the help of
@WHO
.
#qualityimprovement
#healthcare
The International Journal for Quality in Health Care is now on Twitter!
@IJQHC_OUP
. The new editor
@DrAzizSheikh
is doing great things! Go give them a follow.
Shaun Maher
@S4Maher
& Anders Vege
@andersvege
will be speaking at
#ISQua2018
on the wonderful & rapidly growing 'What Matters to You?' movement
#WMTY18
Visit to find out more.
Register for
#ISQua2018
before 4 July to take advantage of our early-bird rates
It's with a heavy heart that we're saying goodbye to our amazing friend and colleague
@Deirdre_ISQua
in this her final week at ISQua after 12 years!
Please share your photos and memories from any
#ISQuaConference
you have attended where Deirdre helped make your day🌟
There's still time to register for the e-learning course 'Quality Improvement: a Key for Health Systems Strengthening' beginning on 1st May & run by
@UniHeidelberg
.
This course includes a module on Patient Safety created by
@ISQua
CEO
@PeterLachman
'No-one has to deal with a more complex system than healthcare. So the complex features of the complex care system have to be factored into any change strategies.'
ISQua President-Elect
@JBraithwaite1
in an interview with
@IMT_latest
for
#RCPIquality
World leader in Quality Improvement, Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite, will outline topical and future developments in this complex area at the forthcoming RCPI/ISQua Quality in Healthcare Summit, he tells Valerie Ryan
@ISQua
@IMT_latest
Learning Journeys comprise a major part of the
@ISQua
Conference this year. Did you know that the idea sparked from new connections made at
#ISQua2018
? Begin your Learning Journey at
#ISQua2019
. Click below to find out more.
@Jibberydo
@DalHothi_HD_QI
“As a paediatrician, I am pleased that ISQua’s members will now have access to the wealth of information available on
@PIPSQC
...”
@PeterLachman
CEO of
@ISQua
. “This is the start of a very fruitful collaboration.”
'one of the challenges of healthcare is that we take a piecemeal approach'
@davidjvaughan
speaking on
@ISQua
webinar on Applying Systems Thinking to Healthcare.
Recommended reading: Does quality improvement improve quality?
Mary Dixon-Woods
The theme for the
#ISQua2021Italy
Conference is "Emotion, Inspiration and Creativity: Pathways to Global Health Quality". So we are relieved to find out that
#Florence
has paved the way for us...
#ISQuaCommunity
Dr Francesco Venneri has shared the lessons he has learnt from the
#COVID19
pandemic in Italy:
3) identify a crisis team and have only one spokesperson
4) need resilient systems
The
@ISQua
webinar recording will be available shortly on our website