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26/06/2008: MRSA Action UK: International Care Pathways Conference

Thursday, 26 Jun 2008 09:46
Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June 2008
76 Portland Place, London

Debate on Patient Care Pathways in reducing the length of stay and improving the quality of patient care.

Choose from over 40 presentations split into three streams incorporating case study presentations, legal updates, workshops and master classes.

Stream A: Pathways to improvement across the whole patient journey
- Care pathways: delivering a shorter patient journey NEW
- Pathways and the law: interactive panel session
- Lean thinking and care pathways NEW
- Pathways for patient safety
- Using Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify weaknesses and potential errors in the pathway and patient journey NEW
- Pathways for 18 weeks

Stream B: Masterclasses
- Evidence based medicine and pathways
- eCare pathways
- Statistics and data collection NEW
- Clinical outcomes monitoring and measurement NEW
- Lean workshop NEW

Stream C: Case studies in practice
- Care pathways in:
- Mental health
- Surgery
- Medicine
- End of Life Care

PLUS poster presentations outlining the latest international research and developments.

Keynote speakers include:

Dr Yosef Dlugacz

Senior Vice President and Chief of Clinical Quality, Education and Research Krasnoff Quality Management Institute, New York, USA

Professor Massimiliano Panella
President European Pathway Association (E-P-A) and Professor of Public Health Università del Piedmonte Orientale, Amadeo Avogadro, Novarra, Italy

Dr Kris Vanhaecht Secretary
General European Pathway Association (E-P-A) and Research Fellow Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium


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