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IRVING, TX – The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Education and Research Foundation will host the Third Annual North Texas Patient Safety Summit: Excellence Through Collaboration on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington. The full-day event will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Special guests include Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., president of Health Research and Educational Trust, a Senior VP with the American Hospital Association and the author of Healthcare Transformation: A Guide for the Hospital Board Member. Additional speakers included Craig Clapper, PE, CQM/OE, a senior partner and COO with Healthcare Performance Improvement; and Eric Thomas, MD, MPH, director of Physician Quality and Safety Academy and director of UT Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety.

      

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss future trends in patient safety and quality with national and local leaders. Strategies for organizations to elevate performance and deliver better care will be shared. The impact of national healthcare reform will also be discussed.

In order to foster collaboration, Summit attendees are asked to submit abstracts describing their safety and quality improvement activities. Discounts are available to hospital facilities submitting the abstracts.

For a Registration Form and Abstract Guidelines, please click here.

For a Summit Agenda, please click here.

If you are interested in being a sponsor or vendor, please click here. You can also contact Kristin Alexander at 972-719-4900 or e-mail kalexander@dfwhc.org.

For event information please contact Summer Collins of DFWHC's Education and Research Foundation at 972-717-4279 or e-mail foundation-registration@dfwhc.org.

This event is supported through an unrestricted grant by BlueCross BlueShield of Texas.