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The 20th NW Patient Safety Conference date is set! Coalition Determining Future Safety Initiatives Nominations are Still Open for the Spring Speak-Up! Award FHCQ’s Bree Collaborative Implements Data Collection for Recommendation Implementations -
Webinar on Climate Change and the Health impacts on WA State
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2023 NW Patient Safety Conference is scheduled for October 17 & 18, 2023
Set your calendars, this year's conference dates are now official! The 20th NW Patient Safety Conference will be held on October 17&18th, 2023. You will also find information on the coalition's prospective initiatives and where the committee is at in that journey. If you haven't already done so, don't forget that the next round of nominations for the Speak Up! Award is due April 28th, 2023, so submit applications now! Lastly, check out the work that the Bree Collaborative is doing in recommendation implementations and the webinar on climate change.
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The 20th NW Patient Safety Conference date is set! |
Place a hold on your calendars, the 2023 NW Patient Safety Conference is scheduled for October 17 & 18, 2023. It will be virtual in an effort to continue greater access for everyone in the PNW and allowing us to provide exceptional content at a low cost to attendees. Registration will open in June. Keep checking the website for updates.
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Coalition Determining Future Safety Initiatives |
The process began with survey input from its membership in February. The WPSC steering committee meeting participated in a strategic planning session on March 17 to scope out ideas for safety initiatives beginning in 2024. Members were invited to present or “pitch” their ideas for safety initiatives to the committee. Current initiatives are not grandfathered in, and current safety workgroups gave their pitches as well. During April and May, the ideas will be vetted by the steering committee and evaluated based on defined criteria including, but not limited to, deliverable/work product, resource requirements, timeframe, WPSC capacity. The strategic planning process will wrap up at the end of May with the Coalition’s safety itinerary for the next 3-5 years. Some of the ideas presented at the March meeting included:
- Expand the Speak-Up! Award beyond acute care. Create awards for organizations, healthcare leadership, patients, and post-acute care environments.
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Improve and support outpatient infection prevention practices through collaboration with the Bree Collaboratives and the Washington State Department of Health. Create a data collection mechanism modeled on the CDC HAI reporting system, an educational strategy for outpatient infection control best practices and an award to recognize high performing organizations.
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Improve the diagnostic process through a marketing and educational campaign aimed at patients to support better patient and provider partnerships. Encourage patients to take a more active role in their diagnostic journey.
- Continue the Coalitions work to address stigma and bias in healthcare.
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Nominations are Still Open for the Spring Speak-Up! Award |
Don’t forget to encourage colleagues at your organization to nominate individuals or teams for the Speak-Up Award. The next nomination period ends April 28th. If you work for a large health system, please let your facilities know about the award. If you are an association, please encourage your members to participate. Here is communication content you can use. The award provides a fantastic opportunity to support your efforts to create a culture of safety, reduce preventable errors, and retain staff. Winners and finalists receive free conference registration.
There are three 2023 Awards. Nomination due dates are: - – April 28, 2023
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– August 31, 2023
- – November 30, 2023
For more information go to the Speak-Up! Award website or contact Steve Levy, Executive Director, WPSC at slevy@qualityhealth.org.
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| FHCQ’s Bree Collaborative Implements Data Collection for Recommendation Implementations |
The Bree is currently working to support data collection and reporting for projects focused on implementation of our guidelines and recommendations. To that end, The Bree developed a collaborative question bank where organizations can draw from and share evaluation questions with the goal of aligning evaluations of implementation projects. When multiple organizations ask the same questions in the same way it can support better data exchange and improve evaluation validity. As more data from participating organizations is collected, the Bree will publish information on question validity and the methods for validating the questions. Organizations participating in the collaborative question bank may make data requests or be considered for case study development and support. You will find the question bank here.
About the Bree Collaborative
In 2011, the Washington State Legislature established the Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative so that public and private health care stakeholders would have the opportunity to identify specific ways to improve health care quality, outcomes, and affordability in Washington State. Each year, our members identify health care services with high variation in the way that care is delivered, that are frequently used but do not lead to better care or patient health, or that have patient safety issues. For most topics, we form an expert workgroup to develop evidence-based recommendations. You can find more information on the work of the Bree Collaborative here.
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Webinar on Climate Change and the Health impacts on WA State |
Sign up to attend the Climate Change and the Health impacts on WA State Webinar on Wednesday, April 12th 12-1 PM PT HERE!
Join Foundation for Health Care Quality for Our Climate's Impact on Health: Acting Now for a Resilient Future webinar on Wednesday, April 12th, from 12-1:30 PM PT. During the webinar, we will learn about health issues related to our changing climate, current initiatives among Washington state health agencies to address these impacts and identify action steps our healthcare ecosystem can take to promote climate resilience and health equity. |
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