The National Quality Center (NQC) provides several opportunities for Ryan White grantees to learn more about quality improvement at the upcoming 2010 HIV/AIDS Bureau All Grantee Meeting (AGM) in Washington DC (August 23-26, 2010). Join us at one of the various activities!
• Quality Institutes:
NQC manages two Quality Institutes, each with three sessions. These workshops target different levels of expertise, from beginner to advanced levels and offer the opportunity to learn not only from national expert quality improvement consultants but also from your peers.
Quality Institute #1 - Delaware A:
- Mon, Aug 23 at 11am: Improve Your Care and Services with Consumer Input
- Mon, Aug 23 at 2:30pm: Creating a Culture for Quality Improvement
- Tue, Aug 24 at 8:30am: Quality in Hard Times
Quality Institute 2 - Maryland B:
- Wed, Aug 25 at 8:30am: Quality Improvement 101/HAB Quality Expectations
- Wed, Aug 25 at 11am: An Introduction to Performance Measurement
- Wed, Aug 25 at 3:30pm: How to Share Performance Data to Spur Improvement
• Additional Quality Improvement Workshops:
- Thu, Aug 26 at 8am: Strategies to Measure and Improve Patient Retention Rates - Washington 2
- Thu, Aug 26 at 10am: Aligning Quality Initiatives: Lessons Learned from Cross-Part Collaborative - Washington 4
- Thu, Aug 26 at 10am: Quality Management for Non-Clinical Care - Washington 1
NQC, in collaboration with HIVQUAL, has an exhibitor booth to disseminate quality improvement resources at no-cost and provides an opportunity to meet the NQC/HIVQUAL staff in person. Stop by.
• Breakfast Networking Opportunities (Invitation only):
NQC hosts networking opportunities for participants of selected NQC activities. These networking sessions enable grantees to interact with other peers and with NQC’s quality improvement experts. These networking sessions are held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel from 7:00-8:00am.
- Tue, Aug 24 at 7am: NQC TOT & TQL Graduates - Hampton Ballroom
- Wed, Aug 25 at 7:00am: QM Managers (Part A-D) - Empire Ballroom
- Thu, Aug 26 at 10am: HIVQUAL Regional Groups - Empire Ballroom
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Monday, Aug. 23 |
Tuesday, Aug. 24 |
Wednesday, Aug. 25 |
Thursday, Aug, 26 |
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7:00 am to 8:15 am |
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Networking - NQC TOT & TQL Graduates (Hampton Ballroom Omni Shoreham Hotel) invitation only |
Networking – QM Managers (Part A-D) Networking Event (Empire Ballroom - Omni Shoreham Hotel) invitation only |
Networking - HIVQUAL Regional Group Participants (Empire Ballroom Omni Shoreham Hotel) invitation only |
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8:00 am to 9:30 am |
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Strategies to Measure and Improve Patient Retention Rates |
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8:30 am to 10:00 am |
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Quality in Hard Times: Using Quality to Help Mitigate the Impact of Budget Cuts, |
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8:30 am to 10:30 am |
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QI 101/HAB Quality Expectations – Building a Sound QM Infrastructure |
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10:00 am to 11:30 am |
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HealthQual International Program |
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1) Aligning Quality Initiatives across RW Parts: Lessons from Cross Part Collaborative 2) QM for Non-Clinical Care |
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11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Improve Your Care and Services with Consumer Input |
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An Introduction to Performance Measurement for QI |
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2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
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Poster Sessions/Dedicated Exhibitor Session |
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2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Creating a Culture for Quality Improvement |
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3:30 pm to 5:00 pm |
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How to Share Performance Data to Spur Improvement |
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5:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
Poster Sessions/Dedicated Exhibitor Session |
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