London 2006 Conference

London Accreditation Symposium Program

SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2006
at the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincolns Inn Fields

Accreditation for Quality Improvement: Making it happen!

Across the world, accreditation is the longest established and most widely known formal process for the external evaluation of healthcare services and systems, i.e. for community-based through to tertiary-level care.  New national accreditation programs are constantly emerging.

The interactive program planned for the symposium in London, will include debate and opportunities for delegates to exchange ideas around current core issues in Accreditation. Opportunities will also be available for leaders involved with the development of new programs, to seek input on their questions.

9.30	WELCOME:	Accreditation Council Chair
9.35		Linking the world in Accreditation  Accreditation Manager to briefly summarise the processes and the dynamic take-up of the ISQua program.		SLIDES
9.45	SESSION 1:	Why have patient safety standards? The Patient Safety Agenda and Accreditation.
			Session Chair:  Dr Charles Bruneau, HAS, France    Leaders:
			Ms Karen Timmons re JCAHO/JCI Patient Safety Goals
			Prof Kadar Marikar, MSQH, Malaysia and Patient Safety	SLIDES
			Ms Wendy Nicklin, CCHSA, Canada ‘Required Organization Practices’	SLIDES
10.55		Patient Safety Solutions – 9 Solutions for the involvement of accreditation bodies:  Ms Karen Timmons re WHO global initiative.
11.05	BREAK
11.30 – 12.30	SESSION 2	Linking performance data with accreditation. Are we there yet? Combined session with the concurrent Measures/Indicators Summit
			Chair: Dr Jan Mainz, DK Leaders: Dr Jerod Loeb, USA,  agreed Dr Lone de Neergard, DK Mr Brian Johnston, Australia
12.30	LUNCH
13.30 – 15.00	SESSION 3	Accreditation Impact: Ratings and Reporting Chair: Ms Marisa Vecchio, AGPAL, Australia
			Training surveyors for consistency Leader: Ms Helen Crisp, CHKS – HQS, UK	SLIDES
			Rating scales – Why do we need them? Leader:  Ms Barbara Donaldson, ISQua
			Trends in transparency: Is the trend of making reports public, helping or hindering quality? Leader:   Dr Sarah Hudson-Scholle NCQA, USA	SLIDES
15.00	BREAK
15.20 – 17.00	SESSION 4	How do you answer the question?  Does Accreditation improve the Quality of Care? Chair: Dra Rosa Suñol, FAD, Spain
			Leaders:
			Ms Roisin Boland, IHSAB, Ireland	SLIDES
			Prof Yuichi Imanaka, JCQHC, Japan	SLIDES
			Mr Brian Johnston, ACHS, Australia	SLIDES
			Ms Wendy Nicklin, CCHSA, Canada, to provide an overview of ISQua Council initiatives from research perspective.	SLIDES
	FAREWELLS