ISQua’s 41st International Conference was held in São Paulo, Brazil from 12th – 15th October 2025, in partnership with Organização Nacional de Acreditação (ONA)
#ISQua2025
The theme of this year's conference was"Inclusive Health Systems: Navigating Challenges with Technology and Humanity"
2025 Conference Tracks
1. Patient Safety
Submissions might cover, but are not limited to, the following issues:
- Strategies and innovations to enhance patient safety in healthcare settings
- How social science can be used to improve safety
- How implementation science can be used to improve safety
- Patient Safety tools and solutions
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Application of resilience thinking and Safety-II
- Promoting a culture of quality and safety
- Safety issues in primary care
- Cultural differences in Safety
- Leveraging technology to enhance patient safety in inclusive health systems
2. Quality Improvement
3. Co-production - Creating a patient-centred healthcare service
4. Equitable and integrated care for healthy communities
5. Future of Healthcare: Innovation, AI and Digital Transformation
6. Workforce, Development, and Governance
7. External Evaluation
8. Climate Change and Sustainability in Healthcare System
2025 Abstract Book
Conference Partners
Sponsors & Exhibitors
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Committees
Programme and Planning Committee
The Programme and Planning Committee oversees the development of the scientific programme and is responsible for ensuring the quality of the content of the conference.
Co-Chairs
Ezequiel García-Elorrio; ISQua President; Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
Fabio Gastal; President, ONA
Local Members
Gilvane Lolato, ONA
Dr. Péricles Góes da Cruz, ONA
Paola Andreoli, Brazilian Society for Quality of Care and Patient Safety
Camilla Covello, Quality Global Alliance - QGA
Nancy Yamauchi, Local Patient Representative
International Members
Jeffrey Braithwaite, ISQua Immediate Past President; Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AHIH)
Salma Jaouni; ISQua Board Member; Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC)
John Brennan, ISQua Board Member, General Practitioner, Ireland
Carsten Engel; ISQua CEO
Anna Edwards, ISQua Patient Representative
Bayram Demir, ISQua 2024 Representative, President of TÜSKA
Mary McGeown & Kate O'Flaherty, ISQua 2026 Representatives; Irish National Patient Safety Office/ Department of Health
Christian von Plessen, ISQua Expert; Unisanté, University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Lausanne
Helen Crisp, ISQua Expert; Consultant - Crisp QI (UK)
Mary McGeown & Kate O'Flaherty, ISQua 2026 Representatives; Irish National Patient Safety Office/ Department of Health
Christian von Plessen, ISQua Expert; Unisanté, University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Lausanne
Helen Crisp, ISQua Expert; Consultant - Crisp QI (UK)
Stephen Balogun; ISQua Expert; Team Lead M&E and Data Analytics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Begoña Yarza, International Expert (Chile); SOCAS
Teresa Tono, International Expert (Colombia); OES
Observers
Elaine Lacerda, ONA
André Ruggiero, ONA
Viviana Rodriguez, IECS
André Ruggiero, ONA
Viviana Rodriguez, IECS