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Quality in action in a networked system

This interactive conference aims to introduce promising initiatives in Québec and elsewhere, and explore how to meet the challenges involved in defining, measuring and achieving quality in networked systems.

Engaging patients in clinical research

The 2016 research symposium of the MUHC-ISAI will introduce internationally-acclaimed initiatives that are narrowing the distance between patient and researcher, and will hear from Quebec government, research, patient and industry leaders about how organizations are engaging patients in the research enterprise and what they see for the future.

Partnering with patients to improve care: Essential skills and strategies

This conference is designed to equip you with the skills and motivation required to take action and partner with patients to improve care. It will look at how patient engagement in health care has evolved, where it is heading and what it contributes to the innovative capacity of healthcare organizations. Best practices in patient recruitment and training, tools to evaluate engagement efforts, and innovative partnership methods will be presented. The healthcare community will discover resources and models to help initiate or further their own efforts, and healthcare leaders will discuss next steps they must take to support the spread of patient partnership.

The scope of Medicare: What makes sense today?

The 2011 annual conference of the MUHC-ISAI looked at economic challenges to health care, the tenets of the Canada Health Act, and expectations of the renewed Health Accord. British and Dutch speakers presented the evolution of healthcare systems in their countries.