The 2nd Annual Congress of Japanese Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare ＆ The International Symposium
Theme
PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE: REORIENTING HEALTH CARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
President
Naruo Uehara, Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Date
Friday 23 November - Sunday 25 November, 2007
Venue
Tokyo International Forum
5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
URL: http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/english/index.html
PROGRAMME
International Symposium Sunday 25 November
“PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE
− REORIENTING HEALTH CARE IN THE 21st CENTURY”
(Co-organized by WHO, Supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Government of Japan ）
Dr. Shigeru Omi : Regional Director WHO/WPRO
Jo Harkness: CEO, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)
Angela Coulter: Chief Executive, Picker Institute Europe
- International Conference <Language: English>
- Opening Ceremony / -Thematic Plenary Presentations / Panel Discussion
-Declaration on People-Centred Healthcare
-Award Presentation “Best Efforts for Patient-Centered Health Care”
- Public Forum in Patient Safety Week <Language: Japanese>
National Action to Operationalize People-Centred Health Care
- WHO Workshop <Language: English>
International Action to Promote People-Centred Health Care
Special Talk <Language: Japanese> Friday 23 November
“Uncertainty in Healthcare”
Kunio Yanagida (Nonfiction Writer)
Ryosuke Tsuchiya (Director of National Cancer Center Hospital)
Tsuguya Fukui (Director of St. Luke’s International Hospital)
Special Lecture <Language: English> Saturday 24 November
“Visions and Strategies on Patient Safety in the U.S.”
Dr. Stephen F. Jencks (Senior Clinical Advisor,
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Ernest A. Codman Award Winner)
Seminar <Language: Japanese> Friday 23 November
“Patient Safety in The U.S.; at The Frontline of Healthcare and Resident Training ”
Dr. Haruko Akatsu (Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh)
Seminar <Language: English>
“Leadership for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety”
Symposium <Language: Japanese>
- Is the Healthcare System Deteriorating?
−Agenda for Reform of Healthcare Delivery Systems in Japan.
- World Now; Introduction of Safety Initiatives in Oversea Countries
(New Zealand, Australia, Thai, Malaysia and others)
- Partnership to Protect Patients; the Goals of Patient Safety Initiatives
Workshop <Language: Japanese>
・The Responsibility of Professional Societies for Quality Assurance
of
Healthcare and Healthcare Professionals
・Patient Safety and Education of Health Professionals
・Classification of Adverse Events and Methodologies for Case Analysis
・Communication and Patient Advocacy
・Safety Management of Medical Equipment and Devices
・Quality Management System in Healthcare Organizations
・Compensation for Victims of Adverse Event
・Rapid Response for In-Hospital Emergencies
Report
・Working environment and patient safety
・Healthcare-associate infection
・Cost of poor quality
Presentation of research papers and activity reports
(156 presentations)
Best practices on quality and patient safety;
poster presentations and awarding
Network Meeting of safety managers in hospitals Friday 23 November
CONTACT
Japanese Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare
jsqsh2007secretary@qsh.jp