In-no-va-tion - noun - a new way of doing something; incremental, radical, and revolutionnary changes in thinking, products, processes or organizations.
ex-pe-di-tion – noun – a search or voyage for the purpose of discovery
Experience two days of stories and dialogue about practical advances in healthcare that address the complex challenges of delivering innovative, collaborative, solutions that drive safe, patient centered, cost effective care while also restoring the joy of practice for all caregivers. Join us for an exploration of successful innovations with a diverse group of stakeholders from across the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States.
Invited Participants:
- Physician and Nursing Leaders
- Administrators
- Leaders in Regulatory / Government Agencies
- Board Members
- Insurers
- Members of the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Funders of Health Projects
Reasons to Attend:
- Enjoy a different type of learning - two days rich in stories and small group dialogue at the forefront of innovation in healthcare
- Explore what really works in the world of transformational change in healthcare - innovative practices, frameworks/tools brought into this session be participants/presenters in areas including:
i. New Models of Care and Interprofessional Collaboration & Medical Homes
ii. Governance and Shared Accountability
iii. Whole System Re-design
iv. Strength Based Innovation in Quality, Patient Safety, Cost Management and Increased Access
- Obtain advice and support for the projects you have in place or planned
- Build connections across a spectrum of healthcare system stake holders from leading organizations across North America
Featured Story Tellers and Case Presenters…
Nancy Shendell-Falik, RN, MA, Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services
Tom Gregorio, MBA, Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Advancing the Safety and Quality of Patient Care in the Emergency Department through Appreciative Inquiry
An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and administrators in an over crowded inner city ED generated twenty innovations for transforming the ED from good to great. Presenters will share improvements related to the care processes of patient in, holding, ancillary tests and consults, treatment and patient out.
Rebecca J. McPherson, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Division of Neonatology
Program Change at the Speed of Imagination: Appreciative Inquiry and the Future of the Department of Pediatrics
How two neonatologists led faculty members and trainees on an exciting journey to the “Sunflower Summit”, an initiative to prepare excellent pediatric residents to practice in the 21st century.
Kristen Crusoe RN, MN, EdD
Director, Behavioral Health
Bay Area Hospital.
Coos Bay, OR
Whole system redesign through inter-professional collaboration: Appreciative Inquiry meets IHI’s Model for Improvement
A small, rural hospital on the Southern Oregon Coast was experiencing serious staff morale problems and poor patient satisfaction scores. Community and staff physicians felt disengaged and unhappy. An inter-professional team from throughout the organization and community was formed to “Create a model for a healing environment.” The unique innovation involved the integration of Appreciative Inquiry and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Model for Improvement to develop this model.
Catherine Zahn, MD, MHSC, FRCP(C)
Executive Vice President
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario
Motivating MDs: How to Bring out the Best in your Docs
Doctors are smart, informed and dedicated, but can be absent or cynical in their approach to organizational administration. Physicians will become allies and powerful agents of transformation when mentored to value based leadership, coached in respectful teamwork, schooled in principled decision-making and supported by a meaningful structure.
Anthony Levitt, MD, FRCP(C)
Psychiatrist-in-Chief
Women's College and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON
Cristina Barrett
Administrative Director - Specialized Programs
Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON
Program Strategic Planning – Share the Power:
A Women’s Mental Health Program experience at Women’s College Hospital
This story describes how the Women’s Mental Health Program has evolved to operate clinically and academically in accordance with feminist principles. Although the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Administrative Director are part of the team, we have an infrastructure unlike most other programs. In our model, staff share the responsibility for all operational aspects of the program.
Jackie Schleifer Taylor, MSc, BHSc (PT), BSc
Vice President, Quality, Standards & Performance
Women's College Hospital
Toronto, Canada
Refocusing Uni-Professional Interests through an Interprofessional Lens.
The process and outcomes of an initiative that brought 23 independent provider groups in alignment with one another at an academic hospital will be presented. The results compel a reframing of provider competition, and the ‘real’ prize in healthcare.
Peter Hayes, Director of Healthcare Strategies
Hannaford Foods
Portland, ME
Transforming Healthcare: A call to action
Hannaford Foods has developed a reputation as an innovator in value-based health improvement strategies for its workforce. Peter Hayes will describe Hannaford’s journey, including challenges, frustrations, and successes. He will conclude with a call to action- what are those few things that the providers and business communities might focus on together coming out of this conference to achieve a breakthrough in healthcare transformation?
Don Caruso, MD, Associate Medical Director
Cheshire Medical Center/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock and "Vision 2020" Initiative
Keene, NH
Charlie Burger, MD, Evergreen Woods Primary Care and Martin’s Point Healthcare
Bangor, Maine
Gary Sobelson, MD, Family Physician, Concord Family Medicine
Concord, NH
Medical Home: Toward the Reclaiming the Joy of Practice
This is a panel discussion on the Medical Home and its implications toward “reclaiming the joy of practice” for the medical community. This is an emerging “Second Curve” innovation that organizes the philosophy, practice, and methods of the primary care office in support of patient-centric care. The panelists all have “stories to tell” about their experiences in building, fostering, and sustaining such practices.
Allan Tear, Experience Lab Director, Business Innovation Factory
Melissa Withers, Communications Director, Business Innovation Factory
Providence, RI
Nursing Home of the Future
With the current elder care system in peril and millions of babyboomers on their way to old age, the pressure is on to fundamentally redesign our country’s approach to elder care. The Business Innovation Factory’s Nursing Home of the Future (NHoF) initiative set out earlier this year to build a platform for experimentation where partners can design and test new ideas for improving elder care in a working nursing home / assisted living facility.
John Collins, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Northeast Health
Troy, NY
This is not your father’s Oldsmobile: One Healthcare System’s Lean Journey
Northeast Health is an Integrated Delivery System with 5500 employees providing significant Acute Care, Rehabilitative Care and Long Term Care in the Albany, Schenectady, Troy region of New York State. As a result of a Board directed evaluation process, in 2004 the System selected the Lean Toyota Production System way of thinking and tools as the vehicle to improve care, revamp Administrative processes and stimulate cultural transformation across Northeast Health. Our discussion will focus on the lessons learned from the implementation process and include how we have incorporated Appreciative Inquiry into our efforts following last years Innovation Expedition.
Fees:
Because our primary objective is learning for all, we have established a minimalist fee structure, which will cover only the expenses for producing this gathering. The “expense coverage contribution” is $599, or $499 if you register by December 15, 2008. Group rate: 3 or more $449. Included in the rate are a materials and meals (including dinner on the 26th) for both days. Not included are hotel or transportation expenses.
Location/Lodging:
Hyatt Regency-Cambridge, MA
575 Memorial Dr
Cambridge MA 02139
For hotel reservations call: 800-233-1234 or direct at 617-492-1234
A hotel rate of $99/night and parking rate of $20/day has been negotiated with the Hyatt when you register using the name “Innovation Expedition”
To Register:
For information on the registration process please send an email to info@innovationexpedition.net or call 613-749-5975.
www.innovationexpedition.net