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Introduction
2005 Annual Meeting and Technical Conference - Introduction
February 21-25, 2005
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero
San Francisco
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Dear Colleague,
The American Health Quality Association
cordially invites you to attend the 2005 Annual Meeting and Technical
Conference, “Building the Bridge to
Transformational Change,” to be held February 23
– 25, 2005, in San Francisco, CA.
The goal of the 2005 Technical Conference
is to promote innovation in healthcare quality improvement through education
and networking. Join over 900 colleagues from various healthcare backgrounds
including research, medicine, statistics and epidemiology, communication
and quality improvement, government and leadership.
During the conference, presenters and
attendees will have an opportunity to attend over 40 panel and concurrent
sessions on such topics as evaluation and improvement activities, epidemiological
surveillance, health information technology, outreach education, analytic
methodologies, patient and provider education, operational management
and professional development, customer service, case review and culture
change.
In addition, the conference will feature
the following keynote speakers:
- David Brailer, PhD, MD,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- William C. Rollow, MD, MPH, Director
Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President and CEO
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
(IHI)
- John C. Nelson, MD, MPH, FACOG, FACPM, President
American Medical Association
The 2005 Annual Meeting and Technical
Conference includes an agenda that any healthcare quality professional
would not want to miss. Further information regarding educational offerings,
networking and sponsorship opportunities, and registration will be forthcoming
over the next few months. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.
Sincerely,
Erin
E. Williams
Manager,
Educational Programs
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Thomas
M. Smith
Senior
Director, Operations & Education
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