Safer Healthcare in a Post Pandemic World
The Ottawa Hospital and IQ@TOH are proud to present the 2021 Patient Safety Conference on the afternoon of October 28 & 29. The conference is an opportunity to share and learn about relevant practices to improve the quality and safety of care. This year’s theme is Safer Healthcare in a Post Pandemic World.
Our speakers will include prominent leaders in the field of patient safety, technology, education and innovation. Audience members will hear from keynote speakers as well as a panel of experts. The conference is open to health care professionals, managers, administrators and academics. This forum will provide both presenters and registrants with a valuable opportunity to share innovative practices from diverse perspectives.
Overall Learning Objectives:
- Describe how COVID-19 has impacted patient safety in various dimensions
- Discuss the impact of the pandemic on healthcare providers and delivery
- Identify opportunities to improve healthcare outcomes post-pandemic
Who Should Attend
Anyone with an interest in learning more about patient and staff safety and quality of care, with a focus on how education can improve patient safety, is welcome to attend. This includes: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, engineers, students, educators, quality improvement professionals, researchers, administrators, policy makers and more.
Accreditation
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 6.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 6.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Planning Committees
Special thanks to the following committee members who participated in the planning of this event:
- Dr. Alan Forster, The Ottawa Hospital (Conference Chair)
- Ms. Samantha Hamilton, The Ottawa Hospital (Conference Director)
- Dr. Craig M. Campbell, University of Ottawa
- Ms. Maryanne D’Arpino, Healthcare Excellence Canada
- Dr. Sherry Espin, Ryerson
- Dr. Paul Hendry, University of Ottawa
- Ms. Alicia Hilderley, The Ottawa Hospital Patient Advisor
- Ms. Amanda Mark, The Ottawa Hospital
- Mr. Kevin Peters, The Ottawa Hospital
- Ms. Teri Price, Greg's Wings Projects
- Mr. Dale Schierbeck, HealthCareCAN
- Dr. Douglas Woodhouse, University of Calgary
Looking forward to seeing you in October!
Office of Continuing Professional Development
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
725 Parkdale Avenue, Loeb Research Building, Room WM158, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9