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IHI Open School: 5/6/12 - 5/13/12
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May 9, 2012. Introducing The Conversation Project. What if every citizen’s end-of-live wishes could be expressed and respected in a way that was simple and transformative? Would you have the conversation about your views on a “good death” if you knew it would bring peace, security, and calm to your loved ones? Our mission is to provide individuals, communities and society at large with the knowledge, wisdom and grace needed to have what can be a painful conversation. The Conversation Project is your ...
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IHI Open School: 6/24/12 - 7/1/12
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Jun 27, 2012. Helpful Hoyas: Training IHI Blue Shirts at Georgetown. By Lindsay DeGennaro, IHI Event Manager. They had gathered for a two-hour training on how to staff and run an event, the IHI Blue Shirt way. We knew that Dan, a repeat attendee of the IHI National Forum. Had a deep appreciation for the IHI Blue Shirts. Surely, the volunteers from the Georgetown Chapter would be equally enamored? After we showed the now famous Blue Shirt Video. As the attendees began to arrive, the Blue Shirts (all weari...
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IHI Open School: 4/29/12 - 5/6/12
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May 1, 2012. Former Hospital CEO Visits Chapter at University of Colorado. 65279; The University of Colorado IHI Open School Chapter, in collaboration with the Patient Safety Education Partnership, was proud last week to host Paul F. Levy, author and former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. All attendees received a copy of Levy’s new book “Goal Play,” provided by the Patient Safety Education Partnership, which you can learn more about at. Http:/ www.psepartnership.org/. 1000 Lives P...
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IHI Open School: Highlighting Quality Improvement in Toronto
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Jun 13, 2012. Highlighting Quality Improvement in Toronto. By Craig Olmstead, Medical Student, University of Toronto. It was a long, but satisfying day. From the early-morning set up to the take down in the evening, the 2. Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) Conference, presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s University of Toronto Chapter, provided ample opportunity to discover the breadth of health care system innovations occurring in Toronto and beyond. The QuIPS confe...
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IHI Open School: QI Field Trip: The UNH IHI Open School Chapter Comes to Cambridge
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Jun 11, 2012. QI Field Trip: The UNH IHI Open School Chapter Comes to Cambridge. By Jessica Hatch,. Nursing Student, IHI. Open School Chapter Leader, University of New Hampshire. Is your chapter in the Boston area? Have you considered taking advantage of touring the IHI offices and meeting the Open School staff? If you haven’t, then you should! If you did not know about the opportunity, then start inquiring! Have I mentioned the numerous quotes strategically strewn throughout the office space? Without go...
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IHI Open School: Why Hospitals Should Fly...
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Jun 18, 2012. Why Hospitals Should Fly. Isn't it appropriate that after 7hrs of flying and a 1.5hr windy car ride I find myself in Telluride, CO at an elevation of over 10,000ft to spend a week participating in the 8th Annual Telluride Interdisciplinary Patient Safety Roundtable. We force them to navigate the rough seas of a fragmented health care system. Welcome aboard the US Health Care Cruise Line! Here, our motto is “more is better,” so take this opportunity now to indulge away! First, a brief messag...
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IHI Open School: 6/17/12 - 6/24/12
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Jun 18, 2012. Why Hospitals Should Fly. Isn't it appropriate that after 7hrs of flying and a 1.5hr windy car ride I find myself in Telluride, CO at an elevation of over 10,000ft to spend a week participating in the 8th Annual Telluride Interdisciplinary Patient Safety Roundtable. We force them to navigate the rough seas of a fragmented health care system. Welcome aboard the US Health Care Cruise Line! Here, our motto is “more is better,” so take this opportunity now to indulge away! First, a brief messag...
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IHI Open School: 8/5/12 - 8/12/12
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Aug 6, 2012. IHI Open School Blog Has Moved. The IHI Open School is happy to announce that our blog has moved to the IHI website. Y ou can find the blog here. It allows the blog to be better integrated into our workflow and more connected to the content we produce. For example, searches on IHI.org will now include our blog posts. Looking for an old post? While you’re checking out our new home, be sure to look out for several other blogs IHI is launching in 2012! Links to this post. Follow us on Twitter!
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Ayiti Cheri: Homeland, New land
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Going Home to Haiti for the First Time. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Homeland, New land. When I was in elementary school, my teachers taught us to sing "Ayiti Cheri" ("Haiti Cherie" in Fench or "Dear Haiti" in English), a wistful ode to Haiti sung from the perspective of someone who has had to leave the country. The first verse is my favorite:. Yiti Cheri, pi bon payi pase ou nan pwen. Fòk mwen te kite ou pou mwen ka konpran valè ou. Fòk mwen te lese ou pou m te kab apresye ou. The song inspired an. Was more...
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IHI Open School: 6/10/12 - 6/17/12
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Jun 13, 2012. Highlighting Quality Improvement in Toronto. By Craig Olmstead, Medical Student, University of Toronto. It was a long, but satisfying day. From the early-morning set up to the take down in the evening, the 2. Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) Conference, presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s University of Toronto Chapter, provided ample opportunity to discover the breadth of health care system innovations occurring in Toronto and beyond. The QuIPS confe...
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