Since the magnitude of health care errors was reported more than a decade ago by the Institute of Medicine, issues of quality and safety have been at the forefront of health care. Institutions are constantly challenged to be innovative within their systems to assure that patients are cared for in quality, safe and cost-effective care environments.

About the Conference

This conference—offered to health care administrators, nurses, clinical nurse leaders, students and physicians—addresses:

• Health care environments that thrive in the midst of change.
• The culture of safe and quality health care.
• Health care providers, such as the clinical nurse leader, who are educated to address important quality and safety patient care issues.
• Cost outcomes related to safe and quality care environments.