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NAHQ's Annual Educational Conference provides you with unique prospects to learn, network, and engage. Check out the other opportunities available during the 2011 annual conference in Sacramento.

New & Interesting
Registration & Exhibit Hours
Objectives & CE
Exhibit Info
E-Promo Packet

New & Interesting

NAHQ's Conference Planning Team is always looking for new and exciting additions to the conference schedule. Take advantage of these opportunities in 2011.

Healthcare Reform Discussion Panel
Moderated by Dr. Maulik Joshi, JHQ Editor-in-Chief, this panel will discuss what organizations must do in both the long- and short-term to be successful in the healthcare environment. Don't miss this first-ever panel on Saturday, September 17, from 7:30-9 am. Expert Panel: Cathy Duquette, VP of Quality & Patient Safety at Rhode Island Hospital, Raj Behal, CMO at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Barbara Crawford, VP of Qualityl & Regulatory Services at Kaiser Permanente.

Ethical Challenges in Quality and Patient Safety
Find out what's happening with this important NAHQ initiative with team leader Cindy Barnard and team members Grena Porto and Michal Callahan. Learn what's next for this group as they expand NAHQ's sphere of influence.

Popular Speakers Return with New Sessions

• Iskitram Qaderi to Present Preconference Session
  This popluar 2010 speaker scored highly in 2010 and you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from him/her this year! Register early to secure your spot in the preconference session "Culture Change: Moving from Chaos and Disengagement to Harmony and Engagement." Registration opens May 20, 2011.
• Sandra Murray to Deliver Two Sessions
  Stellar presenter Sandra Murray will lead session #602 "Please, no more Red, Yellow, and Green! Displaying Key Organization Measures More Effectively" and session #703 "How to Powerfully Present Data When 'Yucky' Events are Rare!"

IHI on Patient-Centered Care
Karen Boudreau, senior vic president and leader of IHI's Continuum Portfolio, leads a Saturday session "All Together Now-- Leading the Way to Advanced, Patient-Centered Primary Care."

Electronic Health Records Presented by ASHRM
Learn to mitigate risks of EHRs in the session "Electronic Health Records: Risks and Risk-Reduction Strategies," presented by Ann Gaffey, MSN RN CPHRM DFASHRM.

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Registration & Exhibit Hours

Advance online registration is now closed. On site registration will be located at the Sacramento Convention Center, East Lobby Third Floor.
•    Wednesday, Sept 14, 12-6pm
•    Thursday, Sept 15, 7am-7pm
•    Friday, Sept 16, 6:30am-5:30pm
•    Saturday, Sept 17, 7:15am-5:30pm
•    Sunday, Sept 18: 7-11am

Breaks are scheduled to allow time for you to visit the exhibit hall.

Note: Schedule is subject to change.

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Objectives & CE

As a result of this conference, attendes will be able to meet the following objectives:

1. Examine emerging trends in quality, patient safety and leadership across the healthcare continuum.

2. Apply evidence-based methodologies and measurement techniquest to improve healthcare performance.

3. Discuss strategies for successfully leading and influencing healthcare improvement.

Continuing Education Credit

This continuing nursing education activity is pending approval by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.

Preconference Workshops

• Nursing contact hours: 3.75 contact hours (half day)
• Nursing contact hours: 7.5 contact hours (full day)
• CPHQ: 3.75 CE hours (half day)
• CPHQ: 7.5 CE hours (full day)

CPHQ Review Course

• Nursing contact hours: 7.5 contact hours 
• CPHQ: 10.5 CE hours

Posters

• Nursing contact hours: 2 contact hours for viewing 30 posters
• CPHQ: 2 CE hours for viewing 30 posters

Conference

• Nursing contact hours: 14.5 contact hours
• CPHQ: 14.5 CE hours

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Exhibit Info

Find out which companies will exhibit their products and services at the NAHQ Annual Educational Conference. Interested in exhibiting at the meeting? Learn more about 2011 support opportunities.

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E-Promo Packet

We need your voice to help promote the 36th Annual Educational Conference. Your comments and enthusiasm about the Annual Conference will help drive attendance at this year's conference. Use these resources to make it easy for your to spread the word:

Annual Conference Brochure
Annual Conference Ad
Template letter to your colleagues
Social Media promotion
Sacramento travel and attractions

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