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JCR And The Joint Commission To Host Pediatric Safety Conference

Children are especially vulnerable in the hospital and they are the population at highest risk of a medication error, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Meeting their needs in this environment can be especially challenging. The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Res (JCR) "Pediatric Conference: Safe Care, Quality Care, We Care" will help health care organizations review current pediatric emergency and perioperative services as benchmarks to improve their organizational approaches. JCR is a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission. The keynote speaker at the conference will be Jane L. Holl, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor in pediatrics and preventive medicine, and Interim Director of the Institute for Healthcare Studies, both at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. Holl is also medical director for Patient Safety at Children"s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Holl will discuss the unique patient safety risks in pediatric health care; organizational approaches to and challenges in patient safety for pediatric health care. She will also provide illustrations of safety and quality process improvement initiatives in pediatric health care. The July 22-23, 2009 conference will be held at The Joint Commission"s Dennis S. O"Leary Conference Center, in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Conference workshops will focus on critical issues such as: - Pediatric medication initiatives that increase safety; - Strategies to decrease hospital-acquired infections in children; - Methods to improve the environment of care for children; - Behavioral health care services for children; - Family- and patient-centered care; - Emergency department treatment of children for trauma or other conditions; - Perioperative services for pediatric patients; and - The Joint Commission"s National Patient Safety Goals as special considerations for children. This conference is targeted to all health care providers who serve children, whether in general or pediatric specialty hospitals and including nurses, physicians, pharmacists and physicians assistants. Continuing education credits are available. The conference is $749 per person or $649 for registration 30 days prior to the conference. To register, please call JCR Customer Service at 1.877.223.6866. The registration code is 09062. Additional details and a conference agenda also are available online here. The Joint Commission

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