Annual Clinical Nutrition Management (CNM)
Dietetic Practice Group (DPG) Symposium.
March 29-April 1, 2008,
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas
Leading System Improvement: Optimizing Organizational and Patient Outcomes
Although Clinical Nutrition Mangers (CNM) have made significant progress in improving the quality of patient care and the environment of care in their organizations, there is still a need for improvement in these care systems. According to the Institute of Medicine, quality problems in both clinical and administrative processes continue to plague healthcare because of poorly designed systems. Moreover, in this increasingly complex and highly technological healthcare environment, these quality problems will only continue to escalate if these systems are not improved. The need for leadership in improving current health care systems to achieve safer, higher-quality care has never been greater. It is imperative, therefore, that CNMs evaluate their current systems and determine where improvement efforts have succeeded and where they have failed. Then they must implement innovative strategies in those areas where further quality efforts are required to achieve optimal organizational and patient outcomes.
This symposium is designed for CNMs who are interested in learning more about innovative strategies that will improve systems and result in safer, higher-quality care. The topics include
- leading system change in a complex and highly technological healthcare environment
- using information technology to advance clinical and management components of healthcare
- using complexity science principles to build teams.
Prioritize this unique program into your budget and add it to your calendar. The brochure and registration information is available below. If you are not currently a CNM DPG member and would like to receive the mailing when available, please email your request to pollackmtg@aol.com or fax to 312/475-1405.
If you would like to consider sponsorship or exhibiting at the symposium, please contact Kelly Danis at 1-412-647-3621 or daniska@upmc.edu no later than February 1, 2008.
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