JOINT COMMISSION RESOURCES EDUCATION

Luminary Series Audio Conferences

Joint Commission Resources held a series of audio conferences throughout the year that focused on the state of health care today, challenges health care organizations face, and challenges they will face in the future. Join these health care visionaries as they shape the future of health care, help your organization to overcome challenges, and show organizations how to lead the future of patient safety.

Luminary Series (Part 1): The Greatest Challenges Facing Health Care Today
Speaker: Lucian Leape, MD
Took place: January 25, 2008
Clearly, the health care industry has been met with a variety of challenges over the past decades: rising costs, increasing demands to improve safety and quality, access to care issues, expanding global healthcare concerns, technological impacts, regulatory agency expectations, and the list continues to grow. Health care professionals can barely keep pace with the minutia of everyday responsibilities. The opportunities to sit down, reflect, think creatively and really explore the industry within which we work everyday have escaped us. Dr. Leape will lead the discussion on the greatest challenges facing health care today.

Luminary Series (Part 2): Opportunities to Improve Healthcare via Collaboration and Change
Speaker: Don Berwick, MD
Took place: March 21, 2008
Undoubtedly, the health care world faces a dynamic future. With the ever increasing demands and shifting priorities, it is often difficult to manage as a health care organization. Clearly, we can no longer go it alone. Dr. Berwick will discuss the opportunities we have for collaboration and the impact this can have to foster change and improvement and to enhance the standard of care we provide to our patients.

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Luminary Series (Part 3): The Future of Healthcare 
Speaker: Dr. Mark Chassin, MD, President, The Joint Commission
Took place on April 23, 2008

Join us for a discussion with The Joint Commission president, Dr. Mark Chassin, as he reviews the toughest challenges facing health care today and the direction we will need to take as The Joint Commission moves forward into the future while continuing the mission to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public.