AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference

AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference


To help advance its goal of improving health care for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held its third annual conference on September 18-21, 2011, in Bethesda, MD. This conference was designed to showcase the best of the Agency's research and provide examples of how that research is being implemented at all levels in health care delivery. Entitled "Leading Through Innovation & Collaboration" the conference featured presentations in seven major themes.
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Conference Contents

Plenary Sessions
Track A: Making Care Safer by Reducing Harm Caused in the Delivery of Care
Track B: Ensuring That Each Person and Family Are Engaged as Partners in Their Care
Track C: Promoting Effective Communication and Coordination of Care
Track D: Promoting the Most Effective Prevention and Treatment Practices for the Leading Causes of Mortality, Starting With Cardiovascular Disease
Track E: Working With Communities to Promote Wide Use of Best Practices to Enable Healthy Living
Track F: Making Quality Care More Affordable for Individuals, Families, Employers, and Governments by Developing and Spreading New Health Care Delivery Models