International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Our Vision:
Improve outcomes for patients and communities.

* Provide practical ideas that can be implemented in the workplace

* Build coalitions to inspire understanding between health care organisations

* Promote research into quality and safety improvement

* Foster effective innovation

* Gather the evidence needed to support local improvement

* Connect health care l

eaders and practitioners worldwide

* Translate concern about the quality and safety of care into effective action

Who we are:
The International Forum is jointly organised by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and BMJ . The ambition of both organisations is to improve health care and outcomes for patients and communities. The International Forum is sustained by an international network of quality improvement organisations and leaders. IHI is an independent not-for-profit organisation helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world. Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into action. As a global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ publishes one of the world’s most cited general medical journals, The BMJ, and over 70 specialty journals. The company also offers digital professional development courses and clinical decision support tools to help health professionals improve the quality of healthcare delivery.