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Quality, Research and Patient Safety Conference Information
First Quality, Research and Patient Safety Conference
The 2008 Quality, Research and Patient Safety Conference, sponsored by the Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Steering Committee, held October 10, 2008, at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center covered quality improvement with a look at quality improvement versus research, followed by a discussion of patients and families as essential partners in achieving patient safety. CS&E teams also presented posters from the projects undertaken. Presentations from the conference are presented on this page.
Dr. Ken Shine
Chancellor ad interim and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System
Vision/Strategy for Implementing CS&E Program on a UT System Level (pdf)
Mary Ann Baily
Research Scholar, The Hastings Center
Appropriate oversight of quality improvement projects: An ethical issue (pdf)
Table: Ethical Requirements for the Protection of Human Participants in Quality Improvement (QI) Activities (pdf)
Panel Discussion
Dr. Jon E. Tyson
Director, Center for Clinical Research & Evidenced Based Medicine
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
James Conway
Senior Vice President
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Dr. Alma Rodriguez
Vice President for Medical Affairs
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Ralph S. Freedman
Professor and Institutional Review Board Chairman
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Freedman presentation (pdf)
James Conway
Senior Vice President
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Patients and Families: Essential Partners in Achieving Patient Safety (pdf)
Conference Agenda
Conference agenda and speaker bios (pdf)
CME Information
Information about Continuing Medical Education (pdf)
Contact the Conference
Questions should be directed to 713-792-9549 or by e-mail to cseconference@mdanderson.org.