Thank you for joining this international community of healthcare improvers and for making a real difference in the lives of people and communities.
SEE THE PHOTOS FROM LONDON 2024
WATCH THE KEYNOTES FROM LONDON 2024
Themed ‘Together to Regenerate Health and Care’, The London 2024 programme showcased inspirational improvement work from all sectors. It discussed how we can create a system of health and care that truly meets the needs of our communities.
The programme includes over 110 sessions, delivered by over 200 speakers, across 6 NEW conference streams.
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The International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Jointly organised by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and BMJ, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has a rich history of supporting and energising the international movement for health and care improvement.
From 300 people meeting in London in 1996 to over 5000 improvers attending the International Forum events every year, the conference is the place to hear and meet some of the world’s brightest minds and forge relationships that drive improvement and innovation in health and care across the world.
The International Forum in London will focus on the key themes in health and care in Europe, while bringing in perspectives and knowledge from around the world. See the full programme.
A global quality improvement community
Using our combined expertise and passion, theInstitute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)andBMJbring you the largest international conference in Europe focused on improving outcomes for patients and communities through quality improvement. Joining the quality improvement communityguarantees you to:
- Get re-energised, inspired and ready to tackle the challenges ahead of you
- Embrace new ideas and perspectives to accelerate your progress
- Get the latest research into quality and safety improvement
- Gain practical knowledge on using improvement methods
- Connect with like-minded colleagues to share experiences and improvement approaches, learn from innovative projects, and start collaborations
Highlights from London
Our programme theme in London was ‘Together to Regenerate Healthcare‘.
Delivered both in-person and online, the programme showcased quality improvement projects from across different sectors in the UK and the globe, and discussed how we can create a system of health and care that truly meets the needs of our communities.
The conference in London witnessed great energy and exchange of ideas, hugely facilitated by over 250 amazing speakers and leaders in their field. With over 60 countries represented at the International Forum, the feeling of unity and collaboration had never felt as strong. We are humbled and grateful for everyone’s support and we look forward to seeing you again in Utrecht next May (21-23 May 2025).
In the meantime, you can:
- Watch on-demand all the keynotes from London
- See the photos from the conference
- Revisit the Twitter/X feed and connect to others
- Follow us on Twitter/X
- Watch 20+ short interviews with speakers and attendees, recorded by the Beyond the Room team in London
- Read the knowledge summaries from London (publication starts in May and continues in June 2024)
Hear about the International Forum
Online attendance
Packed full of content and activities, the tw-day online schedule was built around learning, connecting and collaborating during and after the conference.
We had brand new online-only live sessions, developed specifically with our online attendees in mind. These featured speakers from diverse backgrounds and expertise such as Donald M. Berwick from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Jason Leitch from the Scottish Government, the service and QI team from East London NHS Foundation Trust, Dominique Allwood from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust / UCLPartner, Tracey Herlihey from NHS England, Pierre Barker and Don Goldman from Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and others.
Online attendees enjoyed lively discussions, heard international perspectives and exchanged ideas to adapt and implement in their own practice.
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We would love to hear more about your objectives for attending the International Forum and how you meet or work towards them at and after the conference in London.
