2009 Poster Winners

Congratulations to the following ‘best poster’ winners!

The 2009 International Forum had 530 posters on show across 14 themes; a prize was awarded to the poster which received the most votes from each theme.

Learning through organisational change

Sub theme: Improving ward based care
The Productive ward - sustaining improvement, Kerry Bloodworth, Nottingham University Hospitals, United Kingdom

Mental Health Care:

Sub theme: Experiences of Improvement
Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services: A Bottom-up approach to Quality Improvement, Sarah Tucker, Quality Network For Forensic Mental Health Services, United Kingdom

Primary and Community  Care

Sub theme: Rehabilitation and Long Term Care
Improving integrated and client centred rehabilitation in an intermediate care facility, Suzanne Nicholl, Sandwell PCT, United Kingdom

Reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections

Sub theme:Management Risks of Healthcare Associated Infections
Reduction of incidence of S. aureus in a Norwegian maternity clinic (II), Mette Walberg, Sykehuset Asker And Baerum Hospital, Norway

Patient Engagement

Sub theme: Measuring Patient Satisfaction

Improving quality of health care by focus on patient’s experiences, Renee Kool & Vivianne Tolen, VU University Medical Centre, Netherlands

OVER ALL WINNER

Emergency acute and critical care

Sub theme: Adult Emergency and Acute Care
Development of referral system for STEMI patients: Sappasit hospital Thailand, Wimonwan PhonBuree, Sappasitthiprasong Hospital, Thailand

Beyond the institution: International, National, Regional Approaches

Sub theme: National Programmes
"Transforming the Organisational Footprint: NHS Quality Improvement Scotland’s’ approach to driving  improvements through coronary heart disease management", Lesley Holdsworth, NHS Quality Improvement, Scotland, United Kingdom

Medication Safety

Sub theme: Blood Transfuion
Study of the long term impact of NHS QIS reviews in terms of continuous quality improvement of blood transfusion services across NHS Scotland, Anne Hanley, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, United Kingdom

Education and Training: Crucial For Sustained Improvement

Sub theme: Training practioners in training
Early Implementation of EWTD Compliance for Junior Doctors in an English Region, Darren Cousins, NHS North West (SHA), United Kingdom

Improving Patient Safety

Sub theme: Incident reporting
Electronic adverse incident recording systems in NHS Scotland: Challenges and critical success factors from clinicians and managers perspectives. Kerry Walsh, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, United Kingdom

Getting the system right

Sub theme: Recording and communicating and using information
Passing the Baton: implementing large scale improvement in discharge planning practices, Matt Wyatt, National Leadership & Innovation Agency For Healthcare, United Kingdom

Improving Clinical Care

1: Sub theme: Care of older people
Reducing In-Patient Falls in a Large UK Acute Teaching Hospital, Rob Morris, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

2. Sub theme: Orthopaedics
Reducing Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients, Simon Stacey, Dr Sarita Bhat,  Joanne Bolger,  Royal Bolton Hospital, United Kingdom

OVERALL WINNER

3. Sub theme: Surgical Care
Comprehensive Optimisation of Patients needing Surgery (COPS)-A multidisciplinary service for older or complex elective orthopaedic surgical patients, Simon Stacey, Dr Sarita Bhat,  Elzabeth Patel,  Dr Matthew Mawdsley,  Royal Bolton Hospital, United Kingdom