Forum Committees

Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)

Created in December 2004, the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) sets the vision and strategic direction for the future of the International Forum. The SAB has both strategic and tactical responsibilities.

Vision and Strategy

• Establishes the vision for the Forum

• Determines what we want our customers to say about the Forum (reputation and brand)

• Develops the long term strategic direction

• Advises on new partnerships and strategic relationships to build an on-going global community

• Advise on host nations or organisations

• Serve as ambassadors for the Forum

Programme planning

• Designs an event to meet the vision, strategy and reputation

• Inform general direction and suggest main themes

• Provide knowledge of competing events

• Assist with programme planning through being consulted and through subgroup for programme planning

• Serve on programme sub group for one year as appropriate

Current membership of the Strategic Advisory Board:

• Chair: Ross Wilson, Director for the Centre of HealthCare Improvement, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health Area Health Service, Executive Office, Australia

• Helen Bevan, Executive of Service Transformation Team, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, UK

• Mats Bojestig, CMO, Health Care Department, Jönköping County Council, Sweden

• Penny Carver, Senior Vice President, IHI, USA

• Göran Henriks, Director of Learning & Innovation, Jönköping County Council, Sweden
• Philippe Michel, Director, Regional Center for Quality and Safety, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Bordeaux University Hospital, France

• Marchella Mitchell, Conference Manager, BMJ PG, UK

• Fiona Moss, Postgraduate Dean, London Deanery, UK

• Piera Poletti, Director, CEREF, Italy

• Wim Schellekens, MD, Chief Inspector Curative Health Care, Dutch Inspectorate, The Netherlands

• Jane Smith, Forum Programme Coordinator and Deputy Editor, BMJ

• David Stevens, MD, Editor, Quality and Safety in Health Care, Adjunct Professor and Director, Quality Literature Program, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Patient Care

• Rosa Suñol, Director General, Avedis Donabedian Foundation, Spain

• Alex Williamson, International Forum, BMJ Group

• Nellie Yeo, Chief Quality Officer, National Healthcare College, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
  

Programme Sub-Group Members for Paris 2008:

• Chair: Jane Smith
  
• Penny Carver
  
• Göran Henriks
• Piera Poletti

• Wim Schellekens

• Ross Wilson

The Programme Reference Panel

The Programme Reference Panel was created to:

• Actively research, identify and advise the SAB of new innovative work (not previously represented on the Forum programme)

• Ensure that the Forum continues to meet the current and future needs of its customers

• Review abstracts submitted via the call for papers

• Chair sessions at the Forum

• Advise of any potential marketing opportunities

Current membership of the Programme Reference Panel:

• Ahmed Abdullatif, Coordinator of Health Systems and Regional Advisor, HCD and Lead, Patient Safety, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Office, Egypt

• Marc Berg, Partner, Plexus Medical Group, The Netherlands

• Aleš Bourek, Assistant Professor, University Centre for Healthcare Quality, Czech Republic

• Strasimir Cucic, Program Director, Public Quality Knowledge Centre, Dutch Institute For Healthcare Improvement CBO, The Netherlands

• Martin Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer, National Patient Safety Agency, UK

• Vin McLoughlin, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy and Development, The Health Foundation, UK

• Philippe Michel, Director, Regional Center for Quality and Safety, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Bordeaux University Hospital, France

• Sir John Oldham, Quest, UK

• Anuwat Supachutikul, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Hospital Quality Improvement & Accreditation, Thailand

• Richard Thomson, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK

• Karen Timmons, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Commission International, USA

• Christof Veit, Executive Director, National Institute for Quality Measurement in Health Care, Germany

• Stuart Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa

• Peter Wilcock, Director of Service Improvement, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, UK

• Nellie Yeo, Chief Quality Officer, National Healthcare College, National Healthcare Group, Singapore