About the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Using our combined expertise and passion, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and BMJ Group bring you the largest international conference in Europe focused on improving outcomes for patients and communities through quality improvement.

The International Forum 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 Utrecht will focus on the key themes in health and care in Europe, while bringing in perspectives and knowledge from around the world. See the 2025 programme.

A global quality improvement community

Addressing the most urgent needs of health and care systems, the International Forum creates a platform for the quality improvement community to meet, exchange expertise and find solutions. By joining, you will:

  • 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

 

Be part of this collaborative community of international improvers! Utrecht 2025 is now over, but we’ve already started planning our next European conference, taking place in Oslo, Norway, on 9-11 March 2026.

Making real-world impact in Utrecht: the programme

Our programme theme in Utrecht was themed From inspiration to impact: shaping the future of health and care.

We were focused on practical outcomes that have a real-world impact and bring about real-world change.

We did that by discussing not just great ideas but also evidence-based plans for implementation, different ways of working within teams and complex systems, rigorous methodology and true collaboration with communities.

Read more about the theme and aims of the programme.

 

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A true international conference

The International Forum welcomes delegates from over 50 countries. They meet to share problems and solutions and find or maintain networks that help them gather ideas, benchmark and progress with their improvement projects.

In Utrecht 2025, the programme and speaker lineup also represented the excellent improvement work that is happening in over 20 countries, covering Europe, North America, Africa, Australia and Asia.

We believe that problems are shared and solutions can be found when we gather to exchange experiences and work as a collective.

61% of International Forum delegates report positive changes in their organisations as a result of attending the conference.

Don’t miss the chance to join us next year in Oslo in making an impact and create a chain reaction that leads to systemic transformation.

Dates for your diary

We will be making more information available about the conference, the programme and the activities that you can expect in Utrecht over the next few months. In the meantime, here are some dates to be aware of.

Call for Speakers – now closed

Call for Posters – closed on 11 November 2024

Registration – now closed

In-person programme launch – now live

Programme and registration for online attendees –  now closed

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