Project Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Australia

Robert Forsythe, BSc(Hons), MSc, MSHP, Project Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), supports IHI’s work with the Safer Care Victoria (Australia) projects, provides leadership to a number of improvement collaboratives in the state of Victoria, and contributes to capability building in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Forsythe previously worked as a hospital pharmacy administrator and has also held roles in project management, health service transformation, and health service executive leadership. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Queen’s University of Belfast and is currently completing a Master of Business Administration degree. Prior to joining IHI, Mr. Forsythe completed Improvement Advisor (IA) training. He has worked on a number of improvement projects, including sepsis care, patient flow, medication safety, and obstetric safety.