Virginia Mason Institute returns as Headline Sponsor
Organisations from around the world work with Virginia Mason Institute to accelerate and sustain healthcare improvement in the long-term. We are delighted that they joined the International Forum in London, and now in Utrecht, as a Headline Sponsor.
About the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Using our combined expertise and passion, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and BMJ 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.
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 – join our mailing list.
What to expect in Utrecht 2025
Our programme theme in Utrecht will be From inspiration to impact: shaping the future of health and care.
Transforming health and care systems for a better tomorrow needs more than just great ideas. We need evidence-based plans for implementation, innovative ways of working within teams and complex systems, rigorous methodology and true collaboration between healthcare professionals and those in their communities. We invite you to join us in Utrecht where we will tackle the big questions in global health and care, and come up with solutions that have real-world impact.
See what you can expect in Utrecht:
- 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
Keep informed about the International Forum
Speak in Utrecht
The International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has a long history of invigorating the movement for patient safety and healthcare improvement. We do this by bringing in knowledge, ideas and expertise that inform quality projects and practice transformation, and by connecting health and care leaders, practitioners and people with lived experience who are passionate about improving outcomes.
Our Call for Speakers allows you to share your work with an audience that has the power to make a real difference and increase your profile amongst the international improvement community.
Speakers who wish to submit a proposal to speak should do so by 29 July 2024.
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 open until 29 July 2024
Call for Posters – opens late July 2024 until 28 October 2024
Registration – opens late July 2024 (Early Bird closes 19 March 2025)