The EUROPEAN PATHWAY ASSOCIATION WAS INVOLVED IN THESE CONFERENCES
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ICP 2007 – Conference Programme Released –
EPA Members to receive a 10% discount

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE [381 KB]

The programme for the Seventh International Care Pathways conference which is supported by the European Pathway Association is now available from here . The conference will take place in London from 27-28th June 2007. The conference includes over forty presentations, case studies, workshops and masterclasses with sessions designed for both beginners as well as those involved in the more advanced aspects of care pathway development.

We are pleased to announce that keynote speakers confirmed include:

Kathy Bower, Principal and Co Owner, The Centre for Case Management, USA

Hidehisa Soejima, Vice President, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Japan & Member, The Japanese Society for Clinical Pathways

Kris Vanhaecht, Joint Chair, EPA

Highlights from the programme include

- A stream focusing on Critical Success Factors including variance, delivering on and monitoring patient centred goals and outcomes, gaining board commitment, multidisciplinary teamworking and clinical engagement and training frontline staff
- Masterclasses including a methodology masterclass comparing pathway methodologies from around the world, a masterclass on managing multiple pathways, a managers masterclass on managing the ICP team
- A stream exclusively focused on updating delegates on what’s happening in the UK with presentations from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- A debate on the value of variance
- Speciality focus sessions on clinical areas including primary care, mental health, end of life care, medicine, surgery and pathways that cross healthcare boundaries
- A Legal update session and workshop
- A closing session discussing the implications of eCare Pathways
- 21 international poster displays

For further information or a copy of the programme please email clare@healthcare-events.co.uk
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Process Mapping, Analysis and Redesign. [1.440 KB]
22nd June in Londo (a healthcare events conference).
The relationship between process mapping and care pathways.
Jonathan Hill, Care Pathway Development Manager, Gloucestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
More information via clare@healthcare-events.co.uk

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Clinical Pathways: sharing the lessons learnt to be held on 28-29 June 2007 at Eden on the Park, Melbourne, Australia

Massimiliano Panella (co-chair E-P-A) and Anne Marie Yazbeck (E-P-A board member) will give a key-note presentation.

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8th conference of the Japanese Society for Clinical Pathways.
This 8th conference will be help in Sapporo on 5 & 6 october 2007.

Kris Vanhaecht & Massimiliano Panella (co-chairs E-P-A) will give the key-note presentation.

More information via our E-P-A contact person in Japan: Dr. H. Soejima.

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The E-P-A was involved in the following conferences and workshops:
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E-P-A will be presented during the conference of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQUA) in London on Wednesday October 25, 1400-1500hrs by Kris Vanhaecht, Marie Kehoe and Massimiliano Panella. More info here [7 KB] .

You can download their presentation here [233 KB] .

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The Integrated Care Pathway Usergroup in Scotland [60 KB] (ICPUS) is organising its ICPUS Open Meeting No. 13 on 2nd November 2006 at Tweed Horizons Conference Centre, Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose TD6 0SA, Scotland.

The programme can be downloaded here [60 KB] .

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Diomedes Healthcare Consulting is organising a one day conference on pathways in Barcelona, Spain on November 16. Kris Vanhaecht, Massimiliano Panella and Claire Whittle will present the E-P-A study results and the work on pathways in their country.

More information here in English [105 KB] or in Spanish [122 KB] .

Healthcare Events & The European Pathway Association announce the
CARE PATHWAY CONFERENCEMANCHESTER, JANUARY 23, 2008 [678 KB]

Topics include:
● Developing effective care pathways: international developments
● Developing effective care pathways: national update
● A step-by-step guide to planning and writing a care pathway
● Variance and variance analysis explained
● Implementing the pathway: changing culture and progress
● Using pathways to deliver on 18 weeks
● Validating and assuring the quality of care pathways: a practical tool
● Changing practice as a result of variance findings
● Legal issues in the development and use of care pathways

P LUS an interactive surgery
the delegate opportunity to set the agenda –
bring your questions and challenges you are facing
in delivering care pathways in practice
Supported bythe European Pathways Association

DISCOUNT FOR EPA MEMBERS
For more information, please contact Healthcare Events

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Healthcare Events and the European Pathway Association are pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Conference of Integrated Care Pathways on 25 & 26 June, 2008 in London.

For more information on the conference or the call, please get in contact with Clare Gallagher at Healthcare Events.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE BROCHURE HERE [1.534 KB]

A Practical Guide to Improving Clinical Outcomes through Developing and Using Care Pathways [678 KB]
Date: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester
This conference provides an important update on developing effective care pathways, with a focus on clinical outcomes, lean and six sigma and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).
Contact: For more information please either call Keren on 020 8541 1399, email keren@healthcare-events.co.uk or visit http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk

On May 28 & 29 the Belgian branch of E-P-A is celebrating 10 years of pathways.
On May 28 an international conference will be organized. On the second day of the event, an international workshop on pathway research and one on lean pathways will be organized. More information here. [230 KB]

The 2009 Care Pathway conference will be organised in London on June 24 & 25.
More info and the brochure are downloadable HERE [544 KB] .
If you want more details, please contact Keren at Healthcare Events.

The 10th annual ICP conference in association with the EPA examining the latest developments in the role of care pathways in improving the quality of care is taking place on the 24th and 25th June at 76 Portland Place London.

Healthcare Events is pleased to offer EPA members the following special discounts to attend the conference. Can you please add your EPA membership number to the booking form or online application.

1 day

1 delegate place = 10% discount £319.50 + VAT (£367.43)
5 delegates or more = 20% discount £284.00 + VAT (£326.60)
10 delegates or more = 40% discount £213.00 + VAT (£244.95)
15 delegates or more = 50% discount £177.50 + VAT (£204.13)

STANDARD RATE IS £355 + VAT (£408.25)

2 days

1 delegate place = 10% discount £490.50 + VAT (£564.08)
5 delegates or more = 20% discount £436.00 + VAT (£501.40)
10 delegates or more = 40% discount £327.00 + VAT (£376.05)
15 delegates or more = 50% discount £272.50 + VAT (£313.38)

STANDARD RATE IS £545 + VAT (£626.75)

Please note that we need to receive booking forms at the same time to apply the discount.

The European Pathway Association is involved in the following conferences and/or workshops.
If you want to have an overview of our past conferences, take a look here.

On November 12 & 13, Diomedes in close collaboration with the E-P-A is organising a two day workshop on pathways (vias clinicas) in Barcelona, Spain.
You can download all information here [240 KB] .