29 Nov 2020, Reducing Harm from Falls
The 9th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference will be held in Auckland from 29 November to 1 December 2020.
8 Oct 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
An Open Forum featuring international and local speakers who specialise in concepts of resilient health care, and will share their understanding of implementing these concepts within primary and hospital care settings.
30 Sep 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The International Forum in the Asia Pacific Region showcases internationally recognised keynotes and addresses regional needs, bringing the best of international learning to the region.
1 May 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Choosing Wisely 2020 forum will provide an opportunity for health professionals to learn more about how to develop and extend their Choosing Wisely work, and to hear from consumers.
9 Apr 2020, talkingCOVID
The national SICG training team will be available as a panel to answer questions from clinicians about the serious illness conversation guides and the training on the talkingCOVID webpage.
31 Mar 2020, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee is adding its voice to the calls to ensure flexible, responsive family violence services are provided during the COVID-19 crisis.
30 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
Aotearoa is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an unsettling time, and it is natural for people to be anxious. However, it is also an opportunity for people to plan for a scenario where they may become suddenly unwell.
27 Mar 2020, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s consumer network welcomed seven new members at a recent meeting held in Wellington.
26 Mar 2020, Patient Safety Week
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new World Patient Safety Day, to be held annually on 17 September. From this year, New Zealand will align with the WHO’s campaign, instead of holding a separate awareness week in November.
24 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
A new evidence-based guide to support clinicians to have quality conversations with seriously ill people and their whānau is now available.
19 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
In light of the rapidly developing and changing situation with COVID-19, the Health Quality & Safety Commission is postponing Advance Care Planning Day until later in the year. The day was to be held on Friday 3 April.
18 Mar 2020, Primary Care
An award-winning quality improvement project to reduce the rate of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) among under-25-year-olds in West Auckland’s Tuvaluan community aims to be extended to other Pacific communities.
12 Mar 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 20 February to 11 March 2020 is now available online.
10 Mar 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
An Open Forum featuring Mr Samer Nashef, cardiac surgeon, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK and Dr Stephen Duckett, director of the health programme, Grattan Institute, Victoria, Australia.
20 Feb 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 30 January to 19 February 2020 is now available online.
12 Feb 2020, Advance Care Planning
Cheryl Cameron is a retired filmmaker. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago but hasn’t let that slow her down.
30 Jan 2020, Primary Care
Congratulations to Auckland health and social services organisation, The Fono, for being selected as a finalist in the inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora.
30 Jan 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6 to 29 January 2020 is now available online.
29 Jan 2020, Advance Care Planning
The programme for the Choosing Wisely forum, Choosing Wisely – Choosing Equity: a focus on equity, sustainability and shared decision-making – has been released.
29 Jan 2020, Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Day, Friday 3 April 2020, will focus on explaining the benefits of ACP and work towards making it ‘business-as-usual’ for all health care professionals