Commission calendar of events 2018
31 Dec 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A link to the Health Quality & Safety Commission's calendar of upcoming events. This list will be updated on a regular basis.
31 Dec 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A link to the Health Quality & Safety Commission's calendar of upcoming events. This list will be updated on a regular basis.
13 Dec 2018, Adverse Events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is hosting a workshop with Professor Erik Hollnagel and a theme of ‘applying the theory of Safety II concepts into practice’.
29 Nov 2018, Patient Deterioration
If you are involved in providing acute care in New Zealand hospitals, this conference is for you!
18 Nov 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
The 8th biennial Australian and New Zealand falls prevention conference is being held on 18–20 November 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania.
31 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Emerge Aotearoa is delighted to be hosting the 13th Biennial Asia Pacific (AsPac) International Mental Health and Addiction Conference, Healthy Futures: Inspiration, Inclusion and Integration in Auckland, New Zealand from 31 October to 1 November 2018.
15 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
The Connecting Care Project will see health service providers, consumers, and their families and whānau working together to better understand and improve the experience of transitions between or within providers.
15 Oct 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
A new report has found that infections following hip and knee replacements have fallen, meaning reduced harm to patients.
11 Oct 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Most patients feel their GP or practice nurse treats them with kindness, understanding and respect, results of a survey by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and Ministry of Health show.
8 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Kaumātua and Māori cultural advisor Wi Keelan says Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts today, provides an opportunity to focus on the positive aspects of Māori wellbeing.
5 Oct 2018, Building Leadership & Capability
The only New Zealand scientific symposium focused specifically on the science of health and disability care improvement by highlighting research and methods.
3 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Auckland University of Technology students Nicole Oliveri and Alisi Fangupo have been learning about the challenges of the mental health and addiction sector during their placement with the mental health and addiction quality improvement programme.
1 Oct 2018, Advance Care Planning
Planning for her future care was the last thing on Wendy Betteridge’s mind, until a cardiac arrest 18 months ago forced her to change her thinking.
1 Oct 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the announcement of a new model to lead prevention and reduction in family and sexual violence.
27 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6–26 September 2018 is now available online.
27 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The lack of a systematic way to assess frailty in older people – and therefore to treat them appropriately – prompted Hawke’s Bay geriatrician Dr Tim Frendin and colleagues to develop the Assessment of Robustness in Ageing (ARIA) tool.
21 Sep 2018, Patient Deterioration
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is hosting a webinar on Friday 21 September from 1–2pm, focusing on the patient deterioration domain of the Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
20 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A project aimed at reducing the impact of hospital stays on the health of older people, was recognised at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare held recently in Melbourne.
20 Sep 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee
Social entrapment: A realistic understanding of the criminal offending of primary victims of intimate partner violence.
14 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A new online course is available to help clinicians develop skills for communicating effectively with patients about the risks and benefits of treatment options, and for enhancing skills in shared decision-making.
10 Sep 2018, Patient Safety Week
Orders are open for Patient Safety Week 2018 resources. With this year's focus on infection prevention and control, our PSW resources encourage consumers and health professionals to ask: are you giving germs a hand?