8th Annual Forum for Improving Children’s Healthcare

Thrive Together
March 9-12, 2009
Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, TX near Dallas/Fort Worth

8th Annual Forum Conference Objectives

Thanks to all Forum attendees! This interactive forum brought together healthcare professionals of all disciplines together to highlight the most promising work being done to improve children’s healthcare.  Session topics included:

• Patient safety
• Childhood obesity
• Chronic conditions
• Quality Improvement— linked to advocacy, equity in care and finance.

Sessions also highlighted cross cutting themes of family engagement, promoting equity and translation of evidence into practice. Here you can also download NICHQ's CEO Charles Homer's (MD, MPH) Keynote Speech