Member Activities at ISQua 2018

ISQua's 35th International Conference

There are just over two weeks left to go before our 35th International Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

The ISQua staff are working hard to bring everything together to ensure that you have a wonderful experience and return home enthused and excited about what you have learned, the connections you have made, and the changes you will be implementing.

The ISQua Board will be available throughout the conference for discussions or to answer any questions.  Visit the ISQua stand at each break time to meet our staff and our Board members.

ISQua Member-Only Activities

ISQua's Annual General Meeting

17:10 - 18:00, Monday, 24th September - Level 3, Room 304 - 305

The Notice that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company will be held during the 35th International Conference was circulated to all Members on 27th August 2018.  Please contact dburke@isqua.org if you would like the notice to be sent again.

The documents circulated to all members were:

• Agenda for AGM 24th September 2018
• Minutes of AGM October 2017 (Appendix 1)
• Financial Statements 2017 (Appendix 2)
• Comparison M&AoA (Appendix 3)
• Revised M&AoA to be considered with accepted changes (Appendix 4)
• Summary of changes to the M&AoA (Appendix 5)
• Proxy form

The main areas of change within the Memorandum and Articles of Association (M&AoA) are noted below. 

• certain amendments to allow for the establishment of an Association in another jurisdiction to run the International Accreditation Programme for the purpose of consistency with EU Regulation 765/2008;
• certain amendments with regards to introducing staggered elections for Board members, restricting employees and past employees of ISQua from standing for election to the Board, changing the term of office for Board members, and changing the terms of Office for Officers to fall in line with staggered elections.
• various other minor clarificatory or cosmetic amendments or corrections of errors throughout the Constitution.

If you have any questions please contact the CEO, Peter Lachman plachman@isqua.org

Meet the International Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care (IAQS)

07:30 - 08:30, Tuesday, 25th September 

The International Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care (IAQS) is a newly established group which was set up by ISQua to recognize distinguished individuals who have made a significant contribution in the field of Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Members are elected to the IAQS in recognition of their distinguished contributions in these areas, and some of the first inductees to the Academy will attend this session.

The goals of the session will be to describe the Academy and the rationale for setting it up, to introduce the members who are able to attend who will describe some of their journeys in quality and safety, and to enable ISQua members to meet them and ask questions.

Debate: Only Patients Should Own Patients’ Data

07:30 - 08:30, Wednesday, 26th September

Panellists: Mark Cantor; AU, BK Rana; ISQua, Gail Nielsen; US, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey; GH, Tricia Woodhead; UK, Shin Ushiro; ISQua

In the evolving healthcare landscape, we are continually challenged to reconsider some basic aspects of healthcare delivery. Perhaps one of the most significant aspects that will need to be decided and understood more holistically is the question: “Who owns patient data?”. We will explore this topic further and we invite you to be part of this important discussion.