BETHESDA, Md., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Now is an important time to be involved in improving health care. Demanding times require inspired leadership, innovative solutions, and enduring partnerships to bring about change. With ever-increasing economic challenges and the ongoing threat of budget cuts facing health care organizations, now is the time to invest in cost-saving, patient- and family-centered strategies that will produce measurable outcomes for your hospital, health system, or organization.

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The 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety, June 4-6, 2012, in Washington, DC, offers more than 100 timely, cutting-edge sessions addressing a variety of topics to help you develop important initiatives to improve your organization's bottom line and yield positive outcomes for safety, quality, and patient satisfaction. The conference will highlight partnerships with patients and families at all levels of health care.

A sampling of a few sessions that support a patient- and family-centered business model of care include:

Influencing Change and Improving Quality with Patient and Family Advisors

Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre's culture changed because of patient- and family-advisors, and they will share how you can change your culture, too.

Patient- and Family-Centered Care: From the Boardroom to the Bedside

Additionally, Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre representatives will discuss howpatient- and family-centered care became their blueprint for system-wide change and why their Patient- and Family-Centered Care Corporate Strategy Development proved to be just the right model.

The Family Voice: Involving Families in the Drive to Improve the Transition from Outpatient to Inpatient Care

Learn how Johns Hopkins created a multidisciplinary team, including parents, to improve the transition between outpatient chronic care and inpatient acute care for cystic fibrosis patients.

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Strategies for Patient- and Family-Centered Business Models