HealthLocator: A Public, Digital Tool for Navigating Quality Care Choices
2026-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
HealthLocator aims to become the definitive, patient-centered resource for hospital performance — advancing transparency, trust, and clinical quality across the U.S. health care system. In essence, HealthLocator is a public service initiative rooted in peer-reviewed methods and designed to help patients find high-quality care while promoting accountability and improvement in health care delivery.

NAHQ lnfo Session: Patient Safety Micro-Credential
2026-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Now you can delve deeper into each of the 8 domains of the Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™ through our growing portfolio of short, virtual courses: NAHQ Micro-Credentials.
Learn about them and our latest program: Patient Safety Micro-Credential, when you join us for this free info session. You’ll hear from NAHQ Senior Director, Professional Development Aleese Eckenrode about this new offering.
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Live Learning Lab Part 1 - Preventing Harm Before It Happens With Proactive Patient Safety Tools
2026-07-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Speakers:
Sherri Hobbs-Messick MSM, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Chief Quality, Safety and Experience Officer – University of Maryland Medical Center
Maggie Kane, RN
Senior Director of Patient Safety – University of Maryland Medical Center
Session Description:
Patient safety starts long before an event occurs. In part one of a three-part Learning Lab series, participants will learn how to spot risk early by using proactive tools and multiple safety signals to identify where harm is most likely to occur. Attendees will gain practical ways to recognize subtle warning signs, including operational drift and normalization of deviance, that often go unnoticed in daily work. The Learning Lab will equip participants with clear, actionable approaches to strengthen early warning systems and prioritize risk before it escalates. This Learning Lab sets the stage for how to respond when safety events do occur in the next part of the series.
Learning Objectives:

Apply proactive risk identification tools, including FMEA‑style thinking and hazard analysis, to recognize where patient harm is most likely to occur before an event happens.
Use multiple safety signals, such as culture data, rounding insights, and event reports, to strengthen early warning systems and support timely decision making.
Recognize signs of drift and normalization of deviance in everyday work and take action to strengthen operational resilience before harm occurs.

Registration for parts two and three of this Learning Lab series coming soon.

Survey Survival Tips in 2026 – A Dive into the Changes and How They Impact the Survey Proc
2026-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
This presentation will provide an overview of the new infection prevention standards (The Joint Commission) and the crosswalk with CMS conditions of participation from the perspective of a former Joint Commission Surveyor. Our speaker will discuss the implications of the infection control chapter rewrite (TJC) as it relates to the survey process and provide solutions for mitigation. A question-and-answer session will be provided.

8th Global Congress On Pediatric & Neonatal Care
2026-07-22 09:00 - 2026-07-23 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
We are excited to announce the 8th Global Congress on Pediatrics & Neonatal Care, taking place July 22–23, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, and online.
Theme: “Shaping the Future of Child and Neonatal Health through Innovation and Impact”
This premier event will bring together pediatricians, neonatologists, researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals from across the globe to share innovations, present research, and foster collaboration in advancing pediatric and neonatal care.
Website: https://pediatricscongress.com/
Join us to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of child and neonatal healthcare worldwide!

AI-Enhanced Incident Reports: Identifying Root Causes and Tracking Trends
2026-08-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
This presentation outlines how artificial intelligence can be integrated into existing incident reporting systems to improve patient safety, reduce subjectivity, and enable proactive risk management. Using Nicklaus Children’s Health System as the case study, the presentation explains how a homegrown AI tool (“AskNick”) is integrated with RL Solutions to analyze incident reports using natural language processing. It will describe how AI can systematically review the brief factual descriptions within incident reports to generate a standardized problem list, assign parent and child categories, and identify root causes with greater consistency than traditional human review.

August 2026 CPHQ Prep Virtual Class
2026-08-07 15:00 - 2026-08-23 17:00 (America/Chicago)
NAHQ’s instructor led CPHQ Prep Virtual Course connects you with expert instructors in an online classroom setting and is designed to support those planning to take the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ) Certification Examination. Based on the current CPHQ content outline, this course provides a review of essential healthcare quality concepts and offers valuable tips on how to best prepare for the exam. Courses include interactive lectures, quizzing, live Q&A, and inter-session activities, all focused on building your knowledge of the CPHQ content areas and helping you get ready for the exam. Note that session recordings are not included with course materials; please plan to prioritize attendance for all sessions.
Schedule
The times shown below are in Central time. Please use this helpful time zone converter (https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com) to see when sessions will start and end for you.
August 7– course introduction and platform walk through: 3PM-5PM
August 10-14 – classroom sessions: 3PM-5PM
August 17-21 – classroom sessions: 3PM-5PM

Leadership Development and a Standard Work Foundation
2026-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Ohio Association for Healthcare Quality (OAHQ) for
a focused presentation on practical leadership
development. Discover how the most effective healthcare
quality leaders are cultivated through active participation in
strategy deployment methods. We will explore how
empowering your team to drive continuous daily
improvement naturally builds essential leadership
capabilities.

4th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Healthcare 2026
2026-08-24 09:00 - 2026-08-25 18:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
We are cordially welcome your organization to the 4th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Healthcare 2026 will be held on August 24–25, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, under the theme “Innovations in Nursing Education: Transforming Healthcare Worldwide.”
Hosted by Intelli Meetings, this premier event invites nurses, healthcare professionals, researchers, and academics from around the world to connect and collaborate.
With over 300 international delegates, the summit will feature keynote speeches, oral and poster presentations, and engaging panel discussions.
The program will focus on advancing nursing education, practice, and global healthcare innovation.
https://nursingeducationcongress.com/

NAHQ next 2026
2026-09-14 09:00 - 2026-09-16 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Positioning You For What’s Next
NAHQ next is the premier industry event addressing the most urgent and important issues facing healthcare today. The 2 ½ day virtual event is packed with sessions featuring visionary healthcare leaders from top-tier organizations offering innovative, real-world solutions for how Quality & Safety can be activated to solve healthcare’s greatest challenges. All content is aligned to the industry-standard Healthcare Quality Competency Framework and offers CPHQ CE*.
Registration will open in June 2026.
*The number of credits is subject to change.

Healthcare Quality Week
2026-10-18 - 2026-10-24
Healthcare Quality Week (HQW), brought to you by NAHQ, is a dedicated time to celebrate the discipline and raise awareness of the positive impact those working in healthcare quality and safety have in their organizations and communities. Quality has taken center stage and more people working in healthcare quality and safety are being called upon to do this critical work.
Save the Date

24th Global Summit on Nursing Education & Health Care scheduled to take place on October 19–20, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan
2026-10-19 09:00 - 2026-10-20 18:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
We are honored to invite you to the 24th Global Summit on Nursing Education & Health Care, scheduled to take place on October 19–20, 2026, in the vibrant city of Tokyo, Japan.
Theme:“Fostering Excellence in Nursing: Research, Education & Collaborative Practice”
Participants will have the opportunity to:s
✔ Discover innovative research and best practices in nursing education and clinical care
✔ Engage in meaningful discussions with global healthcare experts and thought leaders
✔ Share knowledge and experiences that advance patient outcomes and nursing excellence
✔ Build impactful international collaborations to strengthen healthcare systems worldwide
✔ Participate in workshops, keynote sessions and panel discussions led by distinguished speakers
Join us in Tokyo—or participate virtually—for two enriching days of learning, networking, and professional growth, dedicated to advancing the nursing profession across borders.
For more details, please visit:https://nursingeducation.inovineconferences.com
Warm regards,
Monica Blair
Program Manager
Nursing Education Summit 2026
Tokyo, Japan
WhatsApp: +1 (714) 970-4946
