10th Latin American Forum on Health Care Quality and Safety

Innovating with Purpose: Efficiency and Sustainability of Health Systems

10th Latin American Forum on Health Care Quality and Safety

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Hospital Univesitario Austral

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Campus of Universidad Austral - IAE Business School
The 10th Latin American Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare aims to bring together healthcare leaders and professionals from across Latin America to discuss key topics related to health transformation and the development of a sustainable healthcare system, including patient safety, patient experience, leadership, primary care, digital transformation, and equity, among others.
10th Latin American Forum on Health Care Quality and Safety
10th Latin American Forum on Health Care Quality and Safety
In its tenth edition, the event will be organized by Hospital Universitario Austral, in partnership with Hospital Israelita Einstein and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The three-day forum will feature conferences and talks focused on the concept of “Innovating with Purpose,” which emphasizes designing healthcare systems that are not only efficient and sustainable, but also deeply rooted in human values.
The Forum will explore how purposeful innovation can improve performance, reduce waste, and strengthen the resilience of healthcare systems, while also advancing equity, well-being, and truly person-centered care. Through concrete examples, we will showcase how healthcare systems can generategreater value and drive social and environmental impact that extends beyond their traditional boundaries.
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Target Audience

  • Presidents, CEOs, and directors
  • Hospital administrators
  • Suppliers
  • Doctors and nurses
  • Healthcare students
  • Clinical research professionals
  • Public and private sector institutions
  • Scientific societies
  • Healthcare industry
  • Accrediting bodies
  • Universities
  • Community and patient associations
10th Latin American Forum on Health Care Quality and Safety

Agenda

8:30 a.m.
to 12:00 a.m.
Workshop 1 - Patient Safety
Highly reliable processes

Room 1 – Master Building
Towards a living culture of patient safety. Effective communication in care processes. Training models through simulation.
Workshop 3 - Improvement Science
Applying the improvement model in practice

Room 2 – Master Building
Measuring to improve: from information to action. How to measure with purpose to improve processes and generate value. Processes and efficiency. How to build an organizational culture that values measurement as a tool for learning and evolution.
Featured Workshop - Collaborative Leadership
Building high-performance teams with LEGO methodology

Rooms 111 and 112 – Master Building
How to build an ideal work team? An experience to strengthen cohesion, communication, and shared vision through collective knowledge, the exploration of meaning, and joint reflection, using creativity as a bridge between people.
12:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.
Break
1:00 p.m.
a 5:00 p.m.
Workshop 3 - Patient Safety
Strategic components of a patient safety program

Room 1 – Master Building
Safe use of medications. Surgical safety and invasive procedures. Guide to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
Workshop 4 - Improvement Science
Teams that choose to improve every day

Room 2 – Master Building
Joy at work: creating positive work environments. Revaluing recognition and gratitude as drivers of motivation and belonging. Reconnecting with what inspires us: the why and for whom of our work. Psychology of change in organizations.
Featured Workshop
Building high-performance teams with LEGO methodology

Rooms 111 and 112 – Master Building
How to build an ideal work team? An experience to strengthen cohesion, communication, and shared vision through collective knowledge, the exploration of meaning, and joint reflection, using creativity as a bridge between people.
7:30 a.m.
60 mins
Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.
15 mins
Welcome
8:45 a.m.
45 mins
Keynote 1
Sylvia Trent-Adams, CEO Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Sidney Klajner, Presidente Einstein Hospital Israelita - Dr. Matías Najún, Hospital Universitario Austral
9:45 a.m.
15 mins
Transition
 
Track 1
Efficiency and Value
  • Auditorium
Track 2
Sustainability (ESG)
  • Room 2
    (edificio Máster)
Track 3
Humanization and Person-Centered Care
  • Room 3
    (edificio Máster)
Track 4
Patient Safety and Human Factors
  • Aula plana
    (edificio Máster, segundo piso)
Track 5
Coverage, Access, and Equity
  • Room 1
    (edificio Máster)
 
10 a.m.
60 mins
Session 1
Speakers
  • Daniel Malheiro – Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Josh Clark – Institute for Health Improvement
  • Ezequiel García Elorrio - Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria
Coordination
  • Alejandra Murano – Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 2
Speakers
  • María Marta Cozzarin – Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Felipe Piza - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Renato Tanjoni - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Coordination and Moderation
  • Felipe Piza - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Session 3
Session 4
Speakers
  • Pedro Delgado – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Marcelo Pellizzari – Hospital Universitario Austral
Coordination and Moderation
  • Mariana Seisdedos - Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 5
Speakers
  • Fabio Nanci – Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Jeremy Veillard - Banco Mundial
  • Fernando Iudica – Hospital Universitario Austral
Coordination
  • Fabio Nanci - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Moderation
  • Guilherme Schettino - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
11 a.m.
30 mins
Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.
60 mins
Session 6
Speakers
  • Ederson Almeida - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Mariano Benzadon - ICBA
  • Mariano Pelorosso – Hospital Universitario Austral
Coordination and Moderation
  • Ederson Almeida – Einstein Hospital Israelita
Session 7
Session 8
Speakers
  • Eliseth Leão - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Gisella Santos – Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Jafet Arrieta – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Coordination
  • Nestor Panattieri – Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 9
Session 10
Speakers
  • Luciana Borges – Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Martín Weiskind - AAAL
  • Andrea Werner - Emplify Health
Coordination and Moderation
  • Felipe Piza - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
12:30 a.m.
75 mins
Lunch (lunchbox)
1:45 p.m.
60 mins
Session 11
Speakers
  • Claudia Laselva – Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Daniel Luna - Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Coordination
  • Matías Cortiñas – Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 12
Session 13
Speakers
  • Leonardo Rolim – Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Paola Ortiz - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Daniela Siccardi - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Coordination
  • Pilar Mendiguren – Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 14
Session 15
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
2:45 p.m.
30 mins
Coffee Break
3:15 p.m.
60 mins
Session 16
Session 17
Session 18
Session 19
Session 20
Speakers
  • Santiago Nariño - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Kelly Estrada - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Josh Clark - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Coordination and Moderation
  • Andrea Gushken - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
4:15 p.m.
30 mins
Transition
4:30 p.m.
45 mins
Keynote 2
Emma Iriarte, BID - Jeremy Veillard, Banco Mundial - Jafet Arrieta, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
5:15 p.m.
15 mins
Closing
7:30 a.m.
60 mins
Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m.
15 mins
Welcome
8:45 a.m.
45 mins
Keynote 3
Josh Clark, Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Patricia Henwood, Chief Clinical Officer - Paula Tuma, Einstein Hospital Israelita
9:45 a.m.
15 mins
Transition
 
Track 1
Efficiency and Value
  • Auditorium
Track 2
Sustainability (ESG)
  • Room 2
    (edificio Máster)
Track 3
Humanization and Person-Centered Care
  • Room 3
    (edificio Máster)
Track 4
Patient Safety and Human Factors
  • Aula plana
    (edificio Máster, segundo piso)
Track 5
Coverage, Access, and Equity
  • Room 1
    (edificio Máster)
 
10 a.m.
60 mins
Session 21
Speakers
  • Ederson Almeida - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Astolfo Franco - Clínica Imbanaco
  • Martín Buttaro - Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Coordination
  • Jorge Hermida - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Session 22
Session 23
Speakers
  • Flavia Camargo - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Gustavo Kusminsky - Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Eileen Lake - University of Pennsylvania
Coordination
  • Sofía Videla Dorna - Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 24
Session 25
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
11 a.m.
30 mins
Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.
60 mins
Session 26
Session 27
Session 28
Speakers
  • Gustavo Kusminsky - Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Natalia Hreczuck - IECS
  • Dulce Brito - Einstein Hospital Israelita
Coordination
  • Juan M. Labado - Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 29
Session 30
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
12:30 a.m.
75 mins
Lunch (lunchbox)
1:45 p.m.
60 mins
Session 31
Speakers
  • Bernd Oberpaur - Clínica Alemana
  • Miguel Cendoroglo - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Adolfo Llinás – Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Coordination and Moderation
  • Marcelo Pellizzari - Hospital Universitario Austral
Session 32
Session 33
Speakers
  • Gustavo Vala Zoldan - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Juan De Erquiaga - Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Fernando Faraco - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Coordination
  • Daniela Siccardi - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Session 34
Speakers
  • Mariana Piehl - Hospital Universitario Austral
  • Sandra Cortés Gómez - Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
  • Constanza Prieto - Clínica Alemana
  • Adriano Pereira - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Pedro Delgado - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Session 35
Speakers
  • Solange Rodríguez Espínola - Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina- UCA
  • Lorena Bolzon - Universidad Austral
  • Luciana Borges - Einstein Hospital Israelita
  • Jorge Hermida - IH
Scientific Work Presentations
  • Salas 001 y 002
    (edificio Máster, planta baja)
2:45 p.m.
30 mins
Transition
3:00 p.m.
45 mins
Keynote 4
Pedro Delgado, Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Eliezer Silva, Einstein Hospital Israelita - Rafael Aragón, Hospital Universitario Austral
3:45 p.m.
15 mins
Closing
9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Technical visits and practical sessions at Hospital Universitario Austral.
The call will be communicated to the registered participants of the forum.

Confirmed Speakers

Confirmed Speakers

Scientific paper submission: call closed

Impact in Argentina and Latin America

By promoting and showcasing innovative approaches to healthcare management, medical practices, the use of advanced technologies, and multidisciplinary collaboration, the Forum serves as a key platform for raising medical standards and improving health and well-being across the region.
Past experiences show that organizing this forum strongly encourages medical institutions —at all levels and from all regions of the country—to engage and adopt fundamental practices aimed at improving the quality and safety of patient care.
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Additional Information

Accommodation in the area
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Transportation service
Buenos Aires City Exclusive transportation will be available for Forum attendees traveling from Buenos Aires City to Pilar.

Departure will be from Cerrito 1250, Universidad Austral campus.
Pilar For those staying in Pilar, shuttles will depart from the following hotels to IAE Business School:
- Sheraton Pilar Hotel & Convention Center
- Howard Johnson Resort, Spa & Convention Center Pilar
- Hilton Pilar
- Ibis Pilar

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