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IHQI sponsors or co-sponsors several events each year, including Speaker Series, the Improvement Scholars Symposium in October, and the Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Symposium in March. Other current events are listed on the IHQI calendar.

PresentationDatePresenter(s)
February 27, 2024Students and Mentors:
Reaves Houston, MPH and David Lynch, BMBS
Julia Kessel and Jennifer Woody, FNP
Bryan Obika and Greg Balfanz, MD
Natalie Browne, MPH and Charmaine Lewis, MD
Lisa Michelson, M. Phys., MA, Clare Mock, MD, CPPS,
and Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS
Anika Agarwal and Clare West, MD
Apoorva Gupta, Ana Bermudez, MD,
and Karina Whelan, MD
Mitchell Williams and Moe Lim, MD
Heather Swain and Will Stoudemire, MD
Sul Gi (Sarah) Kim and Trevor Hackman, MD, FACS
Dylane Davis and Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, MSHPM
October 17, 20232023 Improvement Scholars:
Katelin Zahn, MD
Erin Huprich, MSN, WHNP
Alex Ahern, MD, MPH
Wade Harrison, MD, MPH
Christina Kahl, MD, PhD
Ganesh Kamath, MD, MBA
Angela Smith, MD, MS
Rebecca Bottom, MD
Michael Kane, MD
James Knowles, MD, JD

2023 Improvement Fellows:
Jordan Broman-Fulks, MD
Antonio Rodriguez, MD
March 2, 2023Students and Mentors:
Brittany Cureton and Elizabeth Coviello, DO/Johanna Quist-Nelson, MD
Ayham Abdel and Samuel Blacker, MD
Cameron Ulmer, RN, BSN and Laura Hanson, MD, MPH
Lucas Nielsen and Charul Haugan, MD
Ryan Lupo and Trista Reid, MD, MPH, FACS
Thiri Lin, PhD and Brandon Waters, MD
Liz Ciociola and David Fleischman, MD, FACS
John Hipp and David Flynn, MD, MBA
Sania Rahim, MS and Tracy Manuck, MD, MS
Andrew Scott and Joseph Grover, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Melina Smith and Andrew De la Paz, MD
Nina Didner and Moe Lim, MD
September 20, 20222022 Improvement Scholars:
Sara Abu Nasser, DO
Elisabeth Dellon, MD, MPH
Katie Davenport, MD
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH
Jaydeep Lamba, MD, PhD
Hillary Spangler, MD
Johanna Quist Nelson, MD
Kate Dickson, MD, MPH
Donald Rosenstein, MD
Claire West, MD

2022 Improvement Fellows:
Madeline McCrary, MD
Honey Jones, DNP, ACNP BC
Heath Patel, MD
May 25, 2022Steve Pantilat, MD

March 2, 2022Students and Mentors:
Victoria Herdman and Trista Reid, MD, MPH, FACS
Brandon Friedman and Charul Haugan, MD
Gabrielle Grant, BSN, RN and
Nancy Havill, PhD, RN, CNM
Christine Hamilton and Zach Willis, MD, MPH
Lucas Frickey and Joseph Grover, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Emily Fink and Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS
Alyson Helms, BSN, RN and Kelly Revels, MSN, RN, NPD-BN
Paige Della-Penna and Karina Whelan, MD
Elizabeth Finnessy, BSN, RN and Kate Menard, MD, MPH
Gabrielle Nortey, MS and Angela Smith, MD, MS
Rachel Swier and Shifali Arora, MD
Misha Sims and Rebecca Bottom, MD
Andi Fritz and Greg Balfanz, MD
IHI Forum 2021

December 5 - 8, 2021Key Note Speakers:
Heather McGhee
Brandon Stanton
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Kedar Mate, MD
Donald Berwick, MD
September 21, 2021
3pm-5pm
2021 Improvement Scholars:
Renae Boerneke, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Mildred Kwan, MD PhD
Amy Durr, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Subhashini Sellers, MD MSCR
Stephanie Schwartz, MD
Tracie Walker, MD
Lauren Raff, MD FACS
Evan Raff, MD
Clare Mock, MD CPPS
Asher Schranz, MD, MPH
Elizabeth (Babette) Stern, MD
Benjamin Mervak, MD, CIIP
CLQS Symposium - 2021March 3, 2021
3pm-4:30pm
2021 Improvement Scholars:
Renae Boerneke, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Mildred Kwan, MD PhD
Amy Durr, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Subhashini Sellers, MD MSCR
Stephanie Schwartz, MD
Tracie Walker, MD
Lauren Raff, MD FACS
Evan Raff, MD
Clare Mock, MD CPPS
Asher Schranz, MD, MPH
Elizabeth (Babette) Stern, MD
Benjamin Mervak, MD, CIIP
June 21, 2018
12pm-1:30pm
Patience Leino
ºÚÁÏÍø Family Advisor
ABP Senior Administrator of MOC & Quality
March 15, 2018
1pm-3pm
IHI
National Forum Livestream Broadcast - 2017
December 12-13, 2017Information provided at registration
October 11, 2017
11:30am-1pm
Andrew Morris-Singer, MD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University
President and Founder, Primary Care Progress
October 11, 2017
8am-10am
Andrew Morris-Singer, MD
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University
President and Founder, Primary Care Progress

Sarah Smithson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology
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Improvement Scholars Symposium - 2017May 11, 2017
2pm-5:30pm
Dan Jonas, MD, MPH
Daryhl Johnson II, MD, MPH, FACS
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD
Jennifer Richards, MD, MBA
Christine Hedges, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD
Jennifer Goralski, MD
PLQS Student Symposium - 2017April 25, 2017
4pm-8pm
October 12, 2016
11:30am-1pm
Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, Vice-Chair, Hospital Inpatient Services
Al Bonifacio, RN, BSN, MHA, CEN, Trauma Program Manager
Tom Ivester, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Maternal Child Health
Tina Willis, MD, Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Gene Hobbs, CHSE, Director of Simulation
June 28, 2016
12pm-1:30pm
Samuel Cykert, MD
Professor, Director of Health and Clinical Informatics, ºÚÁÏÍø
Associate Director for Medical Education, NC AHEC Program
Improvement Scholars Symposium - 2016May 24, 2016
9am-2pm
Laura Hanson, MD, MPH
Greg Balfanz, MD
Dan Reuland, MD, MPH
Sarah Smithson, MD, MPH
Joanna Grudziak, MD
Tom Ivester, MD, MPH
Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH
Casey Olm-Shipman, MD
April 20, 2016
11:30am-1pm
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Care and Payment Models to Drive Healthcare ImprovementJanuary 21, 2016
12pm-1:30pm
Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH
Director, Learning and Diffusion Group
Chief, General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, ºÚÁÏÍø
November 10, 2015
11:30am-1pm
Peter Lindenauer, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Quality of Care Research
Medical Director, Clinical and Quality Informatics, Tufts University
September 21, 2015
11:30am-1pm
Vineet Arora, MD MAPP
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean for Scholarship & Discovery
Director, GME Clinical Learning Environment Innovation
University of Chicago
Improvement Scholars Symposium - 2015May 5, 2015
1pm-4pm
Kathy Bradford, MD
Tom Bice, MD
Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN
Rob Isaak, DO
Lavinia Kolarczyk, MD
H.J. Kim, MD
Shana Ratner, MD
Bhisham Chera, MD
June 22, 2015
11:30am-1pm
Heather Foss, MHS
Corporate Director of Quality & Performance
Caldwell ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care
Quality Improvement Through Collaborative NetworksApril 30, 2015
11:30am-1pm
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, ºÚÁÏÍø
Comparing Lean & IHI's Approach to Quality ImprovementFebruary 9, 2015
11:30am-1pm
Richard Scoville, PhD
Advisor, IHI; Advisor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, ºÚÁÏÍø
Spreading Change & Scaling Up: ºÚÁÏÍø Care TransitionsNovember 13, 2014
2:30pm-4pm
Pierre Barker, MD
Senior Vice President, IHI
Improving Colorectal Cancer ScreeningSeptember 22, 2014
11:30am-1pm
Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD
Professor, VCU
Physicians Engagement Quality & Safety PEQS) September 18, 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm