The IOM Announces The Future of Emergency Care Series Regional Workshop

Date: Friday, October 27th

Time: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM

Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron, Third Floor; Pritzker Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois

Details: The purpose of the workshop is to disseminate findings from the three Institute of Medicine reports on the future of emergency care. The workshop will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the issues raised in the reports; explore the implications of the IOM recommendations at the federal, state, and local levels; and consider implementation strategies.

This workshop, the second in a series of four, will include afternoon sessions focused on workforce
issues and hospital efficiency.

Speakers include:

• Eric E. Whitaker
  Director, Illinois Department of Public Health
• Cortez Trotter
  Chief Emergency Officer, City of Chicago
• J. Wayne Meredith
  Professor and Chairman, Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Future workshops will be held in New Orleans (November 2nd) and Washington, D.C. (December 11th).

For more information and to register, please visit www.iom.edu/emergencycare/workshops.