Schedule of Events

AHRQ will host a webinar on April 28 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET exploring innovative ways to use data, AI, and family engagement in pediatric clinical workflows to improve outcomes and deliver more efficient, family-centered care.

The webinar will feature research from the following panelists:

Esi M. Morgan, M.D., M.S.C.E.Professor
University of Washington, and Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Sareen S. Shah, M.D.
Pediatric Intensivist and Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University

Michelle Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, and Physician Informaticist, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Eligible providers can earn up to 1.5 CE/CME contact hours for participating in the live webinar. 

Join us for an informative webinar designed for healthcare leaders and quality professionals who are working to advance safety and reliability across their organizations.

This session will introduce the core components of patient safety and examine how leadership commitment, safety culture, system thinking, and continuous improvement work together to reduce preventable harm. Attendees will gain practical insight into the foundational elements that support higher reliability and help drive safer, more consistent outcomes across care settings.  

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Healthcare professionals throughout the care continuum with an interest in a safer healthcare environment

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites you to participate in an upcoming Diagnostic Excellence Listening Session to be held on May 13, 2026, from 2 - 3 p.m. ET.

This webinar will introduce AHRQ’s newly released Diagnostic Excellence Measures and related resources. The session will be useful to individuals and organizations seeking to examine diagnostic excellence at a health system or population level, including hospitals, health systems, researchers, state and local health departments, insurers and payers, federal agencies and federal health systems.

Topics will include:

• Diagnostic Excellence module overview and development
• Resources — Exploratory Cancer-Related Diagnostic Measures and the Symptom-Disease Pair Analysis of Diagnostic Error (SPADE) research tool
• Real-world testing and implementation examples

Participants will have the opportunity to engage with AHRQ and their measure developers during a live question-and-answer session.

To register please visit: http://bit.ly/4cmkvlZ

FORTHCOMING — MHI LISTENING SESSION

AHRQ plans to host a second webinar focused on Maternal Health Indicators (MHI) and research tools.

To receive announcements and registration details, email the AHRQ Quality Indicators Technical Support Team at QISupport@ahrq.hhs.gov with the subject line: “MHI Listening Session.”

Join us for an informational webinar designed for healthcare professionals who want to better understand what Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) are and the role they play in advancing safer care.

This session will introduce the purpose of PSOs, how they support learning from events and near misses, and why they are an important resource for organizations working to reduce preventable harm. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how PSOs contribute to patient safety efforts and support continuous improvement across healthcare settings.  

Audience

Healthcare professionals throughout the care continuum with an interest in a safer healthcare environment

Join us for an informative webinar focused on the importance of safety culture in Ambulatory Surgery Centers and the role it plays in advancing safer care and higher reliability.

This session will explore how a safety culture survey can help organizations better understand staff perceptions, identify strengths and gaps, and prioritize meaningful next steps for improvement. Attendees will gain practical insight into how survey results can support focused action, strengthen team engagement, and guide ongoing efforts to build more reliable care processes.  

Audience

Designed for Ambulatory Surgery Center leaders, quality professionals, and clinical teams who are committed to strengthening safety culture, identifying improvement priorities, and advancing safer, more reliable care.

“What is Patient Safety in EMS?” is an essential introduction to patient safety for EMS professionals. This webinar explores what patient safety means within the unique environment of EMS and provides a broad overview of how the field has evolved to address risks and challenges specific to emergency settings.

Patient safety in EMS covers a wide range of priorities—from reducing adverse events and mitigating risk to fostering a culture of open communication and transparency. Attendees will gain insight into how a commitment to safety supports better patient outcomes, a more supportive work environment, and increased trust from the communities served.

Dates and Time (This webinar is offered on two separate dates. Please select one session when registering.) 

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In “The Patient Safety Organization and EMS”, we’ll explore the purpose and benefits of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) in EMS. PSOs were established as part of a federal initiative to improve patient safety by encouraging reporting and learning from adverse events. This session will provide a detailed overview of the legal protections that PSOs offer to EMS organizations, and how to effectively implement this resoruce.

Just Culture and High Reliability in EMS is a practical, systems-focused webinar for EMS leaders and clinicians who are done blaming individuals for predictable failures and ready to build consistently safe systems. EMS operates in one of the most complex, high-risk environments in healthcare, yet many agencies still rely on discipline, improvisation, and individual heroics to function. This session blends Collaborative

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