Creating learning systems for quality improvement

Groups related to this event

Centre for Health Informatics
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research
Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science

Event date

Thursday, 3 November 2016

Speaker

Carrie Marr, Chief Executive, Clinical Excellence Commission.

Abstract

Creating the conditions in healthcare systems to support improvement in safety is vital.

We can no longer depend on policies and regulations to support a sustainable change in behaviours.

NSW is exploring how best to respond to this challenge.

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Speaker profile

Carrie Marr is the Chief Executive of the Clinical Excellence Commission and brings to the role a wealth of experience in quality improvement and patient safety, both within Australia and overseas.

Prior to her role of Chief Executive for the CEC she was the Executive Director, Organisation Effectiveness at Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Carrie earlier held a number of leading executive and consultant positions in the United Kingdom where she specialised in organisational effectiveness, modernisation and development.

Carrie was with the National Health Service, Scotland, Tayside Health Board where she held a number of senior positions including Director of the Tayside Centre for Organisational Effectiveness; Associate Director Change and Innovation; and Head of Modernisation and Development. Earlier she held the positions of Head of Learning and Development for Tayside Acute Hospitals and Director of Development for the National Health Service, Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Health Board.

Carrie began her career in health as a nurse before moving into nursing education at St Columbus Hospice, Edinburgh, and after that with the Royal College of Nursing, Scotland.

Carrie holds a Bachelor of Science (Nursing); a Diploma in Education (Nurse Teaching); and a Master of Science (Organisation Consulting). She has also completed an advanced training program in Quality Improvement at Intermountain Health Care, Utah, USA.

Seminar details

Date: Thursday 3rd November 2016

Time: 10:15am – 11:15am

Venue: Seminar Room, Level 1, 75 Talavera Road, Macquarie University

Chair: Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Founding Director AIHI and Director, Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science

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