2026 Clay Dunagan, MD, MS Annual Patient Safety & Quality Symposium

Registration for the Clay Dunagan, MD, MS, Annual Patient & Quality Symposium is now open. This year’s theme is “Closing the Quality Divide.” The Symposium is jointly provided by Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WashU Medicine, and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Additional funding is provided by BJC HealthCare and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

As the health care needs of our communities continue to grow and evolve in complexity, it is more important than ever that we continue to evaluate and respond to any gaps we may see in patient care and experience. “Closing the Quality Divide” is more than providing consistent and excellent care to everyone; it also requires turning to the concepts and lessons covered in the 2001 Crossing the Quality Chasm report to provide unique, individualized care to each patient so they receive the healthcare they want, need, and deserve.

This year’s symposium will:

• Summarize recommendations from the 2001 Crossing the Quality Chasm report and relevance for current and future learnings for patient safety and quality programs.
• Address what “Patient Safety II” is and potential ways to integrate and support existing safety management practices in health care.
• Illustrate application of artificial intelligence and Epic utilization to support clinical processes.
• Cover Patient Safety and Quality projects that demonstrate safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, or equitable care at the hospital or unit level.
• Identify opportunities to improve diagnostic accuracy.

Register for the Symposium

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ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, WashU Medicine in St. Louis is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credits Available for this Activity

American Medical Association (AMA)

WashU Medicine in St. Louis designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

This activity is approved for a maximum of 4.75 knowledge-based contact hours (.475 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Unique Universal Activity Number TBD. To be awarded credit, attendees must sign in, provide your NABP ePID number and date of birth.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Center for Practice Excellence is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. There will be 4.91 contact hours provided.

American Society of Radiologic Technologist (ASRT) Credits will be obtainable for attending this activity.

Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) Credits will be obtainable for attending this activity.