2012 Theme: How Patient Centred Care Will Change Our World

Plan to join Alberta's pharmacists, physicians and registered nurses for an invigorating conference program where we'll learn how successful integration between the professions can enhance the patient experience and improve the quality and safety of health care services. It's about collaboration, enhancing communication, and patient-focused health care. This year's conference offers a full 2-day program, speakers who are sure to inspire and energize, and opportunities to network with others during social breaks and poster sessions.

Conference presentations will address patient-focused care in an optimal health care system. While each profession plays an important role in providing patient-centred care, health care can be fragmented and delivered in silos if there is not a focus on the patient perspective. The conference will provide delegates with insights into the meaning of patient centred care, examples of successful interprofessional integration and how different structures and models affect access and patient care. Learn strategies and develop the tools that will help health care workers thrive in an integrated environment and provide optimal patient centred care.

Building on the outstanding success of the 2007 and 2009 inter-professional conferences, the Alberta College of Pharmacists, the Alberta Medical Association, the Alberta Pharmacists' Association, the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta have once again joined forces to offer this unique program to health care professionals in Alberta.

This conference will stretch modes of thinking, stimulate awareness, and provide a call to action so that health professionals will be better equipped and motivated to provide integrated, patient-focused care.

Accommodation Update

Please Note: The room block at the Rimrock is now full. Additional room blocks and preferred rates have been arranged at the following three hotels in the Banff townsite:

Banff Caribou Lodge: Rates from $109.00 through $299.00 per night, plus taxes
Banff Ptarmigan Inn: Rates from $99.00 through $154.00 per night, plus taxes
Fox Hotel and Suites: Rates from $129.00 through $269.00 per night, plus taxes

For guests staying at these hotels a complimentary ROAM (Banff Transit) pass will be available from the hotel for use during your stay. Banff Transit information is available here and includes a route to the Rimrock Resort Hotel via Route 1.

For more information visit the registration page.

Accreditation Information

The Division of Continuous Professional Learning at the University of Alberta has approved this as an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for up to 12.5 study credits.

	Canadian Council of Continuing Education in Pharmacy This program meets the accreditation criteria of the Canadian Council of Continuing Education in Pharmacy and has been accredited for pharmacists for 12.0 CEUs under file 1081-2012-459-C-P.
	MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION Attendance at this program entitles certified Canadian College of Health Leaders members (CHE / Fellow) to 6.25 Category II credits toward their maintenance of certification requirement.

Accreditation for this program has been sought from the following accrediting bodies:

• College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) – for up to 12.5 Mainpro-M1 credits.*

*Approval pending

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