Program Description: 

The ThedaCare Patient Safety and Care Improvement conference is designed to change physician competence by strengthening their ability to critically analyze adverse outcomes, communicate effectively across disciplines, and apply evidence-based guidelines in complex cases. It is intended to change physician performance by fostering open discussions that translate case-based learning into actionable quality improvement strategies within their practice environment. Ultimately, these conferences aim to improve patient outcomes by reducing preventable errors, enhancing care coordination, and ensuring the consistent application of current best practices to deliver safer, higher-quality care.

 Patient Safety, Evidence-Based Medicine, Education

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Learners will develop and implement actionable quality improvement initiatives informed by case reviews to translate lessons learned into measurable improvements in clinical practice, as demonstrated through presentation of follow-up action plans or QI project update

  • Learners will demonstrate effective communication and collaboration strategies during multidisciplinary discussions to enhance care coordination and reduce fragmentation. Assessment will involve observation of team-based interactions and peer feedback

  • Attendees will analyze adverse patient outcomes and near- miss events in a structured forum to identify key clinical and systems-level factors contributing to complications, as demonstrated through active participation in case discussions and reflection exercises.

Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Paul Bergl, MD
ThedaCare
 
Planning Committee:
Eric Winkel, DO
ThedaCare
 
Mbonu Ikezuagu, MD
ThedaCare
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
  • Paul Bergl
  • Eric Winkel
  • Mbonu Ikezuagu

Contact

Name: 
Jennifer Janke
Phone number: 
+1 (920) 716-6004
Email: 
[email protected]
Series date: 
01/01/2026 - 8:00am CST to 12/31/2026 - 9:00pm CST

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

 

Group description: 
ThedaCare Patient Safety and Care Improvement Conference 2026
Series location: 
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center
1818 N. Meade Street
Room N307
Appleton, WI 54911
United States
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Sessions

There are no sessions in this series.