CAHO Weekly Update

CAHO - Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations

Dedicated to advancing global healthcare quality & patient safety

Published Jan 28, 2025

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Healthcare Professionals: Mark Your Calendars!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

January 22-28, 2025

Raise awareness and promote prevention strategies

Main Conference: Healthcare Quality & Innovation

14 Days Left for CAHOCON 2025 Registration!

Main Conference: February 8th & 9th, 2025

Venue: Eros Hotel, New Delhi

Special Offer: 50% discount for PG Students

Pre-Conference Workshop

29th & 30th Jan 2025

Explore: https://cahodiagnosticon.com/pre-conference-list.php

Abstract Submissions for Poster Presentation:

Open until January 26th, 2025

Free registration for shortlisted presenters

[Submit Abstract:https://www.caho.in/diagnosticon-awards]

CAHO National Conference 2025

Pre-conference Workshops: April 11th, 2025
Main Conference: April 12th & 13th, 2025
Venue: Hotel Pullman, Aerocity, New Delhi
Early Bird Registration - Open
Call for Competitions & Awards - Open

View Guidelines:

https://www.caho.in/files/cahocon-2025-awards-guidlines-brochure.pdf

Submit Entries: https://www.caho.in/cahocon-awards

Professional Certification Updates

CICP Examination

Certifying Infection Control Professionals

Date: February 15th, 2025

Explore: https://www.caho.in/files/cicp-exam-brochure.pdf

Preparatory Crash Course (6-7 pm IST)

Join Preparatory Course: https://www.caho.in/files/Crash-Course-Batch-4-Brochure.pdf

CAHO Quality Olympiad

Date: February 1st, 2025 (3:00 - 4:30 PM IST)
Registration Fee: 500 INR
Register: https://icp.excelindia.com/
Explore: https://www.caho.in/files/CAHO%20QUALITY%20OLYMPIAD%20EXAM_final.pdf

Recent Workshops & Training Highlights

NABL Awareness Program on ISO 15189: 2022 @ Amravati

16th-17th Jan, 2025
Attendees - 96
Faculty: Ms. Tahira Rizvi (NABL)

Certificate Course on NC Closure

18th Jan, 2025
Attendees: 47
Faculty: Dr. Geetha Fulari, Ms. Devasri Chatterjee

CAHO DiagnostiCON Workshop: Biomedical Waste Management:

Safeguarding Public Health and the Environment @ Delhi

18th Jan, 2025
Attendees: 163
Faculty: Dr. Malini R Capoor, Dr. Ajeeta Aggarwal, Dr. P.K. Mishra, Dr. Youthika Puri, Dr. Raman Sardana, Dr. Neelam Khanna, Ms. Sakshi, Dr. Anu Aggarwal

Certificate Program in Quality Health Standards (CPQH) @ Mysore

20th - 22nd Jan 2025
Attendees - 49
Faculty - Dr. Amitha Marla, Dr. Prathibha Pereira, Dr. Aileen J, Dr. Mamtha, Ms. Srimathi, Ms. Ranjitha

Advance CPQIH Training Program @ Delhi

16th - 19th Jan, 2025
Attendees - 45
Faculty - Dr. Suneel C Mundkur, Dr. Sanjeev Singh, Dr. Pratibha Periera, Ms. Gracy Mathai, Dr. Narayan Pendse

Workshop on HealthCare Risk Management @ New Delhi

18th January, 2025
Attendees: 30
Faculty: Mr. Satish Kumar, Dr(Col) Rakesh Verma

CQE Series: Critical Care Quality Pearls

18th Jan, 2025
Attendees - 149
Faculty:- Dr. Vivek Menachary, Dr. Samavedam Srinivas, Dr. R. K. Mani, Dr. M. S. Kamath, Dr. Kapil Zirpe, Dr. Leelavati Thakur, Prof. Dr. Rahul Pandit, Dr. Anuj Clerk
Moderators - Dr. Vasant C Nagvekar, Dr. Sudipta Mukherjee, Dr. Raman Muraleedharan, Dr. Banambar Ray, Mr. Deepak Venkatesh Agarkhed, Dr. Arindam Kar, Dr. Kaladhar Sheshala, Dr. Gopal Chaturvedi, Dr. Sunil Karanth, Dr. Ranveer Tyagi, Dr. Nikhilesh Jain, Ms. Debdatta Das

Internal Auditor Training Program @ Jaipur

22nd - 23rd Jan, 2025
Attendees - 32
Faculty - Dr. Parivalavan Rajavelu, Mr. Abdul Dhayan Razack

Research & Publications

CAHO - QAI Journal

CAHO- QAI Journal for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

EDITION: July-Dec, 2023
View Here: https://journals.lww.com/qaij/pages/default.aspx

Manuscripts for publishing in Journal

(Eligibility - CAHO Life Members/ Previous CAHOCON Presenters)
Submit Here: https://review.jow.medknow.com/qaij

Reviewers and Editors for Journal

Patient Safety and Compliance Initiatives

Electrical Safety Audit for Hospitals – Safeguard Your Facility with LGS Insurance Pvt Ltd.

Masterclass Series

1. Migration from NABH 5th to 6th Edition

Weekly Live sessions: Every Wednesday & Saturday,

March 1st 2025 - April 22nd, 2025

Register: https://www.caho.in/public/masterclassform/11
Explore: https://cpm.caho.in/public/masterclass/brochure1737030028.pdf

2. JCI Accreditation Standards

Weekly sessions: Every Friday,

January 24th - May 9th, 2025

CAHO EVENTS

Partner Events

1 - 12th Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology (THIT)

Dates: February 21 - 22, 2025.
Venue: New Delhi.
Offer: 20% discount for CAHO members using the code THIT25CAHO20.
Explore https://www.transformhealth-it.org/

2 - ISQua's 41st International Conference 2025

Theme: Inclusive Health Systems: Navigating Challenges with Technology and Humanity.
Dates: October 12 - 15, 2025.
Venue: World Trade Centre, São Paulo.
Explore: https://isqua.org/events/sao-paulo-2025-international-conference.html

3 - AHPI Global Conclave 2025

Theme: Patient-Centred Care - Revolutionising Hospital Management.
Dates: January 31 - February 1, 2025.
Venue: Kochi.
Explore: https://alpcordnews.com/AHPI-2025/index.html

TRAINING PROGRAMS

25th Jan: Nursing Quality Improvement
28th Jan 2025: Surface Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities @ Coimbatore
15th -16th Feb 2025: Basic CPQIH Training Program
14th May 2025: IIM Shillong - CAHO Executive Program on Healthcare Management

Explore: https://www.caho.in/training-program

WATCH & LEARN

1 - Diagnostic Dialogues by CAHO Diagnostic Centres

Close the Care Gap: Focusing on early & accurate cancer diagnoses to bridge disparities in care.

4th Feb 2025, 11 am (IST)

World Cancer Day 2025

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_miNaeKtHR4-A-J-UpI0T_Q#/registration

2 - CAHO ISQua International Webinar Series #50

4th Feb, 5 pm (IST)

Communicating Effectively with Patients and Families

Professor Eva Doherty, Associate Professor and Director of the Human Factors in Patient Safety (HFPS), National Surgical Training Centre, Dept of Surgical Affairs, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.

Moderator:

Dr. Indu Arneja

Founder Director, Indian Institute of Healthcare Communication

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1yTcxHpqR76SkIgfV9UVZQ#/registration

3 - Biomedical Equipment Webinar Series by CAHO Engineers Forum

Know your Biomedical Equipment - Defibrillator Part 2

31st Jan. 2025, 3 pm to 4 pm

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gGIOQe6LTne_Q2tSDA9Z8w#/registration

4 - Podcast with Business World by CAHO Quality Professionals and BW Healthcare World

Careers in Healthcare By Dr. Amitha Marla

Director, AJ Hospital & Research Centre & Medical Sciences, Mangalore

https://youtu.be/d_3RSG4FW4c?si=ZBzbXP1TNOrFAOKi

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