March 4, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
We are thrilled to announce the 9th Annual UCSF Health Improvement Poster Symposium, taking place Wednesday, May 28th, from 3–6 PM at the Mission Bay Conference Center. Please save the date!
This symposium is a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues, explore innovative improvement initiatives, and share best practices across our organization—all while celebrating our own teammates who are driving the change. You can view last year’s outstanding submissions here. We hope to see you this year!
Please share this call for poster submission email with your teams and colleagues. Even if you don’t ultimately submit a poster yourself, we invite you to save the date on your calendars to attend and recognize the work of your colleagues. The electronic poster submission deadline is Monday, April 28th, 2025.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
Sincerely,
Amy Lu, MD MPH
Chief Quality Officer, UCSF Health
Lei Choi, MD MPH
Medical Director, Continuous Improvement, UCSF Health
Josh Adler, MD
Chief Clinical Officer, UCSF Health
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Call for Poster Submissions: Share Your Improvement Work!
Why are we hosting our 9th Annual Improvement Poster Symposium? The opportunities to learn from each other, share best practices and innovations, and build a community for improvement work are critically important for our patients and the success of UCSF Health. This is true now more than ever as the landscape of health care delivery is changing at a rapid pace. An annual poster symposium provides a vehicle to recognize great work and foster our culture for continuous improvement.
What types of improvement work should be submitted? All UCSF Health improvement work is welcome, and we encourage them to align with our True North pillars:
- Patient Experience (e.g., improving communication, care experience, patient and family engagement, etc.)
- Quality & Safety (e.g., improving clinical outcomes or reducing harm)
- Our People (e.g., improving provider and staff experience)
- Financial Strength (e.g., cost-saving initiatives)
- Strategic Growth (e.g., increasing access, building new partnerships)
- Learning Health System (e.g., trainee-led initiatives, advancing knowledge and health services, etc.)
We are also highlighting special themes: Health Equity (e.g., identifying and eliminating disparities) and Digital Health (e.g., technology solutions)
Who is invited to submit projects for the symposium? Any UCSF Health provider, nurse, staff, or trainee (e.g., students, residents, fellows, postdocs) who worked on a project at UCSF Health is encouraged to submit a poster. Projects that have already been presented at other conferences are welcome. This event is an inclusive opportunity to celebrate teams and their work within our UCSF Health community.
How do we submit our team’s project for the symposium? Use this poster template to guide you in sharing the desired content and review the short tutorial video before submitting your improvement poster. Ensure you can complete all components of this template (including Project Results and Impact). This format is in a size and format that is most cost- and space-efficient for printing. Requiring this poster template is the best way to ensure we can accommodate all poster submissions in our event space.
What is the deadline for submission? Use this link to electronically submit your team information and poster by Monday, April 28th. This will allow time for the planning team to print and organize all posters, prepare the symposium space, and create a great experience for everyone.
When is the poster symposium and reception? The event will be hosted in person on Wednesday, May 28th from 3-6 pm at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. Additional details about the event will be shared closer to its date.