The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) initiative was
established in the US by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This initiative was designed to
create a framework for change on medical and surgical units built around
improvements in four key areas:
- Safety and reliability
- Care team vitality
- Patient-centeredness
- Increased value
This session will highlight the spread and reach of TCAB globally and
describe how different nations have adapted the TCAB model to suit their
local context. Results and lessons learned will be shared from the US,
Wales, England, Sweden, and other locations.
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the key strategies that have been successful in TCAB
- Explain how the TCAB model has been adapted and adopted for use globally
- Identify high leverage changes that have been successful in
achieving the goals of patient- and family-centered care on medical and
surgical units
Speaker:Pat Rutherford, RN, MS
Vice President, IHI
