Overview + Registration

Join Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC), convening providers and community stakeholders to work toward the common goal of exceptional healthcare in Iowa and across the nation! The IHC Annual Forum is an All Teach All Learn event in which attendees will learn and apply leadership practices through interactive activities to advance healthcare quality across the healthcare continuum. This event will take place June 19, 2024 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona, IA.

Admission: $160/person 

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Forum sessions will benefit physicians, CEOs, CFOs, senior administrators, nurses, quality assurance professionals, trustees/board members, clinic managers, infection control professionals, hospital pharmacy directors, clinical pharmacists and other healthcare personnel.

Discount Opportunities 

Iowa Flex Hospital Discounts:
IHC will provide reimbursement for conference registration fees ($100/registrant) for one person per Iowa Flex participating hospital. These funds are made available through the Iowa Flex program to support critical access hospital participation in continuing education and engagement opportunities.

Compass HQIC Discounts: 
IHC will also provide reimbursement ($100/registrant) to registrants from Compass HQIC participating hospitals (located in Iowa, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Kansas). This stipend is available to one person per Compass HQIC participating hospital. 

Full cost of registration will be paid at the time of registering. Only one stipend/reimbursement can be used per registrant. To receive the stipends/reimbursements mentioned above, attendees will need to sign in at the registration table the day of the event. Reimbursement will be paid directly to the hospital and not to an individual within 6-8 weeks of the event. We hope that each of you will take advantage of these available funds to take part in this educational event hosted by IHC. 

NOTE for Eligible Stipend Users: If your organization is both a Flex and HQIC participant, you are able to receive a stipend for both if two people from your organization attend. 

Group Discounts (Available for Everyone): 
Groups of 5 or more will receive reduced registration. For groups of 5 or more, please reach out to rizzoa@ihconline.org (e-mail) to register.

Event Details

The event brochure provides information about the forum, a detailed agenda, continuing education information and highlights each forum speaker. The agenda overview document provides a quick glance at the exciting sessions the forum has in store for attendees as well as lists sponsor, exhibitor and continuing education information. 

Event Brochure

Agenda Overview

Continuing Education Information

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: IHC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support: This activity was developed without support from any ineligible company. *The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: IHC adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. None of the planners or moderators for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 

In-Person: This program has been developed and is presented locally by the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and the ACHE of Iowa Chapter. The ACHE has awarded 1.5 ACHE In-Person Education Credits for the Keynote and Leadership Panel. 

Qualified Education: By attending the 2024 IHC Annual Forum offered by The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative participants may earn up to 3.0 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Nursing Continuing Education

Up to 5.0 Nursing Contact Hours will be awarded for this conference by IHA Iowa Board of Nursing, provider #4. Contact hours will be available during this conference to participants who attend sessions in their entirety. Partial credit for individual sessions will not be granted. 

Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 5.0 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.

Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)

This activity meets the criteria of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety for up to 11.0 CPPS CE hours. It is the provider’s responsibility to track course expiration dates and to submit renewal applications prior to the expiration date identified above (if applicable). If you have questions please contact Sarah Blossom, director of certification, at 617-391-9927 or sblossom@ihi.org.

Become a Vendor

The IHC team is preparing a robust vendor show for the forum and is looking for organizations interested in hosting a vendor booth. IHC anticipates 200 - 250 guests and approximately 30 - 50 healthcare organizations represented in attendance.

Set-up time will take place June 19 from 7:00 - 8:00 AM (CT). Clean-up time will be at 4:00 PM (CT) when the event is adjourned.

Each vendor booth will receive a:

  • 8’ table with cloth and skirt
  • 10' x 10' of 8' tall black pipe & drape
  • 2 chairs
  • Wastebasket
  • Name badge
  • Access to one (1) 110-volt electric outlet
  • Booth signage
Please see the Vendor Form below for pricing details and how to secure a booth.

Vendor Form

Become a Sponsor

To further enhance the forum experience for attendees, IHC is inviting interested organizations to be a sponsor for this exciting event! This is a great opportunity for those interested in making valuable connections, supporting the IHC goal of improving healthcare quality and spreading the word about your outstanding organization!

How IHC shares event sponsor information:

  • A sign with organization's logo at the forum
  • Organization logo on event welcome slides
  • Organization logo on forum e-blasts
  • An E-blast thanking the specific organization for sponsoring the forum
  • Organization logo and description on a social media post that highlights the specific organization
  • Organization logo on a social media post that thanks all sponsors
  • Organization logo on the Event Agenda Overview Document
  • Organization logo on the IHC Annual Forum Webpage
  • Organization mention on an iCompass discussion post
Who sees these sponsorship mentions?
  • E-blasts reach 2,780+ contacts
  • IHC LinkedIn Followers: 1,000+
  • IHC Facebook Followers: 748
  • IHC Twitter Followers: 339
  • IHC iCompass subscribers: 2,443: iCompass is an IHC communicative platform healthcare professionals use to connect and collect valuable information and tools. Accounts are FREE to make.
If interested in this opportunity, utilize the form below.

Sponsor Form

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please connect with IHC at education@ihconline.org (e-mail).