Registration is Open!
Colloquium: May 9 - 11, 2016
Registration is open, and we just announced a half-day pre-conference workshop, Turning Surviving Into Thriving, led by Allina Health's Corey Martin, MD, to address the stresses that lead to burnout across the health care sector. Learn more.
Guideline Work Groups
Urgent Need for ICSI Members
We urgently need members for our asthma, stroke and lipids guideline work groups. Meetings are being planned for February, March and April. Learn more about our specific needs (member log-in required) and let us know if you can help.
March 4 and April 8
Foundations of Motivational Interviewing Workshop
Learn more and register by February 26, 2016. Special member rate!
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Quality Improvement Basics
First opportunity for this foundational workshop in 2016! You'll get practical basics plus the adaptive work, communications and change management considerations necessary to make it stick. Log in to your member account to learn more and register.
Recent News
All NewsColloquium Registration Opens; New
Pre-conference Workshop on Resilience
Registration is now open for the 2016 Colloquium, to be held May 9 - 11 in Brooklyn Park, MN. We've also announced a half-day pre-conference workshop, Turning Surviving Into Thriving, led by Allina Health's Corey Martin, MD, to address the stresses that lead to burnout across the health care sector. Get all the details and register today! Early bird discounts are available through April 8. Learn more.
Sanne Magnan Retires
On December 16, 2015, we gathered to celebrate the remarkable career of retiring ICSI President and CEO Sanne Magnan, MD, PhD. Pictured with Sanne are Craig Acomb, ICSI's acting president and COO (at left), and Ed Ehlinger, MD, Minnesota's Commissioner of Health (at right). Dr. Ehlinger presented Sanne with a proclamation from Governor Mark Dayton in honor of her many contributions and accomplishments.
ICSI Receives SIM Learning Community Grant
ICSI is pleased to announce that we were awarded a Round 2 SIM Learning Community Grant which begins in January. Primarily focused on working with rural clinics in west central Minnesota, this learning community will help clinics build foundational capabilities for Health Care Home and other transformation work by supporting the development of team and quality improvement skills. We have space for one more team in this learning community! Learn more.
Upcoming Events
All EventsMental Health Community Partners
Networking Group Kick-Off
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | 1 - 4 p.m.
If you have a role in the transition of care for patients with mental illness, this event is for you! Learn more and register by January 20, 2016.
Quality Improvement Basics
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This session includes practical basics such as Aims and Measures and the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle and the adaptive work, communications and change management considerations needed for these improvements to remain embedded in your practice. Learn more (members only) and register.
Foundations of Motivational Interviewing
Fridays, March 4 and April 8, 2016, 8 a.m. - Noon
Making lifestyle changes to support better health isn't easy. Motivational interviewing is a proven framework and set of skills used to help people work through ambiguity and change. Find out how you can better help your patients by learning and practicing these skills at the first 2016 offering of this popular two-part workshop. Learn more and register by February 26.
