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October 16, 2026
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Miller Research Building, Turner Concourse
720 Rutland Avenue
Baltimore, MD
The 13th Annual Quality, Safety, and Service (QSS) Summit, hosted by the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, will take place on Friday, October 16, 2026. This interprofessional and interdisciplinary convening brings together clinicians, operational leaders, educators, and researchers committed to advancing healthcare quality, patient safety, and service excellence. To enhance shared learning across the industry, the summit will welcome registrants from outside of Johns Hopkins Medicine for the first time.
Through oral and poster presentations and networking opportunities, the Summit highlights innovative initiatives, fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration and promotes practical solutions to improve care delivery throughout the healthcare ecosystem. In its 13th year, the Summit will also highlight the important role of care transitions in safe, high-quality patient care.
Stay tuned. More details about the Summit will be added in the future.
Highlights from the 2025 Summit
Keynote Address Delivered by Alisa Khan, M.D. M.P.H.
The keynote address, Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Outcomes for All by Partnering with Patients and Families was delivered by Alisa Khan, M.D. M.P.H. Dr. Khan is the director of the Program for Language Equity in the Division of General Pediatrics, a pediatric hospitalist and hospital medicine associate professor at Harvard Medical School. There she leads studies to improve family-centered rounds, family safety reporting, patient safety and language equity and her work has been funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Her passion, innovation and commitment to enhancing patient and family engagement in safety and quality was inspiring, and it was a pleasure to welcome her back to Hopkins, where she completed her residency.
71 Individuals were Acknowledged with Awards
- Dr. Sapna Kudchadkar received the 2nd Annual Sean Berhenholtz Award, recognizing a colleague who embodies the values that Dr. Berenholtz modeled and applied in his everyday work as a person, colleague, mentor, and healthcare provider.
- The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Program Team received the E. Robert Feroli Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety
- 57 people throughout JHM entities received Quality, Safety, and Service Star Awards as individuals or as members of an award-winning team.
- View a full list of awardees here.