General Assembly 2016 &IARMM 5th World Congress of Clinical Safety(5WCCS)“Smart Hospitals and Healthcare:
Health Care Management & Leadership,Risk, Quality, and Productivity”

To be held at
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School,Boston, USA
21st – 23rd September, 2016

To be organized byInternational Association of Risk Management in Medicine (IARMM)

Overview“International Association of Risk Management in Medicine (IARMM)”, was founded as aninternational medical society for health and safety in Switzerland on April, 2002. Its headquarters has
been moved to Tokyo, Japan since 2005. This academic medical society held the 1st World Congress ofClinical Safety (1WCCS) in University of London, September 2012 with delegates from over 30 countries.
And the 2nd World Congress (2WCCS) 2013 in University of Heidelberg, Germany, 3rd World Congress(3WCCS) 2013 in Madrid, Spain, and 4th World Congress (4WCCS) in Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
from over 50 countries. And the last General Assembly was held at University of London, 2012.
The main purpose of this World Congress of Clinical Safety jointly with General Assembly 2016 is toimprove and promote a high-advanced science in patient safety, medication safety, medical device safety
and infectious disease control, disaster health care, environmental health and safety, etc, together aroundthe world. The Congress 5h WCCS is held in Boston, US, September 2016 under a keyword of “Smart
Hospitals and Healthcare: Health Care Management & Leadership, Risk, Quality, and Productivity.”.
While by the end of the 20th century, new topics such as clinic gene technology had been added to
medicine’s paramount concern with health, it should not be forgotten that health and safety remain
integral to human well being. In the 21st century, risk and crisis management are widely recognized as
one of fundamental aspects of human existence.
On the above accounts, this Boston Congress is promoting internationally improvement andpromotion of safe cultures in medical service & practice, pharmacology, infectious disease, etc. The
Congress is held in response to many requests to exchange knowledge and experiences with ourinternational experts in risk and emergency management/governance. We are inviting experts from US,
Canada, Europe, plus those from several international organizations. The Congress will also involve manydelegates from America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.
It is expected that the Congress will contribute to improvement of high-advanced safe cultures inhealthcare around the world.

October 2015
Main Organizers:
Ryoji Sakai (IARMM & WHRMC President, Japan)
Donald Berwick (IARMM Advisor, Harvard University, US)
Walter Willett (IARMM Advisor, Harvard University, US)
Helda Pinzon-Perez (California State University, US)
Paul Barach (Wayne State University , US)
Allen J Vaida (The Institute for Safe Medication Practice, US)
Björn Brücher (Bon Secours Cancer Institute, VA, US)
Rangar Lofstedt (King’s Collage London, UK)
Bryony Dean Franklin (Imperial College London / University of London, UK)
Dean Ian Curren (Queen Mary, University of London, UK)
Job Harenberg (Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany)
Maria Angeles Cuadrado Cenzual (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
Enric Macarulla (Autonomous Univ. Barcelona. Director, 4DHealth Innovation Center, Spain)
Smilja Tudzarova Gjorgova (Medical University, St. Cyril and Methodius (surgery), Macedonia)
Uvo M Hoelscher (Fachhochschulzentrum Münster University, Germany)
Kjell Andersson (Past President of IARMM European Congress, Sweden)
Elena Ivanovna Ryabchikova (Russian Academy of Science, Russia)

About us:
International Association of Risk Management in Medicine (IARMM)
World Head Office:4-7-12-102 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan(E-mail) 5wccs@iarmm.org(Tel/Fax) +81 3 3817 6770
(Homepage) www.iarmm.org