Save the date for Improvement Palooza 2026!
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at the Sheraton San Diego
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Join us for a dynamic gathering of multidisciplinary NICU teams, parent partners, and leaders driving change across California. The 2026 theme is, "Unifying NICU Care, Empowering Families: Translating Knowledge into Action."
This year’s Improvement Palooza spotlights cutting-edge strategies in family-centered care, with timely sessions on:
- Addressing health-related social needs through CPQCC’s CARE Collaborative
- Improving NICU pain management and advancing palliative and comfort care
- Partnering with families—centered on listening deeply, building trust, and co-designing care improvement efforts
- NEW in 2026: Joint sessions with CAN on NICU communication dos and don’ts, plus a compelling keynote on strengthening the NICU-to-HRIF transition