[PDI news] Discounted room rates end on 8.31 for Positive Deviance Conference

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 **Please note that discounted room rates at the Marriot Residence Inn Bethesda Downtown will
        only be available until 8.31.2010**

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming conference, Positive Deviance and Better Healthcare,
which is being co-sponsored by the Positive Deviance Initiative (PDI) and the Plexus Insti­tute and will be
held in Bethesda, MD from Sep­tember 22-24, 2010.

Why is this conference important?

Professionals in all healthcare fields face endless un­certainty, diminishing resources and increasing com­plexity
in their work. These challenges frequently need social and behavioral change by the people who do the work.
PD is a process that fosters change from within. Many wonderful micro-solutions are already in practice in
unlikely places by people whose previ­ously unnoticed ingenuity can inspire and encourage others.

What you’ll learn at the conference

At this conference you’ll have the opportunity to learn about the promise and possibilities of PD, ex­plore how
to select an issue and design a PD project, and how to do PD facilitation. You’ll also learn about research
methods for tracking PD outcomes, PD in global and community health, and the relationship and synergies of
PD with other quality improvement methods.

Register Now
About

Program
Faculty

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Positive Deviance Initiative
Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
150 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Phone 617-636-2195
www.positivedeviance.org