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Bio

Pedro Delgado leads Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s portfolio of work in Europe and IHI’s equity work outside of the US. He has led IHI's work over the years in three regions (Latin America, Europe, and Australasia) as well as the IHI Open School.

Based in the United Kingdom, he has been a driving force in IHI’s global expansion. From work on improving children cancer care across 6 countries, to reducing C-sections and healthcare-acquired infections in Brazil and several Latin American countries, to improving early years education in Chile, to improving patient safety in Portugal and mental health in London.

Pedro has led the key senior relationships, design and implementation of large-scale health system improvement efforts and networks globally. He coaches senior leaders and teams, and lectures extensively worldwide on large-scale change, patient safety, and quality improvement. He is an Instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Senior Atlantic Fellow of Health Equity. He is on the International Editorial Board of BMJ Leader, part of the IHI BMJ Governance Group and an Advisory Board member for the Health Foundation’s Q Network.

Prior to joining IHI in 2010, he held roles in hospital management and large-scale improvement leadership in the UK, as well as working in mental health in Venezuela and the UK. In October 2019, Pedro was recognized with the Julia Lima Award by Einstein Hospital in Brazil for his contributions to patient safety and quality improvement in Latin America.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Coaching and Mentoring,Community Health,Community Organizing,Community Partnerships,Disease Control and Prevention,Education,Government,Health Systems,Healthcare Innovation and Transformation,Leadership,Maternal and Child Health,Medical Education,Mental and Behavioral Health,Non-profit Leadership/Management,Outreach and Education,Policy/Advocacy,Public Health,Quality Improvement,Research, Measurement, and Evaluation

Organization

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Learn more about Pedro's work:

Feature

For health for all. How to maximize human capital?

Journal Article

Accelerating population health improvement

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