Presentation by Bakken, Ross and Olson at AEA 2014. The presenters describe the findings from the first phase of an evaluation study designed to determine the contributions of a Morbidity, Mortality and Improvement Conference to changes in clinical practice and improvements in patient care at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Systems theory was used to design a three-phase study. The first phase of the study used qualitative methods to gain clarity on learning outcomes and how the conference influenced those outcomes and their associated changes in clinical practice or patient care. #2014Conference #SystemsinEvaluation #HealthEvaluation #ProgramTheoryandTheoryDrivenEvaluation #QualitativeMethods