Pre-Congress Programs
Monday, May 17, 2010
Preceding the full Congress, a day of in-depth, concentrated sessions led by acclaimed patient safety experts provides an opportunity for attendees to choose a program that meets their needs for expanding knowledge and understanding in a specific area.
Leadership Day
Creating an Accountable Culture to Drive Needed Change
May 17th, 2010
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
A full-day program created exclusively for C-Suite and board-level attendees. The session will be augmented by a detailed case study patterned after current events. The discussion on accountability will continue at an interactive dinner program.
Co-Chairs:
Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP, FACMI
President, Clinical Services & Chief Medical Officer
Hospital Corporation of America
Mark Keroack, MD, MPH
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
University HealthSystem Consortium
View the Leadership Day program agenda (PDF)
Community Engagement From the Patient and Family Perspective
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
This program fosters ideas and strategies for how to include communities in patient safety work and aims to provide attendees with new insight into how to work with their communities' health care systems. This year's agenda will emphasize strategies at the grassroots level and patient safety work in diverse populations.
Co-Chairs:
Kathy Leonhardt, MD, MPH
Patient Safety Officer & Medical Director, Care Management
Aurora Health Care
Linda Kenney
President
Medically Induced Trauma Support Services
View the Community Engagement Program agenda (pdf
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Measurement Boot Camp: Strategies and Tactics for the Real World
1:00pm - 5:30pm
This half-day program is a deep dive into measurement
projects designed to evaluate the effectiveness of
patient safety efforts. The hands-on workshop will
provide attendees the critical training and skills for
measuring success and areas of improvement.
Co-Chairs:
Frank Federico, RPh
Executive Director, Strategic Partners
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Peter Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM
Senior Advisor for Patient Safety
National Quality Forum
View the Measurement Bootcamp program agenda (PDF)
Simulation Fundamentals to Advance Your Patient Safety Agenda - SOLD OUT!
1:00pm–5:30pm -- This program has sold out
A half-day program on the use of simulation as a learning and teaching
method in health care. The session will include discussion, interactive
demonstration and debriefing, all within the context of improving
patient safety.
Faculty:
Jeffrey B. Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor of Anaesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Executive Director, Center for Medical Simulation
Connie Lopez, RNC, MSN, CNS
National Leader, Patient Safety and Risk Management
Kaiser Permanente Program Offices
Paul Preston, MD
Department of Anesthesia
San Francisco Medical Center
Regional TPMG Safety Educator
Daniel B. Raemer, PhD
Director of Research and Development, Center for Medical Simulation
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
View the Simulation Fundamentals Program Agenda
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