The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources' Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety will feature:
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Professor James Reason, whose seminal work on human error has shaped efforts to improve health care safety
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Bassett Healthcare Network Chief Nursing Officer Connie Jastremski's discussion of using regulatory requirements to inspire innovation
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Fred Lee, author of If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9½ Things You Would Do Differently
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Jane Holl, M.D., M.P.P., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, who will explore issues related to assessing and improving pediatric safety and quality of care through simulation
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Mark R. Chassin, M.D.,FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission, speaking on "The Challenge of High Reliability Healthcare." In this presentation he will review how the demands are increasing for health care organizations to eliminate preventable complications and provide extraordinarily safe environments for patients.
Contact:
Elizabeth Eaken Zhani, media relations manager, The Joint Commission (630-792-5914, ezhani@jointcommission.org)