Patient Safety Conferences and Events

July 4, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
1st Annual Patient Safety Day in South Carolina - Fourth of July Barbecue
Location: 1014 Brookhaven Dr., Aiken, South Carolina
RSVP requested by June 20th 803-641-9941 or cdparker45@bellsouth.net

In memory of Willie Parker, barbecue chef extraordinaire (January 30, 1945- July 5, 2007) and in honor of all those working for the safety of patients in South Carolina and elsewhere.

Senator Ralph Anderson will present a joint resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly in Willie’s memory.

There will be a Roll Call of those who have been injured or died due to medical error and a Patient Safety Wall of photos with names and dates. If you would like to send your photos to be displayed on the wall, please email cdparker45@bellsouth.net or mail them to Advocates in Action, 1014 Brookhaven Dr., Aiken, SC 29803.

Also in attendance:
Consumers Union Cover America Tour, www.coveramericatour.org, will be present in their touring RV.
South Carolina AARP United We Fail, www.unitedwefail.org, will be there in their United We Fail van.

Sponsored by · Patient Safety Advocates · Mothers Against Medical Error · Consumers Union

July 25, 2008
Patient Safety Day - Moment of Silence and Candlelight Vigil
Upon last count, patients, families, providers from at least 36 states have participated in the annual national Patient Safety Day Moment of Silence and Candlelight Vigil, in tribute to those who work to improve the quality and safety of healthcare for future patients - in memory of all those patients and families who have lost their life or quality of life due to medical errors. Wherever you are on July 25th, in your home, at work or a group Patient Safety Day event within your community, light a candle (or turn on your headlights if in your car) and pause for a moment of silence that will connect you with others on Patient Safety Day.

Families, individuals and many groups across the US and Canada continue to join this day of observance on July 25th; a day to celebrate in your own way; a day that gives everyone a moment of silence to reflect and join in a shared vision of safer healthcare; a shared moment to honor the lives of all patients and families harmed by medical errors. Voice4Patients, P.U.L.S.E., PulseAmerica, Patient Safety Cleveland, Association of Dialysis Advocates, Mothers Against Medical Error (MameMoms), 1stDoNoHarm, Luna'sLight, Colorado Citizens for Accountability, Floridians For Patient Protection and Leap for Patient Safety are some of the groups who have joined in support of Patient Safety Day on July 25th in the past. Everyone is welcome, please join hands or hearts, connecting again this year with individuals and families across the U.S., Canada and troughout the world. FMI: Email: pattioregan@netscape.net

August 18-21, 2008
Seventh Quality Colloquium
An Executive Education Course on Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality Enhancement and Medical Errors Reduction for Healthcare Executives, Clinicians and Patient Care Staff
Classes Held in Harvard University's Annenberg Hall and Saunders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Colloquium Hotels: The Inn at Harvard and Harvard Square Hotel
www.QualityColloquium.com

August 18-22, 2008
Place: The Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This two-part, five day course for professionals presents nationally recognized speakers discussing a variety of Patient Safety topics and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) including:
· Human Factors Engineering
· Sociotechnical Systems and Macgroergonomics
· Design of the Physical Environment and Ergonomics
· Cognitive Ergonomics
· Usability of Technology
· Impact of HIT on Patient Care Process
· And more....

The 2008 Systems Engineering Initiative in Patient Safety (SEIPS) Short Course on Human Factors Engineering (HFE) and Patient Safety - Part I The Basics of HFE & Patient Safety and Part II HFE and Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)
Jointly sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI) and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public
www2.fpm.wisc.edu/seips/Courses/coursehome.html

October 27-30, 2008
Hospitals and Communities Moving Forward Intensive Training Seminar
Host: Institute for Family-Centered Care
The Westin Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
www.familycenteredcare.org
http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,7cb30460-686b-4e40-845d-0e17efa69306

December 8-11, 2008
Nashville, Tennessee
Institute for Health Care Improvement's 20^th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
FMI: www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/20thNationalForumonQualityImprovement.htm

AHRQ PSNet (http://psnet.ahrq.gov/about.aspx) features the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. The site offers weekly updates of patient safety literature, news, tools, and Meetings and a vast set of carefully annotated links to important research and other information on patient safety. AHRQ WebM&M (http://webmm.ahrq.gov/), the online patient safety journal, features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by our readers, Interactive Learning Modules on patient safety, and forums for online discussion.

5 Million Lives Campaign is an initiative to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm over the next two years (December 2006 – December 2008). FMI: www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign