Do No Harm VIII: "Building the Community of Patient Safety" will be held November 14, 2008. 

Please return to this Webpage Soon for More Information and to Register On-line.

Award Nominations now being accepted for our Do No Harm Conference!

A Call For Nominations

CPSC invites Do No Harm VIII award nominations according to the following criteria:

Awards are given to individuals, groups or organizations whose patient safety projects have demonstrated leadership and innovation in improving patient safety within Colorado. Consideration for an award is based upon specific activities that establish an individual, group or organization as a leader in safe patient practices through:

Promotion of cultural change that encourages continuous improvement in patient safety,

Leadership in the implementation of proactive strategies to improve patient safety, and

Application of evidence-based improvement methods with empirical measurement of the results.

Please submit a one page abstract with description of the project and/or person being nominated electronically to Awards@coloradopatientsafety.org

The due date for acceptance of award applications is September 1, 2008.

Awards will be presented at the Do No Harm VII Conference on Friday, November 14, 2008.
 

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES:

Do No Harm VII:  "Do the Right Thing"  November 16, 20077

This year's conference was held at the Marriott Denver Tech Center.  The keynote speaker was Robert Wachter, MD.

POSTED 1/13/08:  2007 CONFERENCE PDF & POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

• Robert Wachter, MD - “The End of the Beginning: Patient Safety 7 Years After the IOM Report on Errors”

• Victoria Nahum -  “Change One Thing, Change Everything: Personal Healthcare Delivery and the Power to Transform”

• Grena Porto, RN, MS, ARM, CPHRM - “Dead on Their Feet: Fatigue and the Healthcare Worker"

• Robert Wachter, MD - "Culture Eats Strategy: Thoughts on Creating and Sustaining a Safety Culture"

• Michael Leonard - "A Strategic and Structural Approach To Safety and Quality"

• Thomas Gallagher, MD - “Disclosing Harmful Medical Errors to Patients:  Recent Developments and Future Directions”

  • Thomas Gallagher, MD Article #1:  "Disclosing Harmful Medical Errors to Patients"

  • Thomas Gallagher, MD Article #2:  "Patients' and Physicians' Attitudes Regarding the Disclosure of Medical Errors"

• Ed Dauer, LLB, M.P.H. - "The Legal Environment of Medicine and its Impact on Patient Safety:  Where it Helps, Where it Hurts, and What We Can Do to Make it Better.”

PHOTOS FROM 2007 CONFERENCE POSTED 1/08:   Conference Speakers  •  Annual Awards  •   Exhibits   •   General

• Conference Agenda

• Exhibitor/Supporter Information

• Conference Brochure

• View the Save the Date Card for the 2007 Conference

Do No Harm VI: "Tools to Improve Patient Safety"  November 10, 2006

This year's Conference was held Nov. 10, 2006. Dr. Brent James was our keynote speaker this year.  For those of you not familiar with Dr. James, he is a highly respected expert in clinical quality improvement and serves as Executive Director for Intermountain Health Care for Healthcare Delivery Research in Salt Lake City.

2006 CONFERENCE POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

The Colorado Clinical Guideline Collaborative – Jay Krakovitz, M.D.

Going Beyond the 100K to Improve Clinical Outcomes and Reduce Mortality - Sue Bond, M.S., C.H.E., C.P.H.Q.

How to Get Sued Using Your EMR – Michael S. Victoroff, M.D

Sorry Works – Making the Case for Full-Disclosure - Doug Wojcieszak, MS, Founder, The Sorry Works! Coalition

View the Brochure 

Click here to view the conference agenda.

Do No Harm V: November 11, 2005

The 2005 Conference was a huge success!  Thank you to our speakers and attendees. 

The conference theme this year was "Focus on Teamwork and Communication"

Our speakers have graciously provided their PowerPoint presentations which can be viewed below:

Initiatives to Improve Healthcare Quality and Safety--Keynote Speaker Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of AHRQ

Culture of Teamwork and Safety in Healthcare--J. Brian Sexton, Ph.D.

A Statewide Approach to Improving Patient Safety--Beryl Vallejo, Dr.PH, RN Donna Kusuda, RN, MS, & Barbara Jahn, MS

Update on Patient Safety from the Pharmacy Perspective--Larry Clark, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS

"Can You Hear Me Now?" Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Patient Safety--Kathy Boyle, RN, MS

Creating a Culture of Safety--Michael Leonard, MD

Comprehensive Safe and Reliable Healthcare--Allen S. Frankel, MD

View the complete conference brochure in PDF Format

Highlights from Our 2004 Conference:

The keynote speaker was:

Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Professor of Law and Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health

View Pictures from the 2004 Conference

View a List of the Attendees in Excel Format

View Material from the Conference in Powerpoint Format:

Understanding the Current Medical Malpractice Crisis---Troy Brennan, MD, JD, MPH

Message in a Bottle: Improving Medication Safety Through Effective Error Reporting--Matthew Grissinger, RPh

Effective Communication Tools and Skills to Enhance Patient Safety--Michael Leonard, MD

Look, Count, and Ye Shall Find: Data Driven Medication Safety--Tim Lesar, PharmD

Design for the Future:  Work Environments to Promote Safe Nursing Practice--Andrew Kramer, MD
 

Highlights from Our 2003 Conference:

The keynote speaker was:

Lucian Leape, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health

View Pictures from the 2003 Conference

2003 Annual Awards
 

Highlights from Our 2002 Conference:

The keynote speaker was:

Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H.
President and Chief Executive Officer
The National Quality Forum

View Dr. Kizer's presentation material here

2002 Annual Awards