Overall Conference Purpose and Goals 
 

Health care professionals from a variety of disciplines will be able to apply at least one new patient safety tool in their practice setting.  

Objectives  
 

•  Adopt internationally relevant patient focused strategies and activities to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events;

•  Evaluate current methods to deal with post adverse event patient and provider perspectives, and their relevance to improving patient safety;

•  Incorporate Colorado-specific patient safety activities into their own patient safety activities;

•  Provide structured input into the efforts of the Colorado Patient Safety Coalition to develop a statewide agenda for patient safety that can be recognized and adopted by stakeholders.

Faculty  
 

Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD - American Medical Association

Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv - The Hastings Center

Ilene Corina - Pulse

Mike Leonard, MD - Kaiser Permanente 

Robin Youngson, MA, MB, ChB - Center for Compassionate Healthcare

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Eighth Annual Patient Safety Conference:

Patient-Centered Patient Safety

Keynote Speaker:  
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, President, American Medical Association 
 

Program  
 

7:00–8:00am  Registration & Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area

8:00–8:15am  Welcome & Opening Comments -David West, PhD

8:15–9:15am  Keynote Speaker - Improving Patient Safety Requires Collaboration, Engagement and Awareness: What the AMA is Doing to Help Reduce Health System Errors -Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD -

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9:15–9:45am Patient Perspective, Compassionate Communication After Health Care Error - Robin Youngson, MA, MB ChB -

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9:45–10:15am The End is Where We Start From; Forgiveness After Medical Harm - Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv -

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10:15-10:30am  Break in Exhibit Area

10:30–11:15am  How Do We Weave Physician and Patient Perspectives into Quality Improvement and Error Reduction? Facilitated Discussion - Edward Dauer, LLB, MPH, Robin Youngson, MA, MB ChB & Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv

11:15-11:45pm  Safety Awards

11:45–12:00pm  Networking, Exhibitor & Poster Viewing

12:00–12:45pm Lunch

12:45–1:45pm Driving Systematic Improvement in Quality and Safety Through Measurement and Intervention - Michael Leonard, MD

1:45–2:45pm The Patients’ Role in Patient Safety; Including the Patient and Family in Patient Safety - Ilene Corina

2:45–3:00pm Break in Exhibit Area

3:00–3:15pm CPSC Update and Patient Safety Activities in Colorado and Breakout Session Preview

3:15–4:15pm Breakout Sessions (facilitated discussion groups)

A.  The 5-Million Lives Campaign – Colorado Experiences – Laurel Petralia, Facilitator, 5 Million Lives Campaign Team, Resource

B.  Systems Changes to Avoid Errors – Larry Clark, PharmD, MS, Facilitator, Michael Leonard, MD, Resource C. Dealing with Providers After the Incident – Richard Quinn, MD, Facilitator, Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv, Resource

D.  Patients’ Roles in Patient Safety – David West, PhD, Facilitator; Ilene Corina, Resource

E.  Dealing with Patients After the Incident – Edward Dauer, LLB, MPH, Facilitator, Robin Youngson, MA, MB, ChB, Resource

4:15–4:30pm Closing Remarks - Larry Clark, PharmD, MS

4:30pm Adjournment  
 

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Continuing Education Credit  
 

CME Credit: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Office of Continuing Education (CFMC OCE) and the Colorado Patient Safety Coalition (CPSC). CFMC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Colorado Foundation for Medical Care designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CFMC has no financial responsibility for this activity.

Nursing Credit: The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 7.25 contact hours to be awarded.  

COPIC: This program meets the criteria necessary to qualify as an approved activity under the Experience Rating System (ERS) of COPIC Insurance Company’s Participatory Risk Management Program. This program is approved for 2 ERS points.

AAFP: This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.25 Elective credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.  

CPHQ: This program qualifies for 7.25 hours of continuing education credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of CPHQ upon certification by the NAHQ.  

CFMC has determined that the maximum number of contact hours available for the CFMC co-sponsored sessions at this annual meeting is 6 hours. Credits issued for this program will be based on attendance records and a signed registration form to be submitted at the conclusion of the meeting by each participant requesting CE credit. ACPE Universal Program number is 406-999-08-037-LO5-P. Statements of contact hours will be mailed within 60 days following the meeting. E.L.F. Publications, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education.  

This Continuing Educational activity is Jointly Sponsored by the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Office of Continuing Education (CFMC OCE), and the Colorado Patient Safety Coalition (CPSC).  

More Information - Telephone: 720-330-6036  

For information on CPSC’s Patient Safety Awards or Conference Scholarship Programs

visit www.coloradopatientsafety.org

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