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Enhancing Working Conditions and Patient Safety: Best Practices
The David
L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, October
17 (1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 18 (7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Online registration
for this conference closed on Tuesday, October 10. However, space
is still available. If you are interested in attending this
conference, onsite registration will be available in Pittsburgh,
PA. Cash or credit cards will be accepted to cover the $100
registration fee.
Tuesday, October
17, 2000
| 1:00
p.m. |
WELCOME
& FEDERAL PARTNERS PERSPECTIVE |
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Keynote |
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"Connecting
Patient Safety and Working Conditions"
James P. Bagian,
MD, PE
Director,
National Center for Patient Safety
Veterans
Health Administration
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Plenary
Panel - A Systems Approach |
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Christine Kovner, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, New York University
John
Gosbee, MD
Director
Patient Safety Information Systems, National
Center for Patient Safety
Veterans Health Administration
Mary
Foley, MS, RN
St. Frances Memorial Hospital
James
Espinoza, MD, FACEP, FAAFP
Medical Director
Emergency Department, Overlook Hospital
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| 5:30
p.m. |
RECEPTION |
Wednesday, October 18, 2000
| 7:00
a.m. |
BUFFET
BREAKFAST |
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Breakout Sessions |
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Breakout sessions
will focus on areas such as staffing and organization of
work, physical environment and ergonomics, and organizational
culture. Presenters will describe the improvement and provide
objective evidence of the effect on working conditions and
patient safety.
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Buffet Lunch |
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Closing Session |
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"Making
Safety a Priority"
Paul O'Neill
Chairman
of the Board, Alcoa
"Challenges
in Improving Patient Safety and Working Conditions"
John Eisenberg,
MD
Director,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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Current
as of Thursday, October 5th, 2000.
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