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WPSC 21st Annual Conference Registration is Now Open!
Welcome to our 21st conference! The theme is “Safe Patient Care: It Takes All of Us.” At its most basic level, health care boils down to one-on-one interactions between people. The conference will focus on what patients, residents and providers can do together to improve safety, quality, and outcomes. We have truly great faculty offering 14 hours of programming. Presentations will be recorded and available for a year. We’ve expanded our available CE credits, too. The link to register for the conference is down below!
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21st Annual Conference Registration is Now Open! |
INFORMTION Event: 21st Annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference
Venue: Virtual Dates: October 15 & 16, Time: 7:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pacific.
Continuing Education: Nursing Contact Hours, CPHQ, CPPS, CPHRM, and BCPA professional certifications WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Patient safety practitioners, risk managers, quality leaders, and healthcare executives. Clinical program leaders and frontline clinicians from across the spectrum of care.
Claims representatives and insurance professionals. Patient advocates and patient experience officers, patient and family advisory council members.
Graduate and undergraduate health professions students. FREE ATTENDENCE! Interested patients, family members of patients, and community members. FREE ATTENDENCE!
FEES: Healthcare professionals and anyone seeking continuing educational credits, $85 US.
Discounts are offered for registrants with CPHQ, CPPS, CPHRM, and BCPA professional certifications. Patients, their families, and healthcare profession students attend free.
The conference keynote will be given by Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, one of the foremost voices in the medical world today, speaking passionately about the doctor-patient relationship. The author of When We Do Harm, she places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation. Dr. Ofri researches what patients can do to protect themselves, how to ensure hospitals and doctors are not committing preventable errors, what happens when the checklist is not enough to prevent harm, how racial and economic inequities worsen care, and what steps medical professionals and institutions can take to improve patient safety.
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Cynthia Clark, Founder of Civility MattersTM, Professor Emeritus at Boise State University, and an award-winning professor, scholar, and author. Dr. Clark’s ground-breaking work on fostering civility and healthy work environments has brought national and international attention to the controversial issues of incivility in academic and work environments around the globe.
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Elizabeth Reis, PhD, has spent her career exploring both the history and contemporary analysis of medical ethics, sexuality, and religion. She will speak on intersex, medical ethics and who should decide things about their bodies.
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Barbara Kohnen Adriance, MPP, leads the LiveWell project through her company, The Malden Collective. LiveWell is an innovative long-term care program that results in better staff retention, fewer staff absences, and fewer workplace injuries. They also have fewer falls and medication errors. Staff have higher morale. They are able to make a difference and are better at caring for older adults and people with disabilities.
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Learn how British Columbia’s health care system created its Patient Voices Network, an incredible community of patients, families and caregivers working together with health care partners to improve health care. It’s a PFAC on steroids!
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There will be hours of “shop talks” including cognitive interviewing, shared decision making, diagnostic improvement, safety measurement, restorative approach to harm, and more.
Registration questions? Contact wpsc@qualityhealth.org |
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| 21st Annual Conference Call for Sponsorships |
We are pleased to invite interested sponsors to support the WPSC’s 21st annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference. This annual event brings together healthcare leaders, advocates, and patients concerned with the critical topic of patient safety. This year’s virtual conference is ½ days on October 15 & 16 and continues a fantastic Pacific NW partnership with the Oregon Patient Safety Commission and the Health Quality BC. The virtual format and regional approach registered over 500 in 2023 and attracted an incredible lineup of speakers!
Sponsorship information is available here.
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Thank you to WSHA who is leading the way for this year’s sponsorship! |
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Upcoming Bree Collaborative Events |
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| Learning Lab: Addressing Food Insecurity in Washington State
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Title: Learning Lab: Addressing Food Insecurity in Washington State Time: Tuesday, June 25th from 12-1:45 PM PT (virtual) Cost: Free
Continuing Education: Individuals who attend the event are eligible to receive continuing medical education (CME) and Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
Description: Join the Foundation for Health Care Quality and the Bree Collaborative on Tuesday, June 25th from 12-1:45 PM PT to engage in a learning lab! While Washington is well known in part for its agricultural industry, many communities across the state need help accessing nutritious food. This session will begin with an overview of the current state of food insecurity in Washington. Then, we will hear from panelists representing the Washington State Department of Agriculture, DSHS, DOH, and a community group to discuss strategies they are implementing to combat food insecurity and how we can foster collective change to achieve equitable access to nutritious food for Washingtonians. After the panelist presentation, there will be time for question and answer, followed by dedicated time to connect and discuss with peers to share your experience, hear from others, and discuss the next steps with peers across the healthcare ecosystem.
Speakers: Katie Rains, Food Policy Advisor to the Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture
Babs Roberts, Director of the Community Services Division, Economic Services Administration, Department of Social and Health Services Lauren Lubowicki, Retail Health Care Specialist, Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program, Prevention and Community Health, Washington State Department of Health
Felicidad Smith, MPH, Communication and Resolution Program Manager, Washington Patient Safety Coalition [She will be speaking with Lauren on DOH perspective] Adele Eslinger, Program Coordinator, United General
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) and the Foundation for Healthcare Quality. The WSMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WSMA designates this live activity for 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Individuals must attend the live event to attend to receive CME. Individuals who watch the recording will not be eligible for the CE credit. |
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