Health Watch USA 2017 Patient Safety Conference

Healthcare Quality &
Patient Safety

Health Watch USA^SM Conference
Nov. 3, 2017

Upper right hand picture shows the conference with Chain Camera Pictures filming Patient Advocate Emily Paterson's Presentation

Agenda    Goals and Objectives
Speaker Resumes   Intro. Handout

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		2017 Presentations & Resources (Refresh Page To View Updates)

	Said Abusalem, RN, PhD - Culture of Safety and Leadership in Long Term Care Facilities	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Chris Aiello - The Impact and Prevention of Sepsis	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Robert Bridges,MD - Brain Toxicity From Cobalt in Artificial Hip Implants As Seen on PET Scan	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Joycelyn Elders, MD - Past Surgeon General Tthe importance of creating a culture of patient safety. The importance of transparency, disclosure of medical errors and a just culture are key to fostering of a culture of patient safety.	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS - The Need for Better Tracking and Reporting of MRSA Infections in the United States	YouTube Video PowerPoint External Resource
	Lisa McGiffert - Consumer Reports - Patient Safety Accountability	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Emily Paterson - Patient Advocate	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Madris Tomes - Medical device adverse events: You don’t know what you don’t know	YouTube Video PowerPoint
	Stephen Tower, MD - Metal Poisoning and Brain Toxicity in Patients With HIp Implants	YouTube Video PowerPoint

Keynote Presentations
	Ivan Oransky, MD - Co-Founder of Retraction Watch Discusses Scientific Research Integrity	YouTube Video PowerPoint Retraction Watch Retraction Watch Database
	Deborah Nelson, JD - Deborah Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Discusses Conflicts of Interest and Healthcare Policy	External Resource


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