NPSF Patient Safety Congress 2014

The NPSF Patient Safety Congress this year was May 14-16 in Orlando, Florida and all I can say is WOW! Great attendance and from the pre-congress family and patient engagement exercises, partnering with the simulation team, the entire congress was well worth it. I was honored to be a facilitator this year with this committed gathering of patient safety champions.

The Simulation with the patient and family groups was a real highlight. Teams replicated a pit crew and quickly determine who will do what using the materials in the room. It proved once again that TEAMWORK is invaluable and the most effective #patientsafety tool. Learn more about it here.

Some further impressions from the 2014 NPSF Congress:

Watch Hospitals and Health Networks Daily’s interview with NPSF President Tejal K. Gandhi, M.D.

Hospitals need to “operationalize” things such as patient engagement.

A lively debate about the responsibilities of Patient Safety

Lucien Leape, Bob Wachter and Gregg Meyer debate responsibility and moving forward

Awards for driving safer care through patient engagement

Recognizing how efforts pay off