Panelists will discuss the key elements for successful CANDOR implementation after robust organizational current state assessment. Methods for timely and comprehensive reporting, steps for event investigation and analysis, alignment of ongoing education with communication, strategies to reduce caregiver burnout through peer support, and elements for CANDOR sustainability are recommended.

This activity has been approved to provide 1.0 continuing education credit for physicians (CME), nurses (CNE), pharmacists (CPE), certified professionals in patient safety (CPPS), healthcare executives (ACHE), patient advocates (BCPA), and certified professionals in healthcare quality (CPHQ).

Moderator: 

Martin Hatlie, JD, Co-Director, MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety

Panelists:

• Timothy McDonald, MD, JD, Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer, RLDatix

• Carole Hemmelgarn, MS, MS, Senior Director Education at MedStar Institute Quality and Safety; Director of Executive Master’s Program for Clinical Quality and Safety Leadership at Georgetown University.

• Heather Gocke, M.S., RN-C, CPHRM, C-EFM, Vice President, Risk Management and Safety, BETA Healthcare Group

• Allan Frankel, MD, CEO, Safe and Reliable Healthcare