Each quarter, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosts a free webinar on a variety of central patient safety topics aligned with our Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS). Join us for a virtual workshop session to learn more about existing, high-impact solutions, which address significant patient safety challenges and discover the latest research and findings from our featured expert presenters.
Upcoming Webinars
| APSS Challenge | Date | Featured Speaker(s) |
| APSS #17 – Patient Safety Curriculum for All Health Professionals | May 8, 2019, 9 AM – 10 AM PDT | Steven Scheinman, MD, President and Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; EVP and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger Health System & Margrit (Peggy) Shoemaker, MD, FACP, Assistant Chair of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; Chair, Geisinger Patient Safety Work Group | Register Today! |
| Reducing Emergency Department Boarding Time, Hospital Length of Stay, and Inpatient Mortality for Hospitalized Patients after Implementation of an Electronic Throughput Dashboard | June 12, 2019 9 AM – 10 AM PDT | Brandyn D. Lau, MPH, CPH, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science & Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Associate Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine | Register Today! |
Past Webinars
| APSS Challenge | Date | Featured Speaker(s) and Webinar Archive |
| APSS #3D: Pediatric Adverse Drug Events | April 17, 2017, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | James Broselow, MD, eBroselow and Anne Lyren, MD, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety, Presentation, eBroselow’s SafeDose Scan |
| APSS #8: Airway Safety | June 14, 2017, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | Art Kanowitz, MD, Securisyn Medical, Presentation, Airway Safety Intro Card, Unplanned Extubation Intro Card, Webinar recording |
| APSS #1: Culture of Safety, CANDOR | July 26, 2017, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | David Mayer, MD, MedStar Health and Tim McDonald, MD, JD, MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Presentation, Webinar recording |
| APSS #9: Early Detection and Treatment of Sepsis | October 4, 2017, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | Christopher Fee, MD, University of California San Francisco, Sara Follin McMannus, RN, BSN, MBA, Sepsis Alliance Advisory Board Member, and Ryan C. Arnold, MD, Christiana Care Health System, Presentation, Webinar recording |
| APSS #11: Optimizing Obstetric Safety | December 13, 2017, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | David C. Lagrew Jr., MD, St. Joseph-Hoag Health Region of Providence Healthcare Presentation, Webinar recording |
| APSS #4: Anemia + Transfusions Patient Blood Management |
March 14, 2018, 10:00-11:00 AM PST | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Kai Zacharowski, ML FRCA Director, Clinic for Anesthesiology, Intensive Medicine & Pain Management University of Frankfurt, Germany, Presentation, Webinar recording, Patient Blood Management Website, Featured Article |
| APSS #6: Hand-off Communications | June 28, 2018, 9:00-10:00 AM PDT | Dr. Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD Chief Science Officer, Masimo; Board Member, Patient Safety Movement Foundation & Edwin Loftin, RN, MBA, FACHE SVP Integrated and Acute Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Parrish Medical Center | Presentation, Webinar recording |
| APSS #2F: Getting to ZERO Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) | September 12, 2018, 9:00-10:00 AM PDT | Co-facilitated by the clinical team members: Sarah Burton, MSN/Ed, RNC-NIC, RN-BC, Nurse Educator – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & Rebecca Bell, MD, MPH, Pediatric Critical Care Physicians from University of Vermont Children’s Hospital and Susan Azarian, BS, RNC-NIC, PICC Coordinator, Tri-City Medical Center | Presentation, Webinar recording Resources: Central Line Checklist, Tubing and Dressing Change Validation, UVM Children’s Hospital – PowToon Video | Paediatric and Neonatal Infections: Current Opinion in Infections Disease, FDA drug Labeling – Chlorhexidine Gluconate-based Topical Antiseptic Products |
| Special Interest Topic: Metrics Integrity | December 13, 2018, 9:00-10:00 AM PST | Robin Betts, MBA-HM, RN, Vice President, Quality, Clinical Effectiveness & Regulatory Services, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals, Northern California | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Human Factors Workshop: Engineering the Future of Healthcare: Fundamentals of Human Factors and Ergonomics | March 13, 2019, 9 AM – 10 AM PDT | Kristen Miller, DrPH, CPPS, Scientific Director, National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health & Sacha Burn, MS, AEP, EDAC, Human Factors Specialist, National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health | Presentation | Webinar recording Resources: The effect of work hours on adverse events and errors in health care, Findings from large multicentre studies highlight that shifts of 12 h or longer are associated with jeopardised outcomes, MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare Latest Key Publications and Reports, Pediatric Dosing Form Article, VA National Center for Patient Safety, The Daily Plan, Impact of The Daily Plan on Length of Stay and Readmission |