Join us on March 08, 2024 at noon as we celebrate Patient Safety Month with a special Clinical Grand Rounds focusing on Improving Patient Safety.
This grand rounds will feature presentations by and a panel discussion with patient safety experts Drs. Priyanka Amin and Paul Phrampus, and Mr. Joe Zimmerman.
This presentation will review the most recent Culture of Safety survey results and discuss the intersection between safety culture and patient safety. Presenters will discuss strategies to develop individual and team expertise in patient safety as well as opportunities to grow from the current state of patient safety to an ideal state. Presenters will also review the hierarchy of action items in addressing system/process issues to prevent recurrent events. This session will conclude with a Q&A panel discussion with the presenters.
Priyanka Amin, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, Patient Safety, UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Paul Phrampus, MD. FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, Patient Safety for UPMC
Joseph Zimmerman, MSN, RN, CNL, CPPS
Director, Quality & Patient Safety, UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Join us in person in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium or remotely using the following Zoom information:
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93102041901
Passcode: 634855
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
