Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Patient Safety - Protect, Prevent, Prepare

Speaker: Jean Rexford -  

Jean Rexford is the executive director of the CT Center for Patient Safety.

Since 2004, the mission of the CT Center for Patient Safety has been to improve the quality of care provided to patients by promoting attention to safety, patients’ rights and the centrality of the patient’s voice. Ms. Rexford also sits on a number of national committees including the National Advisory Council of AHRQ and Consumers Union Safe Patient Project among others.

The CT Center offers programs to nursing and medical schools on the experience of the patient and the importance of patient engagement and involvement in assuring quality care. She is a frequent national panelist representing the patient voice.

You may download the presentation slides for this event, provided by the speaker.

During this teleconference session Jean Rexford addressed the following topics:

Protect
  • What are the biggest safety issues?
  • How frequently do they occur.
Prevent
  • How can you reduce your chances of becoming a statistic?
Prepare
  • How can you help your doctor find time to discuss what is important to you and share in your healthcare decisions?
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