Jonathan D. Stewart, J.D., M.S., RN, CPPS, CPHRMDirector, Risk Management & Patient Safety, BETA Healthcare Group In a fair and just culture, people are not punished for blameless errors and they are held accountable for reckless or intentional violations of safety rules – regardless of whether anyone was hurt as a result. The just culture …

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Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine Desired Outcomes:   At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Define “body intelligence.” Discuss the reasons behind our lack of body intelligence in U.S. and modern culture. Improve access to her/his own body intelligence. Help patients use their body intelligence for …

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Al Duke, IV RN, MBA, BSN, CEN, Manager of Emergency Medicine and Patient Safety, BETA Based on more than 30 years of research and evidence Research has shown that TeamSTEPPS leads to increases in desirable teamwork and safety attitudes, communication, teamwork behaviors, clinical process compliance, efficiency, and overall performance in a variety of medical settings. …

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By Invitation Only:  Quest for Quality The program consists of skill-building workshops delivered by Advisory Board faculty across 2017 and 2018—each one designed to provide you with actionable tools to tackle every day challenges. The workshops are highly interactive, data-rich, and tailored around Natividad’s specific organizational objectives. Physician Leadership Academy Flyer (PDF) Physician Leadership Academy …

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Marilyn Tan, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Chief, Stanford Endocrine Clinic, Department of Medicine,  Division of Endocrinology, Stanford Medicine At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Review the newer classes of diabetes medications Review the cardiovascular safety outcome data for new diabetes medications Discuss with patients the side effects of new medications …

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Dawn C. Ward, M.D., Associate Director, Center for Pathology Research Services UCLA Health System Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Physicians and surgeons must use standardized information when consenting patients of the positive and negative aspects of receiving autologous blood and directed …

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