Healthcare Safety & Quality in the US: Perspective from Time Leading a National Organisation

Overview

This webinar will give an overview of the safety & quality scene in the US with a focus on accreditation and regulation of healthcare organisations.

Aims and Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Understand the regulatory and accreditation world of healthcare in the US
• Have a glimpse at the patient safety challenges faced in the US
• Understand diagnostic errors and bias in healthcare.

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Panellists

• Haytham Kaafarani - MD, MPH, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Hospital Director of Patient Safety & Quality, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Director, Trauma Center, Massachusetts General Hospital.

• Vicky Sharples - Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

• Kunal Rajput -  Deputy trainee lead for SSB general surgery, ST 4 trainee, NW London.

• Meera Patel - Academic trainee in the NW region.

• Mr Chelliah Selvasekar (Moderator) - Consultant Colorectal, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Robotic T &F group RCSEd and Chair, SSB General surgery, RCSEd

• Prof Sanjay Pandanaboyana (Moderator) - Consultant HPB Surgeon, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.

• Ms Anna Paisley (Moderator) - Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

CPD

1 Hour

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Recording

A recording of the webinar will be made available in the days following the live broadcast.