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Thursday 30 March, 2006

SUMMIT 2: PATIENT SAFETY

Every tenth patient in European hospitals suffers from preventable harm and adverse effects related to his or her care. As adverse events also carry a high financial cost, patient safety remains a major global priority. This summit brings together European and global experts to share proven best-practices in process re-engineering and IT implementation to improve patient safety.

16:00 -
16:30
Reviewing and Re-engineering Processes to Provide Safer Care Systems
Dr. Beth Lilja Pedersen
Director, Danish Society for Patient Safety,
Head of Patient Safety, Copenhagen Hospital Corporation
Denmark

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16:30 -
17:00
Revolution in Aviation Safety: How They Did It - What's Applicable to Patient Safety
David King
Chief Inspector of Air Accidents
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), Department for Transport
United Kingdom

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17:00 -
17:30
Identifying and Managing Human Risk Factors
Madeleine Estryn-Behar
Service Centrale de Médicine du Travail, Assistance Publique
- Hôpitaux de Paris
France

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17:30 -
18:00
Developments in Monitoring Safety and Implementing Safety Management in Dutch Hospitals
Dr. Wim Van Harten
Director Organisation and Management, Professor Quality Management Health Care Technology
University of Twente
Netherlands

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18:00
Summit adjourns

Friday 31 March, 2006

Every tenth patient in European hospitals suffers from preventable harm and adverse effects related to his or her care. As adverse events also carry a high financial cost, patient safety remains a major global priority. This summit brings together European and global experts to share proven best-practices in process re-engineering and IT implementation to improve patient safety.

13:45 -
14:15
Offering a Benchmark for Excellence - the Role of Accreditation in Improving Patient Safety
Maureen Connors Potter
Executive Director - International Accreditation
Joint Commission International
USA

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14:15
Participatory Design - Implementing IT Systems for Improved Patient Safety
Ivan Lund-Pedersen
CEO and CIO
Roskilde Amt
Denmark

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14:45 -
15:15
Toward a Safer NHS: The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Richard Thomson
Professor, Director of Epidemiology and Research
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
United Kingdom

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15:15
Summit adjourns
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