Annual Patient Safety Summit set to begin Sept. 5

The DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 17th Annual Patient Safety Summit is set to begin September 5 and continue to September 12, 19 and 26. The virtual event will take place each day from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, CT.

Themed “Safety Champions Light the Way,” the event kicks off September 5 with Keynote Speaker Will Bowen, the bestselling author of “Happy Stories” and “A Complaint Free World.” He is also the founder of A Complaint Free World, a nonprofit organization that has touched the lives of more than 10 million people in 106 countries. Bowen has been featured on “Oprah,” “Today,” “ABC World News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and in People, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.

Additional topics and speakers include:

Thursday, September 12 – “Sentinel Event Definition of Suicide and How to Apply” with Sally Dahab of The Joint Commission; “Best Practices for Monitoring of a Suicidal Patient: On Inpatient Services, in the ED and the Outpatient Setting” with Dr. Andrew Diederich of Children’s Health.

Thursday, September 19 – “Legislation Update and Involvement” with Jack Frazee of the Texas Nurses Association; “Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Fall Events” with Anne Hulzing of The Joint Commission.

Thursday, September 26 – The topics “Morale Injury” and “Health Equity” with speakers to be determined.

There will be 7.5 hours of continuing education credits available. Sponsorships and tickets are now available. You can find details here.

For information, please contact Patti Taylor at ptaylor@dfwhcfoundation.org.