Patient Safety Summit – submissions for storyboard scholarships due July 14

Have you or your hospital made progress in an improvement effort? If so, the DFW Hospital Council Foundation is taking submissions for storyboard scholarships in advance of its 10th Annual Patient Safety Summit on August 9-10 at the Marriott Las Colinas in Irving.

Applications are due by July 14. Awards will be announced July 19.

Scholarships will include the Patient Safety Summit registration fee of $150. For attendees residing more than 60 miles away from Las Colinas, hotel and transportation will also be provided.

Applications can be found here.

This year’s Patient Safety Summit is being held in coordination with the Texas Department of State Health Services’ 2017 TDSHS Healthcare Safety Conference.

Titled “Stand Up for Safety!,” the event will be highlighted by Dr. Abdusalam Nasidi, director of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, discussing “Ebola: The impact from international and local perspectives” on August 9. Britt Berrett, author of “Patients Come Second,” will serve as the keynote speaker on August 10.

The event is from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., followed by a reception from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. on August 9; and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 10.

You can see the full agenda here.

CNE’s, CPHQ, CPHRM, CME’s and ACHE will be provided.

You can register here.

For information, please contact Patti Taylor at ptaylor@dfwhcfoundation.org or 469-648-5023.