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Forging a Stronger Link

Analysis of malpractice claims indicates that many errors in medical care are those that can be reduced via simulation-based training and teamwork skills—tools that are rapidly moving from the fringes of medical education to the center.

We invite you to join us at the intersection where these two education concepts meet to form an extraordinarily effective focal point for improving patient safety. Learn how simulation-based team training is finding its way into an expanding array of applications across a variety of health care settings. Sign up for one of Monday’s “road trips” to see first-hand how Harvard-affiliated simulation centers create a credible, safe, and enduring learning environment.

Over two days, nationally renowned experts will discuss specific clinical applications of simulation-based team training and tease out best practices, key relationships, and successful development and implementation strategies. Attendees will have the opportunity to assess their organizations’ safety climates and their readiness to implement these concepts. Interactive panel discussions will address the relative advantages of different types of simulation centers and the processes behind successful simulation-based team training curricula.

Who Should Attend

• Physicians seeking to identify opportunities to improve the quality of patient care and safety, meet requirements of competency training and credentialing, as well as potentially decreasing malpractice premiums.
• Nurses interested in innovative methods for improving technical and cognitive skills.
• Healthcare administrators curious about the components and roles of implementing simulation-based team training at their health care institutions.
• Risk managers and health care educators seeking to improve team training and communication skills among health care providers in a safe, risk-free environment.

Continuing Education

CRICO/RMF of the Harvard Medical Institutions is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CRICO/RMF of the Harvard Medical Institutions designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All of the sessions (12 hours) have been designed to be appropriate for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts.

Accommodations

Enjoy the best of Cambridge and Boston.

Please use the Reservation link on this page to submit your reservation for the symposium and to secure your hotel reservation. A discounted group rate of $249 is available for September 7th and 8th, 2008. This rate will also be extended for A Patient Safety Intersection attendees two days prior and one day after the program—based on hotel availability. Anyone interested in extending his or her hotel stay beyond September 7-8, should contact Carolyn Jones at 617-679-1250. You must make your reservation by Sunday August 17, 2008 to receive the hotel discount.