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IRVING, TX – The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Education and Research Foundation hosted the “Second Annual North Texas Patient Safety Summit: Excellence Through Collaboration” on Friday, August 28, 2009 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Fort Worth. The full-day event took place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Special guests included John J. Nance. JD, the best selling author of Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care. Additional speakers included Gary Sculli, RN, MSN, Airline Transport Pilot and Program Manager for VA National Center for Patient Safety; and Dennis Parker, MBA, retired Vice President Safety, Health and Environment at Conoco, Inc.

      

The meeting served as a unique opportunity to discuss strategies from high reliability organizations for improving patient safety and quality. Patient Safety, Quality and Risk Management leaders, in addition to CMOs, CNOs, CEOs and CFOs were invited.

      

In order to foster collaboration, Summit attendees were asked to submit abstracts describing their safety and quality improvement activities. Discounts were avilable to hospital facilities submitting the abstracts.

      

For information on future events, contact Benjamin Jacob of DFWHC's Education and Research Foundation at 972-717-4279 (ext. 5031) or e-mail bjacob@dfwhc.org.

The event was supported through an unrestricted grant by BlueCross BlueShield of Texas.