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14th Annual Maryland Patient Safety Conference
April 13, 2018

Hilton Baltimore

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Registration Fees
MPSC Members: Free
Non-Members: $299 until March 16
$345 between March 17 and March 30
On-site: $399

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The 14^th Annual Maryland Patient Safety Center Conference was held on April 13, 2018 at the Baltimore Hilton from 8:00 AM until 3:30PM. This annual event drew nearly 1500 healthcare participants from our region, and included patient safety subject matter experts and highlighted the work that is being done in regional healthcare organizations. This year we were thrilled to have Rosemary Gibson, Senior Advisor from The Hastings Center as our Opening Keynote Presenter, and Ridley Barron, author, speaker and tireless patient safety advocate as our Closing Keynote.

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TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION: THE GATEWAY TO PATIENT SAFETY

Opening Keynote Address: A Moment to Celebrate How Far We Have Come and Be Inspired to Take the Next Big Leap

Rosemary Gibson,
Senior Advisor, The Hastings Center

Key Ballroom A Track 1	Key Ballroom B Track 2	Key Ballroom C Track 3	Key Ballroom D Track 4
Intra-facility Patient Transfers: Risky Business Cheryl Connors, MS, RN Patient Safety Specialist Armstrong Inst. for Patient Safety and Quality Johns Hopkins Medicine Dennis Jones, DNP, RN, CCNS Safety & Quality Officer Lifeline Critical Care Transport Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital	Communication Access: Improving Patient Safety by Decreasing Communication Barriers in the Healthcare Setting Denise McCall, MA, CCC-SLP Program Director Lisa Thornburg, MA, CCC-SLP Assistant Director SCALE@The League	FY 17 Office of Health Care Quality Patient Safety Update Anne Jones, RN, BSN, MA Nurse Program Consultant Office of Health Care Quality	From Deny and Defend to CANDOR – A Comprehensive and Principled Approach to Responding when Patient Safety Events Occur Martin Hatlie, JD Co-Director Kelly Smith, PhD Senior Director, Research MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety
Medication Assisted Treatment: A Priority Response to Maryland’s Opioid Crisis Kathleen Rebbert-Franklin, LCSW-C Director, Health Promotion & Prevention, Behavioral Health Administration Maryland Department of Health	The End of Life Care Journey: Ensuring the Safest Care for our Patients Carol Cronin Executive Director Informed Patient Institute Seth Krevat, MD Palliative Medicine,MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Moderator Matt Austin, PhD Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University in the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality	Minogue Award for Patient Safety Innovation Winner: S.T.A.R.T. with the Patient Leslie Clark, RN, LBSW, MSN Director, Population Health Lori Wilson, RN, BSN, MA Assistant VP, Patient Services UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center	Evidence over Ideology: Aligning SUD science, policy and practice Tracey Myers-Preston Strategist The Maryland Addictions Directors Council Kathleen O’Brien, PhD Chief Executive Officer Walden Behavioral Health
Addressing the “Seemingly Untouchables”? The Case of Dr. X Gerald Hickson, MD Senior Vice President for Quality, Safety & Risk Prevention Vanderbilt University	Voices of Patients & Families: A Panel Discussion Cheryl & Paul Douglass Patient & Family Advocates Jack Gentry Patient & Family Advocate Ginger Rosela Patient & Family Advocate Moderator Robert Imhoff President & CEO,MPSC	Distinguished Achievement in Patient Safety Innovation Winner: Reducing Opioid Prescribing: A Health System Responds to the Epidemic Barry Meisenberg, MD Director, DeCesaris Cancer Institute Anne Arundel Medical Center	The Safety Learning Collaborative: Redefining Patient Safety Jeanne Huddleston, MD President and CEO HB Healthcare Safety, SBC Tony Calibria Clinical Quality & Regulatory Programs Director MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety