Safer health care the focus of intensive course
Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy (Pulse CPSEA) is pleased to announce the Diamond Sponsor for its March 2025 patient advocacy training course and symposium, titled Family-Centered Patient Advocacy for Safer Health Care.
The Central Carolina Community Foundation has approved a grant from the Lewis Blackman Foundation Fund for sponsorship to educate the public about patient safety and preparing as a caregiver or advocate.
This two-day training prepares people to become involved in their care as patients, and helps professional patient advocates, caregivers and community members learn about patient safety, advocacy and how to be well-prepared patients themselves, and to support those they care about.
The program will include expert leaders focusing on topics related to patient safety, such as ways to avoid a misdiagnosis, infection prevention, communication skills, and much more.
The event will be held at the Holiday Inn, Plainview, Long Island. The 42 participants in the most recent (March 2024) course represented seven states.
Helen Haskell, founder & president of Mothers Against Medical Error, started the Lewis Blackman Foundation following the death of her son from a preventable medical error. Haskell said, “We have always believed that patients and families are key players in improving healthcare. We are pleased to be able to assist Pulse in its mission of providing critical patient safety information to patients and their advocates.”
Ilene Corina, BCPA, President of Pulse CPSEA says “We are grateful to Ms. Haskell for her support and her recognition that patient safety is everyone’s responsibility. We just need to be sure patients and families know that, too.”
A 2013 study reported that as many as 400,000 people dying each year from preventable medical errors. In 2016 a study by Dr. Martin Makary of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, observed that medical error was the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Research shows that when patients are actively engaged in their health care, the result can be measurable improvements in safety and quality. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a department of the US Department of Health and Human Services, encourages patients to be active in their care to avoid often-deadly errors.
To learn more about Family-Centered Patient Advocacy for Safer Health Care, please call Pulse on (516) 579-4711 and visit https://www.pulsecenterforpatientsafety.org/fcpadvocates.
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