Monthly Resource & Educational Programs 2019 Advancing Patient Safety Conference Series April 11 Improving STEMI and STEMI Outcomes by Collaboration and Reducing Variability June 13 How Can an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Improve Care of Our Surgical Patients August 8 Engaging Care Givers to Embrace Hand Hygiene Strategies & Promote a Just Culture & Preparing for Influenza and Other Respiratory Pathogens Click here for more information and to register.
Patient and Professional Best Practices Patient engagement and involvment is vital to the delivery of health care. OPSI is proud to provide information to patients seeking health care services including prepartion for a hospital visit, medications safety and more. Click here for resources to help patients understand health care issues impacting them. Click here for resources related to medication safety, surgical and procedural safety, infection prevention, general safety, safety culture, leadership resources, health literacy and best practices.
Patient Safety Week - March 10 - 16, 2019 Ohio hospitals are committed to providing the best health care to patients. Every day of the year, caregivers work to provide the best care possible for every patient, every time. Patient safety and health care quality is a top priority for Ohio hospitals. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety. From patients to care providers, from the front lines to the executive suite, from the patient and family advocate to the corporate solutions provider — we are all united in the goal of keeping patients and those who care for them free from harm. Educational Offerings Webinar - Advancing Patienty Safety Beyond Hospital Wednesday, March 13 Speakers: Rear Admiral Jeffrey Brady, MD, MPH, United States Public Health Service; Lisa Schilling, RN, MPH, CPHQ, vice president of Quality, Safety and Clinical Effectiveness at Stanford Health Care; and Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, chief clinical and safety officer, IHI. Click here to register. Webinar - Culture of Safety (1 - 2 p.m.) Thursday, March 14 Sponsored by Coverys and Med-IQ Presenter: Tejal Ganhdi, MD, MPH, CPPS Tejal Gandhi is the chief clinical and safety officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and president of the IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute, will present on culture of safety. Gandhi is a prominent advocate for patient safety at the regional, national, and international levels, driving educational and professional certification efforts and helping to create and spread innovative new safety ideas. Click here to register. Recorded Webinars Using Patient Safety Partnership to Improve Patient Safety Caring for Transgender Patients: Unique Risks, Unique Rewards Surgical Safety Hard Stop Checklist Transitioning with Excellence: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transitions and Discharge Toolkit Materials OPSI 2019-2020 Calendar Health Care Worker Stickers - Together in Safety Medication Safety Brochure (gate fold format) Medication Safety Brochure (tri-fold format) Medication Safety Card - small Medication Safety Card - big OPSI Patient Resources OPSI Inpatient Safety Flier 2018 Report: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announces hospital-acquired conditions declined by 13 percent between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in health care costs.
OPSI Best Practice Award OPSI presents the award to the individual or organization that has designed and implemented the most innovative, evidence-based patient safety practice in Ohio. Conceived by OPSI’s Board of Trustees, the goals of this award are to recognize outstanding efforts among Ohio health care providers who: Improve patient safety Develop innovative programs to improve patient safety Create best practices that other Ohio health care providers may adopt/adapt Develop a culture of collaboration that improves patient safety Please contact Rosalie Weakland at rosalie.weakland@ohiohospitals.org at the Ohio Hospital Association for more information or click here to learn more.
OPSI Board OPSI's Board of Directors is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals through out the state of Ohio. Members At - Large Todd Baker - Ohio State Medical Association Chrissie Blackburn, MHA - University Hospitals of Cleveland Kathy Crea, Pharm.D, BCPS, CPPS - Riverside Methodist Hospital Carol Croop, RN, MS, BC, CPHQ Kenneth Edelman, MD - Cleveland Clinic Joseph Geskey, DO - OhioHealth Doctors Hospital Judy Klein, CPHRM, PA - Coverys William Kose, MD - Blanchard Valley Health System Joshua Lumbley, MD - Ohio State University Hospital Mandy Smith, NHA, PTA, RAC-CT - Ohio Healthcare Association Jade Thompson, CPHRM, MSN, RN - Michigan Professional Insurance Exchange OHA & OPSI Representatives Rosalie Weakland, RN, MSN, FACHE, senior director of Quality Programs Amy Andres, senior vice president, Quality and Data Deb Zanath, Ohio Patient Safety Institute