Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) Webinars
The DoD Patient Safety Program is hosting a series of webinars in March and April for Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) that feature the winners of the 2020 Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards across each of the four award disciplines – Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality, Improved Access, and Patient Engagement.
| TUESDAY, 09 MAR (1200-1300 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1200-1230 | Leadership Commitment | Optimizing Emergency Department Transfer Decisions | COL Kimberly Marie Geslak, USARMY Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center |
| 1230-1300 | Patient Centeredness | Emergency Department Adaptations to COVID-19 | Dr. Joel Miller, USARMY Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center |
| THURSDAY, 11 MAR (1205-1245 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1205-1225 | Continuous Improvement | DMH Readiness Clinic | LCDR George B. Mitzner, Ph.D., USPHS LT Laura C. Corey, Ph.D., USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth |
| 1225-1245 | Patient Centeredness | Implementation of Virtual Behavioral Health Programming for Patients to Maximize Delivery of Services During Times in Which Individualized In Person of Group Settings Are Not an Option | CAPT Lauren Maccoy, USAF Candice Nelson, MSW Brooke Army Medical Center |
| TUESDAY, 16 MAR (1405-1445 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1405-1425 | Continuous Process Improvement | Resource Allocation to Improve Operational Dental Readiness | LCDR Diana Cole, USN Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth |
| 1425-1445 | Continuous Process Improvement | Implementation and Evaluation of 2-Step Testing Algorithm for Clostridioides difficile Infection | CPT Caitlin Bettger, USARMY Brooke Army Medical Center |
| THURSDAY, 18 MAR (1235-1315 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1235-1255 | Patient Centeredness | Alternative Immunization Clinics to Improve Vaccination Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic | MAJ Elizabeth Simmons, USARMY Walter Reed National Military Medical Center |
| 1255-1315 | Culture of Safety | Culture of Safety | Stacy Nance (Boyd), MSN, RN-BC Capt Josh Bylotas Vance Air Force Base Clinic |
| TUESDAY, 23 MAR (1205-1245 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1130-1200 | Continuous Process Improvement | Reducing Repetitive Inpatient Phlebotomy by Adjusting Admission Order Set | CPT Crystal Forman Brooke Army Medical Center |
| 1205-1225 | Continuous Process Improvement | Cardiology Reduction in Lead Cycle Time | LT Frances Reyes, USN Naval Hospital Pensacola |
| 1225-1245 | Leadership Commitment | Highlighting Quality as a High Priority: Seizing the Opportunities of a Pandemic through Preventive Care and Vulnerable Population Outreach | LTC Garrett Meyers, USARMY Charles Sondgeroth Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center |
| THURSDAY, 25 MAR (1000-1245 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1000-1030 | Culture of Safety | Reducing Opioid Use in Post-Cesarean Deliveries | LCDR Jonathan Aukerman, USN Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka |
| 1205-1225 | Continuous Process Improvement | Implementation of a Code Sepsis Protocol in a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department | LCDR Felipe Grimaldo, MD, FACEP Naval Medical Center San Diego |
| 1225-1245 | Culture of Safety | Creating Patient Safety Team Leaders through a Simulation-Based Interprofessional Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Course | Lt Col Renee Matos, USAF COL Timothy Switaj, USARMY Ms. Ashely Parham CAPT Sarah Schall, USAF Brooke Army Medical Center |
| TUESDAY, 30 MAR (1205-1250 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1205-1225 | Patient Centeredness | Specialty Care Referral to Book | LCDR Eugene Smith, Jr., MSC, USN LT Angel Camacho, MSC, USN U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| 1230-1250 | Continuous Process Improvement | Active Duty Days to Specialty Care Cycle Time Reduction | LCDR Eugene Smith, Jr., MSC, USN LT Angel Camacho, MSC, USN U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| THURSDAY, 01 APR (1505-1550 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1505-1525 | Patient Centeredness | Increasing Access to Care and Minimizing Patient Wait Time to Enhance Healthcare Efficiency and Improve Patient Satisfaction | LT Courtney Rafferty, USN Naval Branch Health Clinic Everett |
| 1530-1550 | Culture of Safety | The Impact of Risk and Safety Awareness in Reducing the Risk of Sharps Injuries and the Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens During the Sterilization Process | HMC Eduardo Bello, USN LT Nathan Moon, USN Naval Medical Readiness and Training Unit, Sasebo |
| THURSDAY, 06 APR (0900-0930 EST) *Rescheduled from 30 Mar at 0900 EST* | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 0900-0930 | Leadership Commitment | COVID COMBAT OCONUS MTF | CDR David Paz US Naval Hospital Rota |
| THURSDAY, 08 APR (1000-1030 EST) | |||
| Time (EST) | Award Discipline | Title of Presentation | Presenter(s) |
| 1000-130 | Culture of Safety | Provider Recharge Imitative to Decrease Provider Burnout | Maj Megan Davis, USAF TSgt Megan Yockey, USAF TSgt Nicole Schuning, USAF Spangdahlem Air Base |
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