An International Patient Safety Conference

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Friday 16th May 2008 at The Landmark Hotel, Marylebone Road, London

Provisional programme:

(updated 28 March 2008)
08.00 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08.45 Welcome and introduction Dr Jane Collins & Dr Allan Goldman
09.00 Session 1: WHY IT MATTERS Chair: Dr Jane Collins
  The story of Elaine Bromiley Martin Bromiley
  What can be achieved nationally and internationally Professor Sir Liam Donaldson
09.40 Session 2: TURNING AROUND DEFINING MOMENTS IN OTHER HIGH RISK INDUSTRIES Chair: Mr Tony Giddings
  Spaceflight as compared to healthcare: Does it take a disaster to change safety culture? James P Bagian (invited speaker)
  Collapse of the sub-prime mortgage system Jonathan Chenevix-Trench
  Moving forwards when you’ve lost your leaders: Lessons from the New York Fire Department Victor Herbert
  Defining moment at Boston Children’s Hospital – what happened and what’s changed? Dr Kathy Jenkins
11.00 Refreshments
11.30 Session 3: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA AND CHOOSING ONE’S BATTLES Chair: tbc
  The role of the responsible media when things go wrong Jon Snow
  Choosing your battles General Sir Mike Jackson
12.10 Session 4: LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK – Q & A panel discussion Chair: Jon Snow
  PANEL: World-class experts & leaders representing the worlds of Sport, Business, Military and Exploration Felipe Contepomi, Ross Brawn, General Sir Mike Jackson and James P Bagian ( invited speaker)
13.10 Lunch
14.10 Session 5: HUMANS AS HEROES AND HAZARDS Chair: Captain Guy Hirst
  Getting ‘inside their heads’ when things went wrong Professor Sidney Dekker
  How well do simulators prepare you for ‘the real thing’? Captain Peter Burkill
  Emerging leadership under stress: Survivor of Andes Air Disaster (‘Alive’) Dr Roberto Canessa
  Doing what you have to do (‘Touching the Void’) Simon Yates
15.30 Refreshments
15.50 Session 6: SUCCESS STORIES FROM MEDICINE & OTHER INDUSTRIES
4 simultaneous breakout groups, with audience feedback
Group 1 Resilience & Reliability Chair: Dr Peter Laussen
  The Cincinnati Story – resilience & when to escalate treatment Dr Uma Kotagal
  Lean and safe – the Toyota Way Steve Boam
  Discussion, feedback & summary: 3 Key Messages  
Group 2 Regulation & Communication Chair: Professor Judith Ellis
  How does the Medical Director know his hospital is safe? Dr Jim Steven
  How does the junior nurse tell the eminent professor they are about to do something stupid & unsafe? Patricia Hickey
  Polonium, bird-flu, London bombings: Thoughts for major city catastrophes Dr Sally Leivesley
  Discussion, feedback & summary: 3 Key Messages  
Group 3 Leadership, Finance & Safety Chair: Geoff Bird
  Is there a place for patient safety in the developing world? Prof Andrew Argent
  Discussion, feedback & summary: 3 Key Messages  
Group 4 Human Factors, Briefing & De-Briefing Chair: Jane Carthey
  Pragmatic lessons from 10 years of Human Factors research at GOSH Prof Marc de Leval
  Briefing CO19 style Neil F
  De-briefing Red Arrows style

Flt Lieutenant Simon Stevens

  Discussion, feedback & summary: 3 Key Messages  
16.50 Session 7: FEEDBACK, KEY MESSAGES, SUMMING UP Chair: Dr Allan Goldman & Dr Jim Steven
  Feedback 3 key messages from each group Group Chairs
  So, what’s the relevance of all this to medicine and how can we apply it? Dr Carol Haraden
17.35 Closure and thanks Dr Jane Collins & Dr Allan Goldman

Programme correct at time of going to press, but may be changed without notice