Patient Safety Advocate, Alicia Cole, is featured on ABC's 20/20 tonight. Don't miss it -- she has an important story to tell:
Dear Fellow Advocates,
My story will be highlighted in the upcoming 20/20 show featuring the much anticipated new book 'SuperFreakonomics': Challenging Conventional Wisdom' There is a chapter in the book addressing hospital infections. Please be sure to watch if you can!
ABC 20/20
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 10:00 PM
Hand Washing Rate Low Among Doctors
Actress Nearly Died From 'Flesh-Eating Disease;'
'SuperFreakonomics' Authors Say Hospital Infections Are Preventable
When you are very sick, you go to the hospital to get better. But what if the hospital you choose actually makes you sicker, or even kills you?
Go to http://abcnews.go.com/2020 for a preview!
**I would love it if some of you would share your experiences in the comment section on the ABC website. People who come to the site and read the article need to know this is happening ALL OVER and everyone who gets an infection is not 'sick' - Many people are being infected following routine procedures due to carelessness.
Thank you very much....Alicia
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
LOOKING FOR YOUR INPUT
Our friends at IHI are looking for your input...
Don Berwick and Tom Nolan are asking for your input on how to design a low-cost, high-quality health care system for the future. To learn more, submit your ideas and stories, and engage in a conversation about health system transformation, click here.
Don Berwick and Tom Nolan are asking for your input on how to design a low-cost, high-quality health care system for the future. To learn more, submit your ideas and stories, and engage in a conversation about health system transformation, click here.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
The Healing Garden
Becky Martins from Voice4Patients sent along this note about an important project. The Healing Garden is a living memorial dedicated to those patients and their loved ones who have suffered a medical error.
I became a patient safety advocate following my father's preventable death in 2000 and founded Voice4Patients.com; a comprehensive web resource that provides patient safety information for consumers. Prior to that, I had been a long time advocate for end stage renal disease patients.
A number of years ago, there was a workgroup of consumers who had hoped to obtain the funding to buy land and have a memorial wall with the names of victims of medical error. As you can imagine, land in DC is expensive. Still, survivors wanted a way to honor their loved ones.
The living memorial garden has been created as a healing space to reflect upon and honor those whose journeys ended before we were ready to say our good-byes, as well for those who have experienced a medical trauma and live with the lingering emotional and physical effects. The garden includes a 40' diameter medicine wheel. There are four sections of flowers planted around the wheel in honor of the children, spouses, siblings and friends, and our elders. We had requests from those who work steadfastly everyday in the healthcare system, who also asked to be included to honor their commitment and dedication (and their hope and intention for a safer healthcare system). These champions are reflected in the walking path that leads into the garden area.
The healing space is located in midcoast Maine. There is no fee to have a flower planted, people only need to submit the information of who to plant the flower for and which section of the garden. Our family will be opening the garden to visitors in the Summer of 2010.
Thanks for posting the information,
Becky Martins
They will be planting bulbs this weekend. To make a donation or arrange for a flower to be planted, visit http://www.voice4patients.com/other_content/Living_Memorial%20Garden_Medical_Harm.pdf.
I became a patient safety advocate following my father's preventable death in 2000 and founded Voice4Patients.com; a comprehensive web resource that provides patient safety information for consumers. Prior to that, I had been a long time advocate for end stage renal disease patients.
A number of years ago, there was a workgroup of consumers who had hoped to obtain the funding to buy land and have a memorial wall with the names of victims of medical error. As you can imagine, land in DC is expensive. Still, survivors wanted a way to honor their loved ones.
The living memorial garden has been created as a healing space to reflect upon and honor those whose journeys ended before we were ready to say our good-byes, as well for those who have experienced a medical trauma and live with the lingering emotional and physical effects. The garden includes a 40' diameter medicine wheel. There are four sections of flowers planted around the wheel in honor of the children, spouses, siblings and friends, and our elders. We had requests from those who work steadfastly everyday in the healthcare system, who also asked to be included to honor their commitment and dedication (and their hope and intention for a safer healthcare system). These champions are reflected in the walking path that leads into the garden area.
The healing space is located in midcoast Maine. There is no fee to have a flower planted, people only need to submit the information of who to plant the flower for and which section of the garden. Our family will be opening the garden to visitors in the Summer of 2010.
Thanks for posting the information,
Becky Martins
They will be planting bulbs this weekend. To make a donation or arrange for a flower to be planted, visit http://www.voice4patients.com/other_content/Living_Memorial%20Garden_Medical_Harm.pdf.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Transparency Forum -- Sept. 24th at Mt. Auburn
September Healthcare Transparency Forum – Honest Talk about Medical Mistakes
Lack of information about infections and errors in the nation’s healthcare industry are life threatening and costly secrets. There is a growing demand for honest and open public dialogue about keeping consumers safe. On Thursday, September 24th, 2009, at 7pm at Mt. Auburn Hospital, patients, consumers and health care providers will discuss the challenges of healthcare transparency in patient care.
Moderated by award winning television journalist and community leader, Liz Walker, the forum will feature health care professionals including Linda Kenney, MITSS Executive Director; Jim Conway, MITSS Board Member and SVP at IHI; Jeanette Clough, CEO from Mt. Auburn Hospital; Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and, Dr. Richard Miller, thoracic surgeon at Southcoast Hospitals Group.
The goal of the forum, which is part of a 4-part series called Better Living with Liz Walker airing on WCVB-TV, is “…to help create patient provider dialogues that inform and empower,” according to Walker.
We urge you and your colleagues to attend this important forum. If you would like more information, contact Winnie Tobin at (617) 232-0090 or e-mail to wtobin@mitss.org. We hope to see you there.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Boston "Champion in Health Care" in MITSS Midst
Congratulations to Deb Washington, MITSS’ Community Outreach Committee Co-Chair, for being named a Champion in Health Care by Boston Business Journal this month. Deb is the Director of Diversity in Patient Care Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and a founding member of the MITSS Community Outreach Committee. Her voice contributes depth and dimension to the committee and always addresses the needs of the underserved.
In March, Deb was also honored as the inaugural recipient of the Arnold Z. Rosoff Agent of Change Award by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston. MITSS full heartedly agrees with the Boston Business Journal, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston that Deb is an asset to the Boston community.
Congratulations Deb!
Click here for a link to the Boston Business Journal article:
www.boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/08/10/focus9.html
Click here to see a clip of Deb talking on the new relationship of patient and healthcare providers on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/If_I_Knew_Then_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_Massachusetts_General_Hospital_on_Nursing_and_Patient_Care_2932.aspx
Click here to see a clip of Deb discussing diversity in healthcare on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/In_the_Spotlight_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_2180.aspx
Erin O'Donnell
Support Team Member
In March, Deb was also honored as the inaugural recipient of the Arnold Z. Rosoff Agent of Change Award by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston. MITSS full heartedly agrees with the Boston Business Journal, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston that Deb is an asset to the Boston community.
Congratulations Deb!
Click here for a link to the Boston Business Journal article:
www.boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/08/10/focus9.html
Click here to see a clip of Deb talking on the new relationship of patient and healthcare providers on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/If_I_Knew_Then_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_Massachusetts_General_Hospital_on_Nursing_and_Patient_Care_2932.aspx
Click here to see a clip of Deb discussing diversity in healthcare on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/In_the_Spotlight_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_2180.aspx
Erin O'Donnell
Support Team Member
Friday, August 14, 2009
MITSS HOPE AWARD
MITSS is still taking nominations for the HOPE Award. For more information about how to nominate someone or yourself, please click here . Please take a few seconds and view a short video clip of Dr. Susan Abookire, one of the team members from Mount Auburn Hospital, who won last year's HOPE Award.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Justin Micalizzi Memorial IHI Scholarship for 2009
Our friend and colleague, Dale Micalizzi, would like for us to pass on the following message about a wonderful opportunity:
Justin’s Hope Project & IHI are pleased to announce the Justin Micalizzi Memorial IHI Scholarship for health caregivers who are committed to serving vulnerable, underprivileged and underserved pediatric populations. The Scholarship covers the cost of Forum General Conference fees and includes a stipend for travel, lodging, or other conference costs. Please apply or pass on. I love to read the essays!
See Dale Ann Micalizzi on Facebook or visit http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/21stAnnualNationalForumonQualityImprovementinHealthCare.htm?TabId=10 for more information.
Justin’s Hope Project & IHI are pleased to announce the Justin Micalizzi Memorial IHI Scholarship for health caregivers who are committed to serving vulnerable, underprivileged and underserved pediatric populations. The Scholarship covers the cost of Forum General Conference fees and includes a stipend for travel, lodging, or other conference costs. Please apply or pass on. I love to read the essays!
See Dale Ann Micalizzi on Facebook or visit http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/21stAnnualNationalForumonQualityImprovementinHealthCare.htm?TabId=10 for more information.
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