Immersion Program for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety

The Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety (AELPS) (aka Telluride Patient Safety Summer Camp) now offers a three-day immersion program in patient safety and quality education for risk managers, healthcare administrators, and health education faculty. This comprehensive workshop will be held July 27–30 in Napa Valley, California.

For 11 years, the AELPS faculty has convened thought leaders from around the world and nationally recognized patient advocates to develop a comprehensive patient safety curriculum for health science students and resident physicians. In response to numerous requests, the AELPS faculty has now designed a curriculum for healthcare leaders and educators who desire to broaden their knowledge in patient safety and risk reduction.

AELPS faculty members include David Mayer, MD, vice president of quality and safety, MedStar Health; Tim McDonald, MD, JD, chief quality and safety officer, Sidra Medical Center; Anne Gunderson, EdD, GNP, assistant vice president for education, safety, and quality, MedStar Health, and professor of medicine/associate dean for innovation in clinical education at Georgetown University Medical Center; Kim Oates, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, University of Sydney, and director of undergraduate education at the Clinical Excellence Commission.

The workshop is limited to a small number of attendees. The meeting curriculum uses case-based learning, stories and narratives, and simulation and gaming in an intimate, small group learning environment, allowing attendees to interact and work closely with faculty and peers. Attendees will leave with the knowledge, tools, and techniques necessary to lead change at their home institutions. Some key topics covered during the workshop include high reliability; disclosure and rapid remediation models; patient and family partnerships to drive safety & quality; human factors engineering; transparent and honest communication skills; and fair and just culture.

More information, including the full faculty list, is available at http://telluridesummercamp.com/health-educator-hospital-administrator-risk-manager-sessions.