Description:

NMH Patient Safety Grand Rounds

Getting Inside the Time-Out

Moderator
Dr. Gary Noskin, Chief Medical Officer

Panelists
David Walega, MD, Anesthesiologist
Anthony Yang, MD, Surgeon
Sabrina Robak, RN, Nurse, Pain Clinic
Naree Sitachitta, Senior Practice Manager, Pain Clinic

Introduced by
Dea Hughes, MPH, Patient Safety Program Manager
Ololade Mitchell, MSN, MPH, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Leader

This monthly conference has been established by the Clinical Classification and Evaluation Committee (CCEC) as an opportunity to present and discuss examples of actual and near-miss events in patient safety at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and other sources.

The purpose of this program is to improve patient care and outcomes through the prevention of patient safety and system breakdowns.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss a current issue related to patient safety
• Propose strategies to improve patient safety

This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.