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Dennis Quaid: Actor and Patient Advocate Hollywood, CA, USA Dennis Quaid has become an international champion for patient safety following the near-death experience of his newborn twins, due to a preventable adverse drug event. |
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Charles R. Denham, MD: Chairman, TMIT Austin, TX, USA Dr. Denham is an international leader in patient safety and high performance care solutions. He has taught and led research in medicine, engineering, and business leadership. |
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Susan E. Sheridan, MIM, MBA: Deputy Director of Patient Engagement at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Lead, Consumer Action, World Alliance for Patient Safety, World Health Organization Washington, DC, USASusan Sheridan’s family experienced two serious medical system failures. |
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Dan Ford, MBA: Vice President, Furst Group Member, Board of Directors, TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member, GE Healthcare Patient Safety Advisory Board Oro Valley, AZ, USA Dan Ford developed a deep passion for patient safety as a result of serious medical errors experienced by a family member. |
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Mary E. Foley, RN, MS, PhD(c): Associate Director, Center for Nursing Research and Innovation, University of CA San Francisco School of Nursing; TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member San Francisco, CA, USA Mary Foley is Associate Director of the Center for Nursing Research and Nursing Innovation at the University of California. |
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Jennifer Dingman: Founder, Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare (PULSE), Colorado Division; Co-founder, PULSE American Division; TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member Pueblo, CO, USA Jennifer Dingman founded Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare (PULSE), Colorado Division, and she co-founded the American Division |
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Becky Martins: Founder, Voice4Patients.com; TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member Warren, ME, USA Becky Martins found that the life-saving treatments her father needed for end-stage renal disease were not available in her small community, so she became a daughter advocating on behalf of her father – out of necessity. |
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Patti O’Regan, ARNP, ANP, NP-C, PMHNP-BC, LMHC: Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, Adult Primary Care and Psychiatry; TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member Port Richey, FL, USA Patti O’Regan is a Nurse Practitioner who developed the first medical errors and patient safety module incorporated into an undergraduate course curriculum in the U.S. |
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Steve and Lorna Rel: TMIT Patient Advocate Team Members;Co-founders, Braxton Memorial Hockey Scholarship Fund Albuquerque, NM, USA Steve and Lorna Rel lost their 10-year-old son, Braxton, early in 2008. Their story will be featured in a soon-to-be released Discovery Channel patient safety documentary. |
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Arlene Salamendra: Former Board member and Staff Coordinator, Families Advocating Injury Reduction (FAIR); TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member LaGrange, IL, USA Arlene Salamendra is a former Board Member and Staff Coordinator for Families Advocating Injury Reduction (FAIR). |
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Julie Thao, RNC: TMIT Patient Advocate Team Member; Albuquerque, NM, USA After the death of a patient in her care at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison due to a medical error caused in part by fatigue and systems failures, Julie was invited to become a Patient Safety Fellow at TMIT |
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Karen Curtiss Founder, CampaignZERO Lake Forest, IL, USA Karen Curtiss is the founder of CampaignZERO – Families for Patient Safety (www.CampaignZERO.org) and author of the hospital handbook for patients and families, Safe & Sound in the Hospital: Must-Have Checklists and Tools for Your Loved One’s Care (www.SafeAndSoundBooks.com). |
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Ellen Canepa Brzytwa, RN, MSN, MPH: Principal, Ellen Brzytwa and Associates Cleveland, OH, USA Ellen Canepa Brzytwa is the principal of Ellen Brzytwa and Associates, a healthcare consulting group, and consults on healthcare research; the design of integrated delivery systems of healthcare; institutional advancement; board governance issues; and the nursing profession. |
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