Clinical Sessions

• Quality Plenary
  David W. Bates, MD, MSc
  
• Clinical Cases in Patient Safety
  Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
  
• Stroke
  Galen V. Henderson, MD
  
• Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  George R. Washko, MD
  
• Venous Thromboembolism
  Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
  
• 2009 Influenza A (H1N1)
  John J. Ross, MD
  
• Prevention of Acute Renal Failure
  Glen M. Kim, MD, MPH
  
• Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient
  Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS
  
• Update in Clinical Care
  B. Taylor Thompson, MD
  
• Neurosurgical Emergencies
  Galen V. Henderson, MD
  
• End-Stage Liver Disease
  Chinweike Ukomadu, MD, PhD
  
• Acute Pancreatitis
  Bechien U. Wu, MD, MPH
  
• Inpatient Diabetes
  Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH, FHM
  
• Community-Acquired Pneumonia
  Joel T. Katz, MD
  
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
  Nicholas P. Tsapatsaris, MD
  
• Acute Coronary Syndrome Plenary
  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD
  
• Peri-Operative Cardiac Evaluation
  Joshua A. Beckman, MD
  
• Medical Malpractice and Liability
  Allen Kachalia, MD, JD

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

• Developing a Patient Safety Program
  Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH
  Susan Abookire, MD
  
• Introduction to Quality Improvement: QI as a Strategy for Health Systems Strengthening
  Brandon Bennett, MPH
  
• Quality Improvement Tools of the Trade
  Donald A. Goldmann, MD
  
• Team Training
  Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD
  
• Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals 2010
  Erin Graydon-Baker, RN
  
• Quality Improvement Research: What, How and Why
  Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH, FHM
  
• Provider Fatigue and Medical Error
  Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH, FHM

Course Director

Sylvia McKean, MD, FACP, FHM
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hospitalist, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Planning Committee

Leroi S. Hicks, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hospitalist, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Glen M. Kim, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of Education, Hospitalist Service, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Christopher L. Roy, MD, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Hospitalist Service, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Danielle B. Scheurer, MD, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, General Medical Service, Department of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of Quality, Hospitalist Service, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Faculty

Susan Abookire, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Medicine, Mt. Auburn Hospital

David W. Bates, MD, MSC
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Joshua A. Beckman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of Quality Initiatives, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute

Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD
Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Executive Director, Center for Medical Simulation, Massachusetts General Hospital

B. Lachlan Forrow, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Alan S. Frankel, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Executive Director of Quality and Safety, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Venous Thromboembolism Research Group, Director, Anticoagulation Service, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Donald A. Goldmann, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Senior Physician in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital, Boston

Erin Graydon-Baker, RN
Director, Patient Safety, Center for Clinical Excellence/ Quality, Safety & Infection Control, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Galen V. Henderson, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director of Critical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Allen Kachalia, MD, JD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Quality and Safety, Department of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Ben-Tzion Karsh, PhD, MSIE
Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering , University of Wisconsin‑Madison

Joel T. Katz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of the Medical Residency Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, FHM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Research and Fellowship Director, Inpatient Pediatrics Service, Children’s Hospital, Boston

Joseph M. Li, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Patrick T. O'Gara, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Charles N. Pozner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

John J. Ross, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hospitalist, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Canada Research Chair in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, University of Toronto

Anjala V. Tess, MD, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

B. Taylor Thompson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital

Nicholas P. Tsapatsaris, MD
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Chinweike Ukomadu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Bechien U. Wu, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital