Schedule of Events

This session provides a clear, step-by-step overview of how EMS agencies can implement a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). Learn about federal confidentiality protections, how PSOs support non-punitive reporting, and how to integrate PSO participation into everyday EMS operations. 

Objectives:

• Review the history and laws related to Patient Safety in the United States
• Understand the function of a Patient Safety Organization (PSO)
• Understand how to integrate a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) in an EMS Agency

Speaker:
Daniel P. Burke, MBA, NRP
EMS Safety Director
Center for Patient Safety (CPS)

What’s changing in your organization’s safety culture between major surveys?

Join the Center for Patient Safety for Between the Big Surveys, a practical webinar on using short, focused pulse surveys to identify emerging concerns, monitor culture shifts, and take timely action.

Topics We'll Cover:

• When and how to conduct pulse surveys
• Selecting meaningful questions to track culture
• Encouraging participation and maintaining confidentiality
• Interpreting results and identifying trends
• Turning feedback into meaningful improvements

Learn how regular check-ins can help strengthen your organization's safety culture between formal surveys.

Pulse surveys support ongoing culture monitoring but do not replace applicable formal survey requirements.

 Preventing pressure injuries requires nurses to conduct thorough skin assessments, accurately assess patient risk using validated tools, and implement appropriate interventions at the right time. This webinar will explore the critical role of accurate risk assessment in pressure injury prevention, including how to select appropriate tools and apply assessment findings to support patient safety. 

Topics We'll Cover:

 At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to: 

• Differentiate between pressure injury risk screening and comprehensive risk assessment.
• Identify key considerations when selecting an appropriate, validated pressure injury risk assessment tool.
• Describe current trends and emerging practices in pressure injury risk assessment.
  

Dr. Bush is a registered nurse with two decades of experience caring for vulnerable populations from high risk maternal and newborn couplets to older adults with dementia. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is the Chief Operations Officer at HD Nursing and an avid gardener.

Continuing Education Credits (CEs)
Continuing Education (CE) credits are currently pending approval. We’ll share additional information once approval is received.