Congressional Briefing, Sept. 18. 2024

Congressional Briefing: Policy Changes for a Safer Healthcare System

Wednesday, September 18  |  12­–1pm ET  |  Rayburn Room 2322  |  Lunch will be served

Agenda

Welcome – Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44)

Opening Remarks – Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, 2005-2015

The Patient Safety Problem – David Bates, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Patient Safety Technology Solutions – David Classen, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, University of Utah

The Missing Link – Paul Tang, MD, MS, Adjunct Professor at the Clinical Excellence Research Center at Stanford University

Putting Evidence into Practice: The Last Mile – Raj Ratwani, PhD, Director of the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare,
MedStar Health

Q&A with Congressional Staffers – Moderated by Congresswoman Schwartz

Closing Remarks – Congresswoman Schwartz