ADVOCATE
We believe as Don Bewrick says “nothing about me without me”.
For too long, patients have been excluded from healthcare decision-making. To promote patient safety, we have worked to include their voice in the process. For 13 years, we have collaborated with healthcare providers, consumer advocacy groups, and industries on a local, national, and international scale. Our efforts have earned us a seat on various boards and committees, where we have explored innovative research tools and processes and have pushed for legislation to promote and improve patient safety.
Over the last decade, the Louise Batz Patient Safety Foundation team has ventured around the world to spread the word to government leaders, medical care advocates, and civic organizations concerning the necessity of patient safety. We deliver workshops on advocacy, training for medical facility staff, conference engagements, and also collaborate with organizations to tailor our message. If you'd like an authority from our group to talk about our mission and present some safety tips, please drop an email to laura@louisebatz.org for further details. A glimpse of the places we've already been to can be found below.
Previous speaking engagements:
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Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Summit Conference
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Hosted Film Screenings of “To Err is Human” with Panelists Mike Eisenberg, the Director and Dr. David Mayer, President of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation at UT Health Austin and UT Health San Antonio
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TENET Leadership Conference
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Patient Safety Movement Conference
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SXSW-Austin,
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7o Foro “JORNADA ABIERTA”, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Making Health Care Measurement Patient-Centered: A Convening to Develop Principles and Strategies,” a convening sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and California Health Care Foundation- Washington DC
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ISQUA conference- London, England
Training Examples:
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United States Airforce Nursing Corps
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Southern Command Center of the U.S. Army
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University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing
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Memorial Hermann System Executive Board and Leadership-
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Covidien National Sales Meeting
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Baylor Scott & White Safety and Quality Summit