Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy

COVID-19 pandemic focuses attention on the value of hand-washing. Guest speaker Dr. Edward Pollack of the Joint Commission

When Abby Briggs went to college, the medical implications of being over 18 and living independently weren't at the front of her mind.

The TakeCHARGE Campaign has laid out five steps individuals can and should take towards safer health care. The campaign aims to teach and motivate the whole community to do one of these steps each month between April and August.

The popular TakeCHARGE Campaign (5 Steps to Safer Health Care) (https://www.takecharge.care) has entered its second month with a new task for everyone who wants to stay safer and enjoy more secure medical care.

The Joint Commission's mission is to continuously improve health care for the public. One of the best ways to do this is to encourage people to become informed and active participants in their health care.

Today our hospitals are full of Covid-19 patients on respirators. They can't speak. Some are dying. Those who have prepared by naming a health care proxy or surrogate, or making a "living will" know that their wishes about their care will be respected.

Ilene Corina's book collects her stories "from the trenches" in the battle to protect people from medical error.

New Pulse CPSEA campaign kickoff meeting postponed due to novel corona virus.

Professionals for Patient Safety to mark Patient Safety Awareness Week and Learn about new TakeCHARGE public awareness campaign.

February was Black History Month, a time to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans and the important roles black people have held throughout our country.