Scroll down to read these articles in this Issue: Cognitive Investigation Workshop – Spaces are filling up FAST!
ANNOUNCING THE WPSC Health Equity: Innovation in Patient Safety Award Announcing a Free Safety Educational Program for the Public Save the Date for the 2025 Annual NW Patient Safety Conference Upcoming Bree Collaborative Events
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WPSC Initiatives Abound!
Spring is here and the Washington Patient Safety Coalition is blooming with many initiatives and educational programs for 2025. Among them are a Cognitive Investigation Workshop, a new Health Equity: Innovation in Patient Safety Award, a new Health Care Safety Workshop for the public, monthly Patient Safety Roundtables at lunch, our Speak-Up Award, and annual conference. Let’s highlight the new programs. |
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Cognitive Investigation Workshop – Spaces are filling up FAST! |
Only 20 seats remain! Back by popular demand, the WPSC and BETA Healthcare Group will host an encore in-person workshop to provide formal training on cognitive interviewing techniques for adverse event investigations, May 1, 2025, at The Conference Center at SEATAC airport. This is open to anyone.
What is Cognitive Interviewing: Cognitive Interviewing is a novel and systematic approach to adverse event investigations that improves the recall of accurate and reliable information from an interviewee. It can greatly enhance adverse event investigations. Click here to learn more about the technique and workshop.
Who should attend: Patient Safety, Risk Management, Patient Experience professionals, those who participate in root cause analysis and leaders who conduct adverse event investigative interviews.
Why attend: This in-person workshop will deliver a highly interactive, simulation-based workshop introducing basic cognitive interviewing techniques and evidence-based recommended practices for getting the most out of your investigative interviews. Attendees will learn and practice cognitive interviewing skills that can be implemented to improve the recall of accurate and reliable information from an interviewee and enhance understanding of their choices, actions, and experiences. Robust adverse event investigations are essential to comprehensively understand the contributing factors and potential prevention strategies associated with these events.
- When: May 1, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Where: This is an in-person workshop and will not be recorded.
- The Conference Center at SEATAC airport, 17801 International Blvd, Rm 6012M, Seattle, WA 98158.
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Lunch, coffee, and parking provided.
- Continuing Education Credit: CPHRM and CPPS will be offered
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Fee: $295 per attendee.
- Workshop limit: 40 attendees. Open to anyone.
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Faculty:
- Jonathan D. Stewart, J.D., M.Sc., M.S., RN, NPD-BC, CPPS, CPHRM. Senior Director, Risk Management and Patient Safety, BETA Healthcare Group.
Aimee Samuels, D.N.P., RN, FACHE, CPHRM, CPPS, Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety, BETA Healthcare Group.
For additional information or registration assistance contact Steve Levy at slevy@qualityhealth.org. (206) 204-7383. |
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ANNOUNCING THE WPSC Health Equity: Innovation In Patient Safety Award |
The WPSC is initiating the Health Equity: Innovation In Patient Safety Award. It is a statewide recognition program that honors WPSC members for their commitment to health equity through innovative approaches that move the needle on patient safety.
The annual award is open to WPSC coalition member organizations that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to innovative ways of reducing health disparities and advancing health equity through policies and procedures that identify as well as close gaps in unequal treatment in the populations they serve, with a view to improving patient safety and health outcomes, particularly for people within target communities. The award is based on our Innovation in Patient Safety Standards, comprised of 7 Health Equity Commitments: -
Patient Safety
- Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policy
- Culturally Competent Care
- Shared Decision-Making
- Collection and Use of Data
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Community Collaboration for Solutions
Information and application can be found on the WPSC’s website beginning March 19. The award will be announced in September.
The award is proudly presented to the healthcare community by WPSC’s Health Equity, Stigma & Bias Workgroup, Anita Sulaiman, Chairperson. |
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Announcing a Free Safety Educational Program for the Public |
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The WPSC and Washington Advocates for Patient Safety will be facilitating Protecting Yourself from Medical Harm! 90-minute, in-person workshops that provide patients with tools and tips on how to become part of the healthcare team, communicate effectively and be heard. The hugely popular workshops began as a partnership with Consumer Reports before (dare I say) the pandemic, and the WPSC is stepping in to kick them off again.
Facilitated by Rex Johnson and Yanling Yu, the interactive and informative program includes: - How to make smart choices when talking with a doctor.
- How to protect yourself from preventable medical harm while being treated at a hospital, doctor's office, or outpatient center.
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How to speak up and be effectively heard.
- Group activities, sharing personal experiences, and roll playing.
The workshops are FREE and open to anyone! Libraries will host public workshops beginning in April/May. We invite organizations, community groups and businesses to host workshops. They are great for hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
If you are interested in attending a workshop or scheduling a workshop at your organization, contact WPSC@qualityhealth.org.
What: 90 minute, in-person, group educational program to protect yourself from medical harm. When: Monthly, public workshops will begin in April. Organizations and private groups can schedule as needed.
Where: Public workshops are held at libraries. Organizations are invited to host at their locations. Cost: FREE |
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| Save the Date for the 2025 Annual NW Patient Safety Conference |
Save the Date for the virtual 22nd Annual NW Patient Safety Conference on October 16 & 17, 2025
The 2025 conference continues our regional collaboration between Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. It will be virtual to promote accessibility and feature incredible speakers. The program will be two half days from 8 am-1pm. Yes, CEs will be offered, and the registration fee will be affordable like last year.
Didn’t get to attend this year's conference? No worries, we’ve got you covered! To view the presentations and apply for CE credits, please contact Amelina Kassa at akassa@qualityhealth.org. Amelina will get you registered.
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Upcoming Bree Collaborative Events |
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| Supporting Student Success: Exploring the Impact of the
Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (SAP) |
When: Tuesday, March 11, 12-1:00 PM PT Virtually
Join us for the second webinar in our Youth Behavioral Health Series, where we will explore Washington State’s Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (BH-SAP). This initiative, created by the state’s nine Educational Service Districts (ESDs) in response to the pandemic, aims to expand student mental health support by integrating behavioral health services into the school system. The BH-SAP model, promoted by SAMHSA, moves away from specialized care, using paraprofessionals—Student Assistance Professionals (SAPs)—with associate or bachelor’s degrees to provide direct services and interventions to students.
Through webinar participants will learn about innovative strategies and how ESDs and community-based organizations collaborate to provide critical support, with a focus on how other states can replicate Washington’s model to improve youth well-being and academic success. The ultimate goal will be to aid systems of care leaders and providers to understand how other agencies and states might benefit from Washington’s BH-SAP program to enhance youth well-being and academic success.
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Erin L. Wick, MBA, SUDP- Behavioral Health COVID Response State Lead; Executive Director, Integrated Student Support – Intervention, Prevention, Treatment and Wellness; Capital Region ESD 113
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Eric J. Bruns, PhD- Co-Director for Faculty Development, University of Washington; Associate Director, SMART Center
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Affording Youth Behavioral Health: Opportunities & Challenges in Value-Based Care |
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When: Tuesday, March 18, 12-1:00 PM PT Virtually
Join us for the third webinar as part of our Youth Behavioral Health Series! This engaging panel discussion will bring together members of our healthcare ecosystem to explore the complex landscape of paying for youth behavioral health services through value-based payment models. With growing demand for affordable, high-quality care, our panel will focus on the opportunities, challenges, and best practices in making youth behavioral health services more accessible and financially sustainable.
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Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD-Director at CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health PolicyLarry Wissow, MD, MPH-Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of WashingtonChristine Cole, LICSW, IMHM-C®- Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical), Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Clinical Lead & Program Manager
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Other Speakers TBA
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| Addressing the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke |
When: Tuesday, March 25th, 12-1:00 PM PT
Climate change and severe weather events negatively impact mental health and well-being. Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are increasingly affecting communities in Washington state, however very few resources exist to address the mental health consequences. This presentation will (1) review the signs and risk factors for heat- and wildfire smoke-driven mental health challenges (2) discuss the unique vulnerabilities of youth to these exposures as well as the inequitable impacts to frontline communities; and (3) highlight pathways for healthcare provider communication and intervention.
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McKenna Parnes, PhD, MSEd- Acting Assistant Professor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care | Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Department of Pediatrics | University of Washington
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Measuring Change: Using Bree Collaborative Tools - Moving from Implementation to Understanding on Perinatal Behavioral Health |
When: Wednesday, April 10th, 12-1:00 PM PST
Measuring the outcomes and impact of the best practices an organization adopts can be challenging, especially with tight staffing and budgets. Learn about the support and resources that the Bree Collaborative has developed to help fill this gap for organizations that are implementing our guidelines. This presentation will (1) take you on a tour of the Bree Collaborative’s evaluation program and tools, and (2) provide examples of how organizations are using these tools to plan and measure their implementation and improvement work.
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Nkeiruka Duze, MD, FACP, CPC, CRC, CHCQM-PHYADV, ACPA-C, Concierge Medicine | Executive Health | Medical Director, Business Services & Physician Advisory, Virginia Mason Medical Center | Medical Director, Puget Sound High Value Network
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David Mayo, Division Director, Rainier Health Network | Puget Sound High Value Network | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
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