Contact:
Patricia Simino Boyce
(516) 209-5294
psboyce@ipro.org
– An advance screening of the patient safety documentary To Err Is Human, hosted by The New York Academy of Medicine, United Hospital Fund and IPRO. The film addresses the silent epidemic of medical mistakes – the #3 leading cause of death in the U.S. with up to 440,000 preventable deaths each year – and highlights those working behind the scenes to create a new age of patient safety. Following the screening, there will be a discussion and Q&A with director Mike Eisenberg (the son of late patient safety pioneer Dr. John M. Eisenberg) and a panel of experts.
WHEN: Monday, November 12, 2018 from 6:00PM-8:45PM
RSVP Required by November 9 to Kiri Oliver koliver@nyam.org or (212) 822-7278
WHERE: The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
WHO: Panel (in formation):
Mike Eisenberg
Director, To Err is Human
Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD
Senior Medical Officer, Quality Institute, United Hospital Fund
David Feldman, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Hospitals Insurance Company/FOJP
Marc Napp, MD
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Deputy Chief Medical
Officer, Mount Sinai Health System