Patient Safety Across the Care Continuum: AHRQ Tools and Research

Moderator: Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, Director, UCLA/JH Borun Center, VA Los Angeles GRECC, Senior Natural Scientist, RAND
AHRQ leaders and representative investigators will highlight existing evidence-based approaches developed by AHRQ's national Patient Safety Initiative, providing useful and adaptable information on how to improve safety in the home and in institutions.

AHRQ's Patient Safety Portfolio & Resources
Jeff Brady, MD, MPH, Medical Officer and Patient Safety Portfolio Lead, AHRQ

The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
Kerm Henriksen, PhD, Human Factors Advisor for Patient Safety, AHRQ

Home Health Care Patient Safety: Development and Implementation of a New Household Safety Checklist
Robyn R. M. Gershon, MHS, DrPH, Professor, UCSF

Nursing Home Patient Safety: Improving Communication across the Interdisciplinary Team
Victoria Shier, MPA, Doctoral Fellow, Pardee RAND Graduate School