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Educational Programs

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Health Services Research

Master's Program in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

Certificate Program in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

Faculty & Staff

Centers

Programs in Healthcare Quality

Center for Healthcare Equity

Center for Patient Safety

Health Economics Center

Health Literacy and Learning Program

Faculty

Courses will be taught by Northwestern faculty representing leading clinicians, researchers, and educators in the fields of Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. In addition there will be guest lectures by national leaders and experts in these fields.

Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Program Directors
	Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MP Co-Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety President and CEO American Board of Medical Specialties Professor of Clinical Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University		Donna Woods, EdM, PhD Co-Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Assistant Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
"Following the release of the Institute of Medicine's reports, "To Err is Human" and "Crossing the Quality Chasm," there has been a tremendous increase in interest in healthcare quality and patient safety. These reports also resulted in increases in the breadth and complexity of information related to the sciences of managing healthcare quality and patient safety."		“There are many problems with the US healthcare system. Only ~50% of patients receive recommended treatments based on the best evidence and deaths due to medical errors related to flaws in the healthcare systems are now the 5th – 8th leading cause of death in the US. There is a growing need for healthcare professionals of all disciplines to master the theory and methods essential for improving quality and patient safety of our US healthcare system."

Course Directors Healthcare Quality
	Cynthia Barnard, MBA Director, Quality Strategies Northwestern Memorial Hospital
	Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Session Leaders
	David W. Baker, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Chief, General Internal Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Elizabeth Behrens, RN MS Vice President of Quality and Performance Improvement Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
	Carmella Bocchino Executive Vice President Clinical Affairs & Strategic Planning America's Health Insurance Plans
	Helen Burstin, MD, MPH Senior Vice President Performance Measures National Quality Forum
	Julie Creamer Vice President, Operations and Quality Northwestern Memorial Hospital
	Abel Kho, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Susan Nedza MD, MBA Special Program Office Value Based Purchasing The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
	Edward S. Ogata, MD, MM Chief Medical Officer Children’s Memorial Hospital
	Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH President NCQA
	Christopher Queram President/CEO Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
	Becky Steward Manager, Patient Safety Learning Collaborative Illinois Hospital Association
	John X. Thomas, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Educational Programs Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Charles Watts, MD Chief Medical Officer Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Course Directors Patient Safety
	Gary A. Noskin, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Northwestern Center for Patient Safety Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	John Vozenilek, MD Director, Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Assistant Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Session Leaders
	Peter Angood, MD Senior Advisor National Quality Forum
	Cynthia Barnard, MBA Director Quality Strategies Northwestern Memorial Hospital
	William Grobman, MD, MBA Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD Director, Center for Healthcare Equity Institute for Healthcare Studies Research Associate Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Martin Hatlie, JD Director Partnership for Patient Safety
	John Hickner, MD, MSc Professor of Family Medicine The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
	Jane Holl, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Julie Johnson, MSPH, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Chicago
	David Liebovitz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Lee Lindquist, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	June McKoy, MD, MPH, JD Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	David Stevens, MD Editor, Quality and Safety in Health Care Adjunct Professor and Director Quality Literature Program Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Care
	Robert L Wears, MD, MS Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Senior Scientist in the Center for Simulation, Education and Safety Research, University of Florida Clinical Safety Research Unit Imperial College, London
	Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA Director, Center for Communication in Healthcare General Internal Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
	Jonathan Young Senior Scientist, System Safety and Risk Assessment Pacific Northwest National Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy

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