More than 240 quality, case management and infection prevention professionals, as well nursing and senior leaders, participated in HASC/Anthem Blue Cross’ fourth annual Southern California Patient Safety Colloquium last week.

The conference featured two keynote speakers and 18 breakout sessions in the following six tracks: Hospital-Acquired Infection/Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Executive Strategies, Surgical Safety, Perinatal Safety, Culture Change, and Continuum of Care. Keynote speakers Dr. James Reinertsen, a nationally known thought leader and consultant to health care executives, presented insights on leadership to Transform Research Into Practice (TRIP), and Dr. Chris Goeschel offered actionable strategies for Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Programs (CUSP) learned from her work at Johns Hopkins, and the Quality and Safety Research Group.