Interested in new strategies and protocols to improve perinatal safety? Register for the July 17 Southern California Patient Safety Collaborative Track III meeting focused on Perinatal Safety, reducing the frequency of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation, and preventing birth trauma. Register online.

Topics and speakers include:

Physician and Nurse Champions – Eliminating Early Elective Deliveries

Hellen Rodriguez, MD, Director of Perinatal Services
Jeannie Badertscher, MSN, RNC-OB, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Focus on the Mother: Post-Partum Emergencies

Larry Veltman, MD, FACOG, Risk Management & Patient Safety Institute

Patient Safety Culture Survey: 2010 Results and 2012 Opportunities

Mary Ellen Filbey, RN, BSN, JD, CPHRM
Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety Specialist

Error Prevention: Is Your Program “All In” for 2012?
Chasing Zero Video and Discussion

Julia Slininger, Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety, HASC

The next SCPSC Track III meeting on Perinatal Safety will take place Tuesday, Oct. 23. SCPSC meetings are presented by HASC, Health Services Advisory Group and National Health Foundation and take place at Pacific Palms Conference Resort, Industry Hills.

Partners for Patient Safety First…a California Partnership for Health include:

• Anthem Blue Cross
• The three regional hospital associations of California: Southern California, San Diego & Imperial Counties, and Northern & Central California
• National Health Foundation