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Consumers Advancing Patient Safety Envisions a partnership between consumers and providers to create global healthcare systems that are

While we champion the experience and collective voice of consumers who have experienced system failure, we embrace as partners those dedicated professionals and organizations who share our vision, mission and goals. Our working relationships with each other and with the healthcare community will be guided and governed by the CAPS Statement of Principles, Values and Beliefs. Our hope for the future

is embedded in effective, appreciative collaboration among people and organizations committed to making a difference. CAPS members are worldwide change agents:

with courage, passion, motivations and values similar to CAPS;
have experience with healthcare succeeding and/or failing;
have experienced medical errors, adverse outcomes or near misses for themselves or loved ones; and
are prepared to partner to assure patient safety and a system of just resolution of patient safety problems. CAPS serves as a conduit for the consumer perspective to our partners, including healthcare professionals, researchers, hospitals and other healthcare service organizations, government agencies, accreditors, educators and others in the global community of people and organizations deeply committed to patient safety. We are committed to growing consumer input and participation in shaping the future of healthcare to ensure a safe journey.

09/13/2023

Patient Safety Day happens next Sunday. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) kindly invited me to contribute a blog post in honor of Patient Safety Day 2023. I hope we motivate change and help more patients be heard!

Health care staff must be protected from patients who harm or threaten harm. Patients should not, however, be held to a “professional” level of interaction with staff.

09/15/2022

Read about medication safety for Patient Safety Day 2022, Remembering Chrissie Blackburn, and a profile of Carole Hemmelgarn in the latest CAPS News!

CAPS Newsletter Download Document To read the entire newsletter, click the "Download Document" button above or click on the body of the first page of the newsletter. If that does not work for you, ple

07/13/2022

Don't miss July's CAPS News with information on hand washing and an interview with Laura Batz Townsend from the Louise Batz Foundation. Also, please consider tipping your CAPS at Venmo - CAPS-PatientSafety. Thanks! https://conta.cc/3IQ9lpn

06/06/2022

"The negotiation unit was consistently mentioned as the best part of the class. ..., “Before this class, I thought the only way to resolve conflict was to punch someone out.” ... Now, they said, they knew they could add words to their arsenal."
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Safety Download Document Be sure to click on the link to open the complete Newsletter and continue reading the lead article. Thank you for your support of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety! -Lisa ‌ ‌

05/10/2022

Register Now - Choosing PFAC Discussion Topics. One of our most asked questions - But what do we talk about?! Find out how today at 4 Eastern. Join the one-half hour tutorial. https://conta.cc/3vYZMiM

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05/03/2022

Mental Health Month, an Interview with Linda Kenney and more! Check out the CAPS May 2022 Newsletter here: https://conta.cc/3w3383i

[email protected] Download Document Click "Download Document" to link to a PDF of the entire Newsletter. -LAM ‌ ‌ ‌

03/28/2022

Lisa Morrise is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Choosing PFAC Discussion Topics
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03/11/2022

A half hour Zoom to share how you can achieve Diversity and Inclusion on your PFAC! Register now: https://conta.cc/3tLNmIZ

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02/10/2022

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01/13/2022

Listen to Rosie Bartel share her powerful story and advocate for hand hygiene in this podcast:

https://podcast.saninudge.com/1355380/9872823-rosie-bartel-on-her-experience-as-a-healthcare-associated-infection-survivor-united-states

On the podcast is Rosie Bartel. Rosie Bartel is a widow, a mother, and a grandmother. In this episode, she shares her personal story.In 2009, Rosie underwent a total knee replacement that developed into an MRSA staph infection. The Healthcare-Asso...

12/21/2021

My friend Orley Bills III shared his thoughts on dealing with shepherding children through medically complex lives. Orley is an amazing Social Worker with the palliative care team at Primary Children’s hospital. You may find this podcast helpful in any journey with loved ones facing illness and loss. I personally like his Mama Bear discussion and how all family members can be impacted by a person’s illness. It will just take about half an hour for you to hear the entire podcast:

The rollercoaster of emotions that comes along with having a medically complex child is an inherent part of the “job”.

11/15/2021

Check out the latest CAPS Newsletter: “Often becoming someone’s caregiver is not a choice nor does it come with much notice. Caregivers need to be supported!” I agree! Thankfully, this is National Caregiver’s Month in the USA. Other countries also honor caregivers. Unfortunately, support for caregivers varies widely."
https://www.patientsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nov-2021-Newsletter-w_all_edits.pdf

09/17/2021

Which day is Patient Safety Day?

https://www.patientsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CAPS-Newsletter-Sept-2021-v3-w-HH-Edits.pdf

09/08/2021

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Restarting and Energizing PFACs - Easy to Implement How-To Lists
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