Paul E. Phrampus, MD, FACEP

Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Emergency Medicine

Professor of Emergency Medicine; Professor of Anesthesiology

Director, Winter Institute of Simulation, Education and Research(WISER)

Medical Director for Patient Safety for UPMC

Emergency Department Attending Physician

The culture of Safety is defined as the extent to which safety is emphasized, both formally and informally, by an organization and all its members. The concepts of a safety culture as a core foundation are important to maintain impeccably high rates of organizational safety performance in high reliability organizations. Is healthcare a high reliability organization? What steps do physicians and other leaders need to consider in healthcare to move us in that direction? Join Dr. Phrampus in this engaging presentation to explore the intersection of the safety culture and actual patient safety?