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World Patient Safety Day 2026 Webinar
Join PFPS US for our 2026 World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) Webinar, The Safe Healthcare System Patients Deserve. September 17th, 10:00 AM to Noon ET. Registration is required. There is no fee.
WPSD 2026 kicks off a year of global focus on patient safety risks associated with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). The webinar event will also highlight emergent developments and solutions to longstanding patient safety challenges in the United States, followed by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) commentary.
Confirmed speakers include:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, elected to the United States Senate by the people of Maryland in November 2016, Chris Van Hollen is committed to fighting every day to ensure that our state and our country live up to their full promise of equal rights, equal justice, and equal opportunity.
Sue Sheridan
President & CEO, PFPS US: The Safe Healthcare System that Patients Deserve: A Call from the Patient Community to Action.
Leah Binder
President and CEO, the Leapfrog Group: Transparency Galvanizes Patient Safety, But There are Threats Ahead.
Patricia McGaffigan
Senior Advisor, Patient Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): The 4Ms: A Whole-Person Safety Framework for Older Adults Across the NCD Journey.
Karen Feinstein
Project Lead, Jewish Healthcare Foundation/CASH Coalition; Michael Rosen, Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine; Robert El-Kareh, Associate Medical Director, University of California San Diego
Michelle Schreiber
Deputy Director for Quality and Value, CMS. Dr. Schreiber will comment on CMS initiatives and how the presentations of earlier speakers may relate to the CMS goal of ensuring optimal care for all.
Patient for Patient Safety US (PFPS US) is a nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our EIN is: 99-1261122
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