This program is led by international experts in patient safety. Many of these experts have established benchmark patient safety programs in their own organizations and worked with organizations all over the world.

James B. Conway, MS, Senior Vice President
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Charles R. Denham, MD, Chairman
Texas Medical Institute of Technology, Austin, Texas

Frank Federico, RPh, Director
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Allan Frankel, MD, Director of Patient Safety
Partners HealthCare System, Boston, Massachusetts

Carol Haraden, PhD, Vice President
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lucian L. Leape, MD, Adjunct Professor of Health Policy
Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Michael W. Leonard, MD, Physician Leader of Patient Safety
Kaiser Permanente, Evergreen, Colorado

Roger Resar, MD, Senior Fellow
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

William Rupp, MD, President and CEO
Immanuel St. Joseph's — Mayo Health System, Mankato, Minnesota

Terri Simmonds, RN, Director
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Whittington, MD, Patient Safety Officer and Medical Director of Knowledge Management
OSF Healthcare System, Peoria, Illinois