AAMI & Becton Dickinson's Patient Safety Award
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| Nancy Pratt, San Diego Patient Safety Council 2013 Award Recipient |
This award recognizes outstanding achievements by healthcare professionals who have made a significant advancement toward the improvement of patient safety.
Candidates must demonstrate:
- Dedication to improving the quality of healthcare and patient safety.
- Current and direct involvement with a specific safety initiative to improve the safety of clinical technology or its use in healthcare.
- A commitment to patient safety by writing articles, participating in committees, and/or speaking at educational events on patient safety-related topics involving technology.
Candidates should demonstrate:
- Examples of their projects that were implemented to improve clinician technology challenges, thus supporting overall improvement in patient care.
- Leadership in advancing the quality of healthcare and patient safety in their own organizations.
- Involvement in supporting improvements to patient safety by participating in national, state or local patient safety organizations or programs. (eg, speaker, author, dissemination of best practices).
- Special recognition by their employer for contributions to patient safety.
Nominators may submit evidence of activities relevant to this award and to the candidate's achievements.
Thanks to the generous support of Becton Dickinson, this award includes a check for $1,500 and a plaque.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15, 2014. Link here to open the Nomination Form. For more information, contact Shane Osborne at +1-703-253-8273 or sosborne@aami.org.
AAMI & Becton Dickinson's Patient Safety Award Winners |
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2013 |
San Diego Patient Safety Council |
1995
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Ira Tackel, CCE |
2012 |
Karen Giuliano, RN, PhD, MBA |
1994
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Deborah Burstein, PhD |
2011 |
Bryce Rutter, PhD |
1993
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Dwight Nishimura, PhD |
2010 |
Tomasz Tkaczyk, PhD |
1992
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Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD |
2009 |
Guruprasad Madhavan, PhD |
1991
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Neal E. Fearnot, PhD |
2008
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Ronald S. Newbower, PhD |
1990
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Michael J. Kallok, PhD |
2007
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Marvin Shepherd, PE |
1989
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George Kondraske, PhD |
2006
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A. Ray Dalton |
1988
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Kenneth R. Hogstrom, PhD |
2005
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Rebekah Drezek, PhD |
1986
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Donna Bourgelais |
2004
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Vinay Shah, MD |
1985
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Stephen C. Jacobsen |
2003
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Becki E. Harter |
1984
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Robert A. Kruger, PhD |
2002
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John W. Gosbee, MD |
1983
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Perry J. Blackshear, MD |
2001
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Jeffrey I. Joseph, DO |
1982
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William D. Ensminger, MD, PhD |
2000
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Rabih O. Darouiche, MD |
1981
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Anthony M. Albisser, PhD |
1999
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John D. Hughes, Jr |
1980
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Deane B. Jacques, MD |
1997
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Suresh Gurunathan |
1979
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Dwayne R. Westenskow, PhD |
1996
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Arun Gulani, MD |
1977
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William Schuler Pierce, MD |


