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Hosted by the Institute of Medicine and chaired by its President, Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, the PSEP Governing Council was convened on May 15, 2006 in Washington DC. Members reviewed the Patient Safety Education Project, considered its challenges and potential, and made helpful suggestions. They unanimously endorsed the project.
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Governing Council, Patient Safety Education Project

Name

Organization

Title

James B. Battles, PhD, Ex-Officio

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Senior Service Fellow

Larry S. Boress, MPA, CAE

Midwest Business Group on Health

President & Chief Executive Officer

Robert J. Borotkanics, MPH

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Social Scientist

Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH

Aetna

Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

James B. Conway

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Senior Vice President

F. Daniel Duffy, MD

American Board of Internal Medicine

Senior Advisor

Karen W. Feinstein, PhD

Jewish Healthcare Foundation

President

Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD

Institute of Medicine

President

Mary E. Foley, MS, RN

Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care

Associate Director

Jonás Gonseth-García, MD, MBA

Pan American Health Organization / WHO

Associate Professional Expert in Quality

Kerm Henriksen, PhD, Ex-Officio

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Human Factors Advocate for Patient Safety

Marge Keyes, MA, Ex-Officio

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Patient Safety Team Leader

David C. Leach, MD

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Executive Director (Retired)

Lucian L. Leape, MD, MPH

Harvard School of Public Health

Adjunct Professor, Health Policy

Peter M. Leibold, Esq.

American Health Lawyers Association

Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

David E. Longnecker, MD, FRCA Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Director, Division of Health Care Affairs

Lamar S. McGinnis, MD

American Cancer Society

Senior Medical Consultant

Dennis O’Leary, MD

The Joint Commission

President (Retired)

Robin Osborn, MBA

International Program in Health Policy, The Commonwealth Fund

Vice President & Director

Diane C. Pinakiewicz, MBA

National Patient Safety Foundation

President

William M. Sage, MD, JD

The University of Texas at Austin

Vice Provost for Health Affairs

Paul Schyve, MD

The Joint Commission

Senior Vice President

Maribeth Shannon, MS

California Healthcare Foundation

Director, Market and Policy Monitor Program

Susan E. Sheridan, MIM, MBA

Consumers Advancing Patient Safety

Co-Founder and President

Barry Silbaugh, MD

American College of Physician Executives

President

David P. Stevens, MD

American Association of Medical Colleges; Institute for Improving Clinical Care

Director

Barry M. Straube, MD

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Acting Director, Office of Clinical Standards & Quality; Acting Chief Medical Officer

John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP

American College of Physicians

Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

Reed V. Tuckson, MD

United Health Group

Senior Vice President, Consumer