I have a few very busy months coming up. I have been invited to be the keynote speaker at two of Wisconsin Hospital Association's Fall Conferences in September and I am co-chairing the 26th Annual IHI Forum in December. I am also doing a workshop at the Forum entitled "Patient Driven Policies".
I am excited about these opportunities because it will help reach many in the medical field. Many times they know about the numbers and the percentages but have not heard stories that are connected to those numbers. So many times when I attend meetings with the medical field personnel, I find they know their numbers but they do not know how patients have been harmed or how they have been harmed in their hospital or clinic.
It is not always easy to be the voice of the patient. For many patients the pain and anger makes it to hard for them to share their story. It takes a lot of courage some days to tell your story especially when there is a room full of medical staff. Many times they do not want to hear about the issues.
If you have a story I could use as a case study example in my workshop, e-mail me at bartel1949@gmail.com or call me at 920-517-7278 for more information.
I am excited about these opportunities because it will help reach many in the medical field. Many times they know about the numbers and the percentages but have not heard stories that are connected to those numbers. So many times when I attend meetings with the medical field personnel, I find they know their numbers but they do not know how patients have been harmed or how they have been harmed in their hospital or clinic.
It is not always easy to be the voice of the patient. For many patients the pain and anger makes it to hard for them to share their story. It takes a lot of courage some days to tell your story especially when there is a room full of medical staff. Many times they do not want to hear about the issues.
If you have a story I could use as a case study example in my workshop, e-mail me at bartel1949@gmail.com or call me at 920-517-7278 for more information.