Speak Up for SaferCare
Speak Up for SaferCare
SaferCare Texas
Patient safety is everybody’s business. Preventable medical errors occur in 10% of all patient encounters in a variety of healthcare settings, which can be devastating to patients, families, and the healthcare workers providing their care. Most errors originate from faulty systems or processes, and not individuals. Speak Up for SaferCare shares stories from subject matter experts, healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers-and aims to illuminate where things went wrong, so future harm is prevented.
Rural Digital Literacy
In this episode, learn how rural librarian Dianne Connery became a community advocate in Pottsboro, Texas.
May 11, 2022
27 min
Preventing Harm from Opioids with Dr. Emanuel George
In this episode, Dr. Emanuel George, an Associate Professor in the HSC College of Pharmacy, contrasts the differences between opioid and non-opioid pain medications and introduces non-pharmacologic methods for pain management.
May 4, 2022
30 min
Age Friendly Health Systems with Dr. Kate Taylor
In this episode, Dr. Kate Taylor, Clinical Executive for SaferCare Texas and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, explains how healthcare professionals should listen to what matters to them.
Apr 27, 2022
30 min
From Routine Tonsillectomy to Steven Johnson Syndrome with Karen Sims
Listen to SaferCare Texas’ Director John Sims interview his wife, Karen Sims, as she shares her challenging healthcare journey.
Apr 20, 2022
27 min
Knee Surgery Complications Seen Through a Patient's Lens with Brett Wells
In our second patient experience episode, meet Brett Wells as he shares his twelve-year journey following 39 surgeries.
Mar 30, 2022
25 min
What is a Patient Safety Organization?
Karen Kendrick MSN, RN and the VP of Clinical Initiatives and Quality for the Texas Hospital Association, describes Patient Safety Organizations and how they improve patient safety and quality of care.
Mar 23, 2022
28 min
Executive Healthcare Leader "Jumps Right In"
Listen this week as Aaron Lopez, RN, CEO of ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Weatherford, Texas, explains how injecting fun into the workplace incentivizes staff to find their joy in the face of unprecedented circumstances.
Mar 16, 2022
28 min
A Certified Midwife's Perspective
Midwife Katie Grennan, RN, CNM, and Dr. Teresa Wagner provide special insight on how current “routine” practices may contribute to poor maternal outcomes.
Mar 9, 2022
25 min
Speak Up for SaferCare Podcast Trailer
Speak Up for SaferCare shares stories from subject matter experts, healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers-and aims to illuminate where things went wrong, so future harm is prevented.
Mar 3, 2022
1 min
Managing Psychological Stress During an Emergency
Listen to our next episode as Dr. Beeson describes how to manage psychological stress during emergencies.
Mar 2, 2022
36 min
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