Community Health Education Center 10th Anniversary Lecture: "Why Hospitals Should Fly" October 18, 2012

A pioneer in medical and aviation safety, John J. Nance is a decorated Air Force and commercial pilot and a founder of the National Patient Safety Foundation. His ideas about leadership, responsibility, transparency and accountability are part of the national conversation on how a team-centered approach can save lives, make patients safer and strengthen the performance of hospitals and clinics. He will discuss his recent book “Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care” on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 6 p.m. in the Kontos Medical Sciences Building located at 1217 East Marshall Street on the VCU medical campus, and he will share how communications, common goals, relationships among all levels of medical staff and other themes contribute to success in clinical settings. While this event is free and open to the public, registration is requested--registration assists with the planning of the event and facilitates seating. To register online, see http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/nance/. To register offline or to request special accommodations or make other enquiries, call Gregory G. Kimbrell at (804) 828-0593. Parking is available for a fee at the 8th Street deck at 659 North 8th Street.

This event marks the 10th anniversary of the Community Health Education Center, a consumer health library dedicated to providing patients, their family members and members of the greater Richmond community with access to authoritative and accurate health information. For details, see http://wp.vcu.edu/chec/.

Official Website: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/nance/