| News from the American College of Surgeons Media Alert! For Immediate Release: January 11, 2006 |
Contact: Sally Garneski 312-202-5409 |
American College of Surgeons to Discuss New Approaches
to Patient Safety in the Operating Room
WASHINGTON DC: What do airline pilots and surgeons have in common? Find out at a press briefing on new approaches to patient safety in the operating room presented by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006. Surgeons will explain how they have been working with safety experts in the aviation industry to develop and adapt aviation teamwork strategies to enhance patient safety and prevent accidents in the operating room. Medical/health reporters and general interest reporters with an interest in safety issues are encouraged to attend this session.
Press credentials or a media business card should be presented upon registering on site at the National Press Club.
Contact: Sally Garneski or Cory Petty, American College of Surgeons, 312-202-5409, e-mail: pressinquiry@facs.org
| WHAT: | New Approaches to Patient Safety in the Operating Room Press Briefing presented by the American College of Surgeons |
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| DATE: | Wednesday, January 18, 2006 | |
| TIME: | 9:00 – 10:00 am (ET) Press Registration begins at 8:30 am |
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| LOCATION: | The Holeman Lounge |
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