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Eliminating Serious Patient Safety Events in Surgical and Procedural Areas: A Statewide Conference and Call to Action for California Hospitals.

UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement. May 14–15, 2015; DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, CA.

This conference will cover analysis of data submitted to California's adverse event reporting system, strategies to prevent serious safety incidents, and the benefits of state reporting systems. Featured speakers include Dr. Kenneth Kizer and Julianne Morath.

Conference information 

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