Welcome and Opening Remarks

David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH), Thomas Jefferson University
Diana Huang, Student/Resident V.P. of External Affairs, Mid-Year Conference Coordinator, ACMQ MD/MA in Urban Bioethics Candidate, Temple University School of

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote presentation: Future Leaders in Quality and Safety

Peter Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Physician Leadership

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum in Quality

Jennifer Myers, MD, FHM, FACP, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of Quality and Safety Education, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Quality and Safety in the Urban Environment

Susan L. Freeman, MD, MS, FACPE, FACE, Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Health System President & CEO, Temple Center for Population Health, LLC Vice Dean, Health Care Systems, Temple University School of Medicine

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

The Team Approach: A Conversation with ACMQ Vice President

Mark Lyles, MD, MBA, FACMQ, Vice President, ACMQ Chief Strategic Officer, Medical University of South Carolina Clinical Enterprise

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch and Small Group Discussions

Bracken P. Babula, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Samara Ginzburg, MD, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Brian Glynn, BS, RRT, Thomas Jefferson University
Rabecca C. Jaffe, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Jennifer Myers, MD, FHM, FACP, University of Pennsylvania
Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson University
Mark Lyles, MD, MBA, FACMQ, ACMQ, The Medical University of South Carolina
Martin Wegman, ACMQ. Yale University and Florida University

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Case Discussions: Post Event Debrief An Integral Part of Our Patient Safety Culture

Kathleen McNicholas, MD, FACS, JD, LLM, CMQ, Medical Director of Performance Improvement, Christiana Care Health System

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Engaging in Quality Panel

David B. Nash, MD, MBA (Moderator), Thomas Jefferson University
Rebecca C. Jaffe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Patient Safety Officer Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) & Hospitals
Bracken Babula, MD, Instructor in Medicine, TJU Primary Care Physician, Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates
Martin Wegman, National President, Student/Resident Section, ACMQ MD/PhD Candidate, University of Florida; Post-Graduate Fellow, Yale University
Maria Montano, Class of 2017, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

2:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Careers in Quality Panel

Joseph M. Montella, MD, MS, CPE (Moderator and Panel Speaker), Associate Professor Director, Quality Management and Patient Safety Director, Division of Urogynecology, Department of Ob-Gyn, Thomas Jefferson University
Lawrence D. Ward, MD, MPH, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vice-Chair for Clinical Practice and Quality, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Robert M. Dressler, MD, MBA, Associate Patient Safety Officer Vice Chair and Director of Patient Safety and Quality, Medicine Christiana Health Care System
Marina V. Zeltser, MD, MBA, Past National President, Student/Resident Section, ACMQ Resident Physician, Family Medicine & Community Health– Healthcare Quality & Leadership Track, University of Pennsylvania

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM