Women's Health Symposium to Focus on Patient Safety Through Technology and Improved Communication

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 "Patient Safety ThroughTechnology and Improved Communication" is the theme of the 26th Annual FallSymposium for women's health care providers sponsored by the MontefioreMedical Center Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health. Theconference, called Autumn in New York 2007, will be held November 9-11 at TheNew York Helmsley Hotel in New York City. The goal of the conference is topresent the most current scientific information about improving patient safetythrough communication and technology in order to reduce medical error andincrease patient satisfaction.

In addition to the Montefiore participants, a wide range of speakers willpresent talks from the most prestigious medical institutions in the nation,including Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, MemorialSloan-Kettering, Johns Hopkins University and many others.

For further information, or to register, please contact Vincene Aquilatoor Donna Gerardi at 718.430.4192/3583 or [email protected] [email protected] meeting will focus on: -- Team training, bar coding, physician order entry, electronic medical records and their impact on patient safety. -- How obstetricians can partner with their medical liability carriers to improve patient safety. -- How surgical and obstetric simulation can be used for physician training. -- The newest robotic surgery techniques. Participants from Montefiore Medical Center include: Irwin R. Merkatz, M.D., Chairman, Department of Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Cynthia Chazotte, M.D., Director of Obstetrics and Perinatology Jason Adelman, M.D., Medical Safety Officer Peter Bernstein, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Associate Professor Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Yi-Shin Dennis Kuo, M.D., Assistant Director of the Division of GYN Oncology Marvin Fried, MD, Chairman, Otorhynolaryngology Erika Banks, M.D., Director of Gynecology, Department of Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Ashlesha Dayal, M.D., Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

SOURCE Montefiore Medical Center

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