At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Describe how to apply the Safer Dx instrument to identify if there was a missed opportunity for diagnostic excellence
- Utilize the DEER (Diagnosis Error and Evaluation Research) Taxonomy - a method to identify failure points across the diagnostic process
About this presenter:
Kathleen (Kate) Gibbs, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit
Medical Director, Newborn/Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Gibbs graduated from Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and her pediatric residency at fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She then stayed as faculty at Mount Sinai where she also served as a pediatric clerkship and sub-internship director, associate program director of the residency program and associate director for patient safety for Kravis Children’s Hospital. She transitioned to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2017, where she is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. She is currently the Medical Director for the Newborn/Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program which was established in 2010 to provide multi-disciplinary care for infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In addition, she is the Medical Director for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Newborn/Infant Intensive Care unit.
