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Federal agencies and nonprofit organizations

DoD Patient Safety Program (PSP) partners with several Federal agencies and numerous nonprofit organizations, including the following:

• U.S. Department of Defense – Military Health System
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Health Administration
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Patient Safety
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
• National Quality Forum
• The Joint Commission of Accreditation on Healthcare Organizations

Conferences and Events

The DoD PSP has participated in numerous conferences and events hosted by a variety of organizations. The following is a list of organizations where DoD PSP personnel has participated, or will participate in the future:

• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH)
• The Society of Federal Health Agencies (AMSUS)

Team Resource Centers

Team Resource Centers also provide valuable real-world understanding and experience to the Patient Safety Program:

• Army Trauma Training Center (ATTC), Miami FL
• National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center (NCAMSC), Silver Spring, MD
• Andersen Simulation Center at Madigan AMC, Tacoma, WA
• Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
• 60th Medical Group, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA

Additional Patient Safety Agencies and Organizations

• Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
• Consumers Advancing Patient Safety
• HHS Health Resources and Services Administration
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Institute for Safe Medicine Practices
• National Patient Safety Agency (United Kingdom)
• Patient Safety Institute
• World Health Organization (WHO) Patients for Patient Safety

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