Speak Up for Safety - Human Factors and System Thinking 2.12.26
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Role of cognitive load and fatigue
Understanding error
Designing safe systems
Additional Information
A structured, year-long program designed to build a culture of safety across all healthcare roles. Each month focuses on a key domain of patient safety, combining foundational knowledge, practical skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Quarter 1: Foundations
- Safety principles, systems thinking, and Just Culture
Quarter 2: Speaking Up for Safety
- Event reporting, root cause analysis, and legal frameworks
Quarter 3: Clinical Safety Practices
- Infection control, medication safety, and risk prevention for all staff
Quarter 4: Culture & Leadership
- Safety culture assessment, quality improvement, and case study
- Mark Arbore, MSN, RN, CPN, CPPS, Director, Patient Safety & Crisis Intervention HSD Operations – Patient Safety
- Elizabeth Betinnelli, MAS, LSSGB, EMR, Improvement Specialist, Intermediate HSD Operations – Patient Safety
- Brian Bachowski, RN, BSN, MSHSA, CJCP, Senior Director, patient Safety & Regulatory Oversight HSD Operations – Patient Safety
- Paul E. Phrampus, MD, MBA, CPE, Director, Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER) Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Medical Director, Patient Safety, UPMC Health System University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Accreditation and credit designation
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance

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