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PSEP is collaborating with RAND on an AHRQ funded project the goal of which is to Refine, Develop, and Conduct Formative Evaluation of High-Impact Training Modules for Front-line Nursing Home Personnel to Improve Patient Safety. The project is designed to strengthen knowledge of patient safety practices that will be effective in nursing home settings, develop an educational curriculum to support implementation of those practices, and refine the curriculum so it can be easily used by front line NH providers to enhance the safety of NH patients.
Debora Simmons, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS has been appointed Associate Director of the Patient Safety Education Project (PSEP). Ms. Simmons is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in critical and acute care with an extensive background in technology and complex patient care systems. She most recently was Associate Director and an investigator for the Institute of Healthcare Excellence at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a member of the University Of Texas Center Of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice. She is also a founding advisor and board member of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, a partnering safety coalition of consumers helping healthcare advance a safety culture through alliances with the healthcare industry and World Health Organization, a member of the United States Pharmacopeia Safe Medications Use Committee, which sets standards for pharmaceutical products, and a recipient of the ISMP Cheers Award for her dedication to facilitating education and information sharing on medication error prevention issues. She is currently finishing her doctoral degree at Texas Woman's University. The entire PSEP team is happy to have her expertise and experience in this new leadership role and expects wonderful things from her.