Mark your calendars for an upcoming event organized and co-sponsored by CHSIE, UW Medicine, and The Washington Patient Safety Coalition.
You are invited to watch a public screening of the new documentary “To Err Is Human” on March 14th at 6pm in UW Medical Center’s Hogness Auditorium. The movie is free, but attendance is limited to 200.
About the film: The #3 leading cause of death in the US is its own health care system, with medical mistakes leading to as many as 440,000 preventable deaths every year. Yet most Americans are unaware of the existence of this problem. To Err Is Human is an in-depth documentary about this silent epidemic and those working quietly behind the scenes to fix it.
Through interviews with leaders in healthcare, footage of real-world efforts leading to safer care, and one family’s compelling journey from tragedy to triumph, the documentary provides a unique look at our healthcare system’s ongoing fight against preventable harm.
Directed by Michael Eisenberg, the son of late patient safety pioneer Dr. John M. Eisenberg, To Err is Human is named after the groundbreaking 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine). Film website: www.toerrishumanfilm.com.
When: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM, PST
Run time: 90 minutes, discussion led by Dr. Thomas Gallagher to follow film
Location: University of Washington Medical Center
Hogness Auditorium, (Room A-420)
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
Cost: Free
Registration: Mandatory. Register at: to-err-is-human-wpsc-uw-screening.eventbrite.com
Presented by UW Medicine, the UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice and The Washington Patient Safety Coalition.