The Elizabeth A. Smith Patient Safety Colloquium
In 2010 with corporate sponsorship and in partnership with Texas Woman’s University,
we launched the first colloquium on patient safety at the Texas Medical Center (TMC),
Houston, TX, the world’s largest medical center. Named in honor of Elizabeth A. Smith,
Ph.D., Founder of Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety, this annual colloquium
brings experts, healthcare leaders, students and patients in an academic setting
designed for learning and sharing new ideas and knowledge. Patient safety topics
are chosen based on high originality, significance and impact as a change agent or
innovation in healthcare quality and patient safety.
The Elizabeth A. Smith Patient Safety Colloquium draws wide interest from the TMC
community with its four-part scholarly presentations on patient safety. Ms. Seema
Mathur, former CNN health correspondent, served as the emcee at the inauguration
of this program.
We are actively seeking funding support and sponsorship to expand this prestigious
program beyond TMC and Houston to a wider national and international audience and
interaction with global leaders, decision makers and policy makers of health care.
