Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
Board
Board of Health Professions
Meeting:
Issues Forum

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 11/15/2000  9:00 am
Location Omni Hotel,100 S. 12th Street,
Richmond, Virginia 
Board Website http://www.dhp.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? No
Purpose of the meeting
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report entitled "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" has made headlines across the country.1 The report suggests that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical errors. The reasons for these medical errors are complex and multifaceted. Within the context of the present healthcare environment: How can health regulatory boards encourage reporting of medical errors so that measures can be taken to prevent future occurrences? Are the appropriate measures in place to insure ongoing competence of health care providers? What would be the implications of re-examination and re-licensure on patients, providers, payors, and health care organizations? The Board of Health Professions (BHP) is a seventeen-member body appointed by the Governor and comprised of practitioners and consumers. The BHP will host an Issues Forum entitled "The Role of Health Regulatory Boards in the Reduction of Medical Errors" on November 15, 2000 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We are pleased to announce Senator William T. Bolling, Chair, Joint Commission on Health Care, as the panel moderator. Panel participants will speak to issues regarding the Institute of Medicine report1 and how the recommendations within the report can be implemented in practice. Following brief presentations by the panel experts, there will be interactive dialogue between the audience and panel in a questions and answer format. We hope that you will be able to attend this worthwhile event. Seating is available for 150 attendees. Please RSVP to Kirsten Barrett at (804) 662-7218 or via email at kbarrett@dhp.state.va.us no later than November 1, 2000.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Elizabeth A. Carter, Ph.D.  / Deputy Executive Director
Address: Southern States Bldg., 6606 W. Broad St., 4th Floor
Richmond, 23230-1717
Email Address: ecarter@dhp.state.va.us
Telephone: (804)662-7691    FAX: (804)662-9504    TDD: (804)662-7197