"A Promise to a Mother: Michael Wong's Mission to Improve Patient Safety"

About this episode

Michael Wong shares his journey from defense attorney to patient safety advocate after a personal tragedy.

Send a text In the latest episode of the award-winning podcast Inside Medical Malpractice, host Chris Rokosh continues to examine leaders in the world of patient safety with a riveting interview with Michael Wong, JD. Listen to the powerful story behind Michael’s transformation from a successful defense attorney to a leading patient safety advocate. Driven by a promise made to the grieving mother of a young woman who died from opioid-induced respiratory depression while using a Patient Contro...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Rokosh

Guest: Michael Wong Jd

Topics covered

• patient safety
• medical malpractice
• opioid crisis

Keywords

• patient safety advocate
• opioid-induced respiratory depression
• medical malpractice

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Books & works: A Promise to a Mother: Michael Wong's Mission to Improve Patient Safety, Inside Medical Malpractice

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