PAPod 599 - Learn Like Bob: How Pediatric Teams Saved 30,000 Babies

About this episode

Todd Conklin and Bob Edwards discuss how pediatric teams used operational learning to save thousands of babies through the Solutions for Patient Safety initiative.

Todd Conklin and Bob Edwards discuss Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), a grassroots movement of learning teams that used operational learning to dramatically reduce harm in pediatric care.The episode covers emotional stories from the SPS meetings, practical methods like soak time and learning teams, the power of continuous improvement, and the real-world impact of saving thousands of young lives.

People in this episode

Host: Todd Conklin

Guest: Bob Edwards

Topics covered

• pediatric care
• patient safety
• operational learning
• continuous improvement
• learning teams
• harm reduction

Keywords

• pediatric teams
• patient safety
• harm reduction
• learning teams
• continuous improvement
• soak time
• emotional stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solutions for Patient Safety

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