FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2006
Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

Patient Safety: Let’s put it into Practice!
Florida Community College’s Annual Excellence in Nursing Conference May 5
Peter B. Angood, M.D., JCAHO chief patient safety officer, to deliver keynote address

The Florida Community College at Jacksonville Department of Nursing is hosting the Third Annual Excellence in Nursing Conference on May 5, 2006, from 7:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. The keynote speaker is Peter B. Angood, M.D., vice president for JCAHO, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Angood is also chief patient safety officer for the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety, a new initiative co-sponsored by JCAHO and Joint Commission Resources.

Joining Angood on the speakers’ roster are a number of regionally and internationally known nursing and health care educators, including Audrey L. Nelson, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, Center Director, Patient Safety Center for Inquiry, University of South Florida, Tampa; Lynn Unruh, Ph.D., R.N., LHRM, Assistant Professor, Health Services Administration Program, University of Central Florida, Orlando; Matthew C. Grissinger, R.Ph., FASCP, Medication Safety Analyst, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, PA; Patricia R. Messmer, Ph.D., R.N., BC, FAAN, Nurse Researcher, Miami Children's Hospital, FL; Robert Wears, M.D., M.S., Professor-Emergency Medicine, University Of Florida, Jacksonville.

The Hyatt Jacksonville Riverfront (904.588.1234) is the venue for this conference. Individual registration for the conference is $150. For current information on the conference, registration, exhibits and sponsorships, please call 904.766.6524 or go to the conference web page.