Medical Harm

Closing Thoughts from Lisa Freeman

By Lisa Freeman

The student session at Marseille East is wrapping up and I feel very hopeful.  I came here as a patient advocate and as a family member of someone who was harmed during surgery and subsequently died.  I have had the privilege to share my family’s story with many who are here and I have been told that you have taken something positive away from it. I have watched many of the participants have “Ah ha!” moments during the various exercises and games.  Listening to the commitments that have been made, and the ideas for change that everyone is bringing back home with them, I feel hopeful that what Patty, David, Helen and I, as well as all the other victims of medical harm have experienced will occur less and less often!

One last thought that I want to share as you return back to… Continue reading

AELPS 2022 Dates

BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO:
- CMF Scholars (Week 1)*: 6/5/22 - 6/9/22
*Session exclusive to COPIC Medical Foundation Residents.
- Sorrel McElroy Scholars (Week 2): 6/12/22 - 6/16/22
 
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