#PioneerPitch
By Guest Blogger Sarah H. Parker,
PhD, human factors research scientist and director of education and academic
affairs at MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare
My fellow
associates—
Have you
ever done something because someone you liked and respected did it? I know I
have. What if we can take this idea, that people are influenced by individuals
they like and respect, and use it to spread patient safety practices?
Our idea is that “safety is contagious.”
We believe that we can leverage existing social networks within healthcare to
create a social epidemic of safety.
A team from
the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, which includes myself; Raj Ratwani, PhD, a senior human factors research scientist and
scientific director; and Alan Fong, human factors research
specialist, is one of only eight teams
selected by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) from 521 submissions (!) to present our idea
in the Pioneer
Pitch competition on October 16 in New York City.
We need your help!
If you use
social media (Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn), help us get the word out.
Here’s a couple of examples of tweets or posts you could use:
Tweet: MedStar is 1 of 8 finalists presenting at #pioneerpitch on 10/16.
Read more: http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/10/creating_a_socialep.html
Post: MedStar has one of eight finalists presenting at the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Pitch Day on 10/16. Read about our idea in
this Q&A: http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/10/creating_a_socialep.html
Pioneer Pitch Day is sponsored by
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and is an opportunity to pitch an idea live and in-person to RWJF program
staff and an esteemed group of judges. The foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio is
focused on funding transformative innovations in health and healthcare.
We could certainly use everybody's help and support as we push this idea forward!
ReplyDeleteRaj
Congratulations to you, Raj, and Allan on a great pitch! So happy to hear that your team was selected as one of the three finalists!!!! The pitch was great and I knew they'd love it! Congratulations!
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