FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2005
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 will host the Third Annual Excellence in Nursing Conference on May 5, 2006. Keynote Speaker will be 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. For a decade, JCAHO has led an intense effort to improve patient safety. The creation of the International Center for Patient Safety enhances that commitment.

A product of the University of Manitoba in Canada, Angood also trained at McGill University in Montreal and the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He practiced surgery with hospitals of McGill University, then was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania. He has held surgery faculty and hospital administrative positions at Yale University and at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently a Professor of Surgery, Anesthesia, and Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

The Hyatt Jacksonville Riverfront (904.588.1234) is the venue for this conference. A special rate is available for overnight accommodations by referencing the Patient Safety Conference. The statewide conference doubled in attendance in its second year and is expected to continue to grow. For current information on the conference, exhibits and sponsorships, please call 904.766.6524 or go to http://www.fccj.edu/nursingconference/.