6th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium, 11/15/18 DECEMBER 5, 2018 BY INTERNAL MEDICINE AT IOWA “Facts provide us with knowledge. Stories provide us with wisdom.” Sorrel King, mother of Josie and founder of the Josie King Foundation, shared her story with the attendees of the 6th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium. The presentation began with the gripping story of the medical error that resulted in the death of her young child, Josie. But over...

On the heels of National Family Caregivers Month in November, which this year carried the theme of “Supercharge Your Caregiving,” here is a way to carry out that charge year-round. And carry it out we must, because health care can no longer ignore these folks. The Caregiver Action Network estimates that there are over 90 million Americans doing this critical work, which is largely publicly invisible, unpaid, and underappreciated. The Josie King...

The Josie King Foundation believes that nurses are leading the charge for a safer, more compassionate health care system. But they realize that in addition to the joys of healing, nurses face many emotional upheavals related to patient suffering, a complex workplace, new technologies, and fear of clinical errors. When personal pressures from everyday living are added to the already heavy load, the weight can lead to nurse stress, anxiety,...

Published in: The Philadelphia Inquirer Written by: Michael R. Cohen, Ph.D. 6/15/2015 – Several tragic deaths about 15 years ago were compelling factors that led to patient- and family-initiated “Rapid Response Teams” (RRT) that were mentioned in my June 3, 2015 blog.  The first was a tragic death of an 18-month-old child, Josie King, who had been hospitalized for treatment of burns from a bathtub accident. Josie had been healing well,...

Published in: Cecil Daily 6/3/2015 – BEL AIR — Lisa Karmel, director of guest services at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) received the Josie King Hero Award recently. The award founded by the Josie King Foundation and presented at a senior leadership team meeting, recognizes those who create a culture of patient safety. The award has been presented four times nationally, and Karmel is the first member of the UM...

Published in: Boston Herald Written by: Chris Mason 4/20/2015 – In the aftermath of the 2013 bombings, the Boston Marathon has become a place where runners congregate to cope with tragedy. Victims will take on the 26.2-mile course alongside countless others who use running as a tool to overcome a myriad of losses. Sorrel King will be taking on Heartbreak Hill for the first time today. For King, running was crucial in overcoming the loss...