Josie King Foundation Programs
Care for the Caregiver
Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD
Program Leaders
Janel D. Sexton, Ph.D., MA
Janel D. Sexton, Ph.D., MA is a social and health psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University. She received graduate training in Counseling from San Diego State University and completed her doctoral work in psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. Her work focuses on how people cope with upheavals, and the role that expressive writing can play in helping caregivers move beyond traumatic and stressful events. Her research and expertise also include diversity issues.
Condition Help (Condition H)
Hospital
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – UPMC Shadyside and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
Program Leaders
UPMC:
Beth Kuzminsky, RN, MSN, Associate – Center of Quality Improvement and InnovationTami Minnier, RN, MSN, FACHE, Vice President – Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation
UPMC Shadyside:
Sandy Rader, RN, MSA, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President – Patient Care Services
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh:
Diane Hupp, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President – Patient Care ServicesMichael Decker, MD, The Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Service, Physician Lead for Condition HMichele Carlson, BSN, RN, Unit Director, Supplemental Staffing Pool Administrator on Duty/Patient Flow Coordinator
Josie King Nursing Awards
For 2011, the Josie King Foundation is partnering with the American Nurses Foundation to award a $10,000 research grant to a nurse-led project focusing on improving patient safety. Details on the program and submission guidelines are available at the American Nurses Foundation website. Applications are due to the American Nurses Foundation on May 2, 2011.
Josie King Patient Safety Program
Hospital
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center – Baltimore, MD
Program Leaders
George J. Dover, M.D.
Marlene R. Miller, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.A.P.
Christoph Lehmann, M.D.
Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael A. Veltri, Pharm.D.
Lisa C. Phifer, R.N., MSN
Claire M. Beers, R.N., MSN
Catherine Garger, R.N., BSN
Maryland Disclosure Program
Program Leaders
Albert Wu, MD, MPH
Albert Wu, MD, MPH is a practicing internist and professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is interested in improving the quality and safety of medical care, and how medical errors are handled when they occur. Albert Wu has argued since the early 1990’s that physicians are obligated to tell patients and families about medical errors.
Pediatric Rapid Response Teams
Hospital
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center – Baltimore, MD
Program Leaders
Elizabeth (Betsy) A. Hunt, MD, MPH
