American Hospital Association Webinar Recording: How Rush Embraces Aging Well - A System of Support from the C-suite to Front Lines for Patient Safety
The American Hospital Association (AHA) held a Health Care Horizons webinar on February 18 on "How Rush Embraces Aging Well: A System of Support from the C-suite to Front Lines for Patient Safety."
Hospital and health system trustees and C-suite leaders play a critical role in advancing patient safety and shaping strategies to meet the needs of an aging population. In this webinar, leaders from Rush University Medical Center discussed how the organization is integrating age-friendly care and patient safety principles to drive and sustain improvements in health care and outcomes.
Speakers included:
- Bob Higgins, M.D., President and Chief Academic Officer, Rush University; Chief Clinical and Academic Officer and Senior Vice President, Rush University System for Health
- Robyn Golden, Associate Vice President of Social Work and Community Health; Co-Director, Rush Center for Excellence in Aging; Co-Director, Center for Health and Social Care Integration; Chair, Department of Social Work
- Magdalena Bednarczyk, M.D., Division Chief, Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, FAIR Frailty Clinic and Rush Senior Care Clinic; Medical Director, Rush Center for Excellence in Aging
- Marie Cleary-Fishman (moderator), Senior Advisor, Health Research & Educational Trust, AHA
Watch the webinar recording.
Learn more about Rush Center for Excellence in Aging.
Learn more about AHA's Age-Friendly Health Systems.
Learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.
Learn more about JAHF co-support of AHA and of Rush University Medical Center.
