January 20, 2022

Staffing Shortages:
Patient Safety Tools – SO Important Now

Session Overview

The COVID Crisis has generated terrific staffing shortages which have intensified the threats to patients and caregivers. Tried and true concepts, tools, and resources can help caregivers and patients.

  • Lessons Learned from Aviation.
  • Caregivers SBAR: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
  • SBAR for Patients: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Request.
  • Checklists
  • Safety Huddles
  • Situational Awareness for New Staff
  • WHO Surgical Checklist

Join us to revisit many of the important innovations that have been developed for patient safety. The loss of “team-ness” with transient staffing we are now experiencing has increased the risk for adverse events. We need to go back to the “basics”.

We offer these online webinars at no cost to our participants.

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Webinar Video, and Downloads

Webinar Video:


Speaker Slide Set:

Click here to download the combined speakers’ slide set in PDF format – one (1) slide per page.
Click here to download the combined speakers’ slide set in PDF format – four (4) slides per page

To view the file, click the desired link (please note: the files may take several minutes to download). To save to your hard drive, right click on the link and choose “Save Target As.” (In some browsers it might say “Save Link As.”)

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Date, Time, Dial-in Information, & FAQs

January 20, 2022

  • 01:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time
  • 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM  Central Time
  • 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM  Mountain Time
  • 10:00 AM to 1:30 AM  Pacific Time

 Dial-in Info: Audio will be provided through your computer (VoIP) at no cost to you. If VoIP is not an option on your computer, you can use the following number to dial-in:  1-669-900-6833  OR  1-646-876-9923;  Webinar ID:  833 9543 1921.   If you use this dial-in number, you will be charged by your local phone company or long-distance provider for the call.

  Frequently Asked Questions

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CE Credit Information

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness:  Participants will be briefed regarding established patient safety innovations that can be applied during the current staffing surge.
  • Accountability:  Participants will understand who can be accountable for current implementation of established patient safety innovations.
  • Ability:  Participants will learn about certain about established patient safety concepts, tools, and resources that can be applied during the current staffing surge.
  • Action:  Participants may understand what immediate actions to address the threats generated by staffing.

CE Participation Documentation

TMIT Global, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15996, will be issuing 1.5 contact hours for this webinar. TMIT Global is only providing nursing credit at this time.

To request a Participation Document, please click here.

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Session Speakers and Panelists

C. R. Denham, II, MD
C. R. Denham, II, MD
John Nance, JD
John Nance, JD
William Adcox
William Adcox
Gregory H. Botz, M.D., FCCM
Gregory H. Botz, M.D., FCCM
Jennifer Dingman
Jennifer DingmanDiscussion & Reaction to Presentations and Voice of the Patient & Family

Related Resources

Denham C R. 3-1-08. SBAR for Patients. Solutions for Leaders. Click here

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Questions about the Webinar series or need technical assistance? 
E-mail webinars@safetyleaders.org