PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - ECRI Institute, (www.ecri.org), an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, is offering a free educational breakfast seminar, "Top Ten Health Technology Hazards," at 2 U.S. locations in November. The seminars will be hosted by Edward Hospital and Health Services in Naperville, IL, on Monday, November 9, 2009, and Parkland Memorial Hospital at Parkland Health and Hospital System, in Dallas, TX, on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

The seminar will focus on ECRI Institute's new list of the top ten health technology hazards that should be on every hospital's list of safety concerns for 2010. The list-updated annually based on problems reported to and investigated by ECRI Institute-includes detailed descriptions of these hazards and actionable steps for avoiding them.

The seminar will also include information on best practices in safety and alert management. Seminar attendees will learn to identify and locate devices that pose risk, avoid common missteps in hazard and recall management, and establish executive buy-in for the alert process.

Speakers include:

-Eric Sacks, Director, Healthcare Product Alerts, ECRI Institute
-Maria Garrity, Supervisor, Alerts Tracker Customer Support and Training, ECRI Institute

This informational seminar is intended for hospital-based biomedical and clinical engineers, materials managers, risk managers, patient safety officers, and senior administrators. The seminars will be held on:

-Monday, November 9, 2009 at Edward Hospital and Health Services, Naperville, IL
-Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, TX

Registration and continental breakfast at both host hospitals begin at 7:30 a.m. and the program runs until 11:00, with an optional networking discussion until 12:00. There is no fee to attend this live event, but advance registration is required as seating is limited.

For more information or to register, visit the Healthcare Technology Safety seminars web site, or contact ECRI Institute by telephone at (610) 825-6000, ext. 5382, or by e-mail at leaches(at)ecri.org.

About ECRI Institute
ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to healthcare to discover which medical procedures, devices, drugs, and processes are best to enable improved patient care. As pioneers in this science for 40 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. ECRI Institute is designated a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization and an Evidence-based Practice by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ECRI Institute PSO is listed as a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, visit https://www.ecri.org.

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