Lucian Leape Institute Annual Forum & Gala
Thank you to our sponsors, our special guest speaker, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH,
and all who participated in making this year’s event such a success.
Save the date for next year:
Fifth Annual Lucian Leape Institute Forum & Gala
September 13, 2012
In a unique and collegial setting designed to encourage sharing of perspectives, the LLI Forum & Gala provides a remarkable opportunity for you to meet and connect with national patient safety thought leaders and peers from across health care and to signal your support for the Institute’s mission.
Afternoon Session
An interactive discussion was led by the Leape Institute members, who offered insights into their work and sought attendee reaction and input.
Evening Program
The networking reception and dinner took place at the State Room, overlooking Boston’s skyline and harbor. Guest speaker, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, gave a thought-provoking talk that touched upon the importance of coaching.
About Dr. Gawande
Dr. Gawande served as a senior health policy advisor in the Clinton presidential campaign and White House from 1992 to 1993. He has been a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine since 1998.
In 2006, Dr. Gawande received a MacArthur Award for his research and writing. He has written three New York Times bestselling books:
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002 and is published in more than twenty languages.
Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance was selected as one of the ten best books of 2007 by Amazon.com.
The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right was selected as one of the best books of 2009 by Amazon.com.
In 2010, he won a National Magazine Award, AcademyHealth’s Impact Award for highest research impact on health care, and selection by Foreign Policy Magazine and TIME magazine as one of the world’s top 100 influential thinkers.
