Knowledge is the enemy of unsafe care
Research Advisory Council 24 June 2008, Baltimore, MD, USA
Chair Dr Carolyn Clancy Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality United States of America
Members
Dr Narendra Arora. Executive Director, International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), India Prof Zulfiqar Bhutta . Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Dr Somsak Chunharas . Secretary General of the Thailand Health Foundation, Thailand Prof Sally Davies . Director, Research & Development, Department of Health, UK Dr Atul Gawande. Assistant Professor, Harvard University and scientific writer Dr Fiona Godlee . Editor British Medical Journal Dr Harvey V. Fineberg . President, Institute of Medicine, United States of America Dr Lindiwe Makubalo. Cluster Manager, Health Information, Evaluation, Epidemiology and Research, Department of Health, South Africa Mr Kevin McCarthy . Head of Sector Public Health Research, Directorate for Health Research, European Commission Dr Dennis O'Leary. President Emeritus, The Joint Commission, United States of America Dr Tikki Pang. Director, Research, Policy and Cooperation; Information, Evidence and Research Cluster, World Health Organization Dr Peter Pronovost. Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, United States of America Prof James Reason , Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Ms Susan Sheridan . Lead Patients for Patient Safety, World Alliance for Patient Safety, United Sates of America Prof Fumimaro Takaku. President, Japanese Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Japan Dr Enrique Terol García. Deputy Director for Quality and Safety, Agencia de Calidad del Sistema de Salud Nacional, Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, Spain Prof Naruo Uehara. Tohoku University School of Medicine, Division International Health, Vice President , Japanese Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Japan
Ex-Officio members Sir Liam Donaldson. Chair, World Alliance for Patient Safety, Chief Medical Officer, England, United Kingdom Ms Pauline Philip . Executive Secretary, Patient Safety Programme, World Alliance for Patient Safety Dr David Bates. External Program Lead. Director Centers of Excellence in Patient Safety and Research; Chief of Division of General Medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard University. United States of America. Dr Itziar Larizgoitia. Research and Knowledge Management Coordinator, Patient Safety Programme, World Alliance for Patient Safety Ms Nittita Prasopa Plaizier . Technical Officer, Patient Safety Programme, World Alliance for Patient Safety Dr Albert Wu. Senior Adviser, Patient Safety Programme, World Alliance for Patient Safety Dr Edward Kelley. Patient Safety Geneva Office Coordinator, Patient Safety Programme, World Alliance for Patient Safety