The ASA/APSF Ellison C. Pierce Patient Safety Memorial Lecture is dedicated to recognizing the contributions to anesthesia patient safety of Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., MD, the APSF founding president. The Pierce Memorial Lecture on Patient Safety started in 2012. Dr. Pierce passed away in 2011, and the APSF Board of Directors created this eponymous lecture to honor his contributions to anesthesia patient safety.
We list here the previous APSF/ASA Pierce Patient Safety Memorial Lectures
2020
Matthew B. Weinger, M.D.: “Is Safety Becoming the Poor Stepchild of Quality?”
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2019
Jeffrey B. Cooper, Ph.D.: “Respectful, Trusting Relationships Are Essential for Patient Safety, Especially the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2018
Robert A. Caplan, M.D.: “Sharpening Our Vision to Do No Harm”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2017
Robert K. Stoelting, M.D.: “Anesthesia Patient Safety: Closing the Gap Between Perception and Reality”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2016
Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.: “Safety Beyond Our Borders: Different But the Same”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2015
Mark A. Warner, M.D.: “Expanding Our Influence: How the Perioperative Surgical Home Will Improve Patient Safety”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2014
David M. Gaba, M.D.: “Competence and Teamwork Are Not Enough: The Value of Cognitive Aids”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2013
Alan F. Merry, MB. ChB.: “Toward Patient Safety in Anesthesia – Let the Journey Continue”
ASA Monitor [PDF]
2012
Donald M. Berwick, M.D.: “How Anesthesiologists Can Continue to Lead in Patient Safety”
ASA Monitor [PDF]