Preventable serious adverse events will be the topic of a breakfast meeting for patient safety officers sponsored by The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF), DVHC, and HAP. The meeting will be held on March 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at Paoli Hospital. Attendance at the meeting by invitation only; for more information, please contact HCIF’s Pam Braun at (215) 575-3756.

On May 26, The Health Care Improvement Foundation will hold a regional symposium to launch Preventing Avoidable Episodes (PAVE): Smoothing the Way for Better Transitions. This 18-month collaborative effort aims to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions in the Delaware Valley. To help plan the effort, hospitals are urged to provide HCIF’s Patty Yurchick, at (215) 575-3742, with information about readmission prevention efforts or programs already being tested or implemented.