Proactive Medical Device Safety: Embedding Shared Accountability and Systemwide Communication for Faster Response

Event Schedule by Time Zone: 
Pacific: 10 AM to 11 AM | Mountain: 11 AM to 12 PM | Central: 12 PM to 1 PM | Eastern: 1 PM to 2 PM

Medical device and equipment failures remain a significant source of preventable patient harm, operational disruption, and organizational risk. In this webinar, leaders from Johns Hopkins Health System will share how they established a Medical Device Safety Committee (MDSC) to provide enterprise-wide oversight of device safety, standardize reporting and escalation processes, and improve management of recalls and equipment concerns across multiple care settings. Attendees will explore the governance structure, stakeholder engagement strategies, communication workflows, and policies that support a proactive, systemwide approach to medical device risk management. Through real-world lessons learned, participants will gain practical insights for strengthening safety infrastructure, reducing variation in response processes, and fostering shared accountability for medical device safety within their own organizations.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify health system leadership champions and stakeholders required to support an effective Medical Device Safety Committee (MDSC)
2. Describe a standardized, system-wide process for reviewing medical device–related operational issues, patient safety events and risk mitigation
3. Describe key components of policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to medical device management, products and recall management

Speakers:

Stacy Shilling BSN, MS, has served as a critical care nurse for over 27 years. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her Master of Science (MS) in Population-Based Care Coordination from Stevenson University in Maryland. Her clinical expertise focused primarily on the Neuroscience Critical Care unit and medical oncology. Recently, Stacy transitioned to the Armstrong Institute patient safety team after four years as the Coordinator for Nursing Clinical Standards at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is deeply committed to enhancing medical devices and medication safety and is actively engaged in health system-wide efforts to revamp patient safety event management. Outside of work, Stacy finds joy in being a mother to two wonderfully hilarious children and takes pride in being married to a law enforcement officer.

Nicole Fitzpatrick, Clinical Program Director, Operations Excellence, Johns Hopkins Health System.

Jeff Natterman, Senior Council, Clinical Affairs and Regulatory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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