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Charles Morris Ginsburg Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum

8th Annual Forum

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Hybrid event hosted by the UT Southwestern Simulation Center

Location:
T. Boone Pickens Auditorium on North Campus
6001 Forest Park Rd

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Speaker: Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H.

Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H.
Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H.

Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H., is a board-certified anesthesiologist and critical care physician-scientist. In addition to being a lecturer and senior adviser to the dean at Thomas Jefferson University, he is a public health researcher and educator. Dr. Barach trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. He is an elected member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists, a leading honorary society.

Dr. Barach is deeply committed to translating research into strategies for systems strengthening, patient safety, health protection, and disease prevention. He has more than 25 years of experience as a practicing physician and physician executive in the military and in academic medical centers and integrated delivery systems. He is a formally trained health services researcher, with postgraduate training in advanced medical education and assessment methods from the Harvard Macy Institute and Lean Six Sigma, and in quality improvement and lean techniques at Intermountain Health. He has had additional training in epidemiology and statistics, including both methodological and applied HTA research. Prior to that, he spent five years in the military and was involved in team training, leadership, and simulation work.

Agenda:

  • 7 to 8 a.m.
    Keynote Address
  • 8 a.m. to noon
    Panel Discussion and Research Presentations
  • 1 to 2:30 p.m.
    Experiential Learning