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SIDM Applaud President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) September 20, 2023 Alpharetta, GA: The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) applauds last week’s report to the President of the United States Joseph R. Biden from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The report, “A…
ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 17, 2023 — Since a 2015 report, “Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare,” by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, we have known that delayed, missed, and incorrect diagnoses are responsible for the most common, costly, and catastrophic harms in healthcare. A newly released study, published by BMJ Quality & Safety, was…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIDM APPOINTS RONALD WYATT, MD, MHA, AS CHIEF SCIENCE AND MEDICAL OFFICER Alpharetta, GA — April 27, 2023 – Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) announced today the appointment of Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA, as Chief Science and Medical Officer. As the Chief Science and Medical Officer, Dr. Wyatt will…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOCIETY TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS IN MEDICINE (SIDM) ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS Alpharetta, GA – April 24, 2023 – The society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Helene Epstein, Dr. Kenneth A. Mundt, Kamili Wilson, and Von Wright to its Board of Directors. Helene…
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) congratulates Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA, and SIDM board member for successfully advocating for healthcare disparities to become a quality and safety priority and a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG).
We’re pleased to announce the 2023 call for candidates to be considered for SIDM’s Board of Directors. During this critical time in our history, SIDM is looking to recruit three (3) board members. This is an opportunity to serve during a pivotal time as we implement our new strategic plan. WHY SERVE ON THE…
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is thrilled to announce that Congress included language in the final FY 2023 Omnibus spending bill that doubles dedicated federal funding for research to reduce patient harm from diagnostic error. Statistically, each of us is likely to experience a meaningful diagnostic error in our lifetime. The significant…
A newly released report, “Diagnostic Error in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review,” authored by investigators at the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center and funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), contributes new data to inform practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates working to improve diagnosis in medicine. The research, led by David Newman-Toker, MD, PhD, a former president of SIDM, highlights the need to accelerate diagnostic excellence as a norm and a justified expectation of patients as well as healthcare professionals.
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) announced that Doug Salvador, MD, MPH, has been appointed as its new president of the Board of Directors. Dr. Salvador has been a SIDM board member since 2020. He is also the senior vice president and chief quality officer of Baystate Health; chief medical officer of Baystate Medical Center; and associate professor of medicine for the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School—Baystate.
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is issuing the third grant round, totaling $3 million over three years, as part of the organization’s DxQI Seed Grant Program. 19 organizations will receive awards up to $50,000 to test interventions to improve the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of diagnoses.
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The Diagnostic Error in Medicine 11th Annual International Conference will take place in New Orleans, LA, November 4-6, 2018. The conference will provide the latest data, research and information to support our collective efforts to improve the diagnostic process.