This episode of the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast features patient safety leader Lisa Zegan, host of Tales from the Sharp End, in a candid conversation with Todd about the 2017 Vanderbilt medication error and what it reveals about healthcare systems.
They explore why criminalizing mistakes harms learning, how design and billing pressures shape medication cabinets and workflows, the limits of “zero harm,” and the case for recoverability/rescuability, cross-industry learning, and leadership-driven transparency across hospitals.
PAPod 589 - Failing Safely: Todd Conklin on Resilience, Recovery, and Real Work
In this episode, Todd Conklin joins Amir Shahzad to discuss human and organizati
PAPod 588 - Weak Signals, Big Consequences: The RaDonda Story
Hosts Todd and Brent discuss an upcoming restorative workshop centered on RaDond
PAPod 587 - Start in the Black: How Sleep Debt Impacts Safety
Host Todd Conklin interviews fatigue expert Mark Rosekind, PhD about his path fr
PAPod 586 - VUCA, Uncertainty, and the Case for Innovation
Todd Conklin discusses VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Adaptation) an
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