CPPS Governance and Oversight
The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) is an elected body that has strategic and fiduciary oversight of the CPPS certification program.
The CPPS Expert Oversight Committee (EOC), as an advisory body to the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS), is responsible for overseeing the examination and recredentialing processes for the CPPS credential and ensuring that certification continues to meet the high standards required for the profession.
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Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety
- Rollin J. "Terry" Fairbanks, MD, MS, CPPS
CBPP S Vice Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer
MedStar Health
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Georgetown University - Martin (Marty) Hatlie, JD
CBPPS Public Member
Co-Founder, Patients for Patient Safety US
President and CEO, Project Patient Care - Michelle Jackson, MSN, RN, SCRN, NE-BC, CPPS, CPHQ
Division Assistant Vice President of Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence
HCA Healthcare Houston Gulf Coast Division - Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS
Ex Officio
CBPPS President
Senior Advisor, Safety
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Sam Shen, MD, MBA, CPPS
Patient Safety Officer/Associate Chief Quality Officer, Stanford Healthcare
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine - Sam R. Watson, MSA, MT(ASCP), CPPS, CAE
CBPPS Secretary
Senior Vice President, Field Engagement
Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center - Ronald M. Wyatt, MD, MHA
CBPPS Chair
Founder and CEO
Achieving Equity LLC - Wade J. Westhoff, CFP®, AIF®
CBPPS Treasurer and Public Member
The Westhoff Group, Raymond James
CPPS Expert Oversight Committee
- Kathryn Rapala, DNP, JD, RN, CPPS
Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Health Systems Leadership Program and Telehealth Accelerator Grant
Marquette University College of Nursing - Franchesca J. Charney, RN, MS, CPHRM, CPPS, CPHQ, CPSO, DFASHRM
Vassar Brothers Medical Center - Kerry Dease, RN, MSN, IA, CPHRM, CPPS
Former Clinical Risk Manager (Retired) - Barbara Olson, MS, RN, CPPS
Chief Clinical Officer
The Just Culture Company - Alicia B. Perry, PharmD, CPPS
Manager Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Residency Director
Pharmacy Services, Clinical Services Group
HCA - Gail Shulby, RN, MA, CPPS
Chief of Staff, Co-chair DUHS Patient Education Governance Council
Duke University Health System
CPPS Review Courses
IHI offers live and on-demand review courses to experienced patient safety professionals who plan to take the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) examination. This course can help participants prepare for the exam by reviewing domain content areas and test-taking strategies.
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