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Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry Foundation, on Preventing Systemic Medical Errors (Part 2)
Episode #207 is part two of my conversation with Chris Jerry, founder of The Emily Jerry Foundation. The foundation was created in the aftermath of the tragic death of his daughter, Emily – a preventable medical error caused by a number of factors and bad systems. You can read Emily's story here.
In the first part (Episode #203), Chris told the story of what happened. In part two, we talk about topics including:
A systems view vs. blaming an individual
Chris skipping over the “anger” phase of grief
Why his barber required more certification than a pharmacy tech compounding medications?…
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