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Lucian Leape section

As noted on the entry, this article has many issues. I don’t know who wrote any of it, but I would like to see it better reflect my biography.

I have attached my biosketch. I don’t know whether it is free enough of bias, nor what elements might be inappropriate, but it contains the appropriate factual information. (I could expand awards and honors, and national committees if appropriate)

In addition, I have written over 200 papers and 2 books. I would like to choose a selection of papers to be included.

How do I get this information included?

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Lucian Leape section

{Request edit} Conflict of interest.

Here is my biosketch referred to in the previous talk page entry:

Lucian L. Leape, MD

Lucian Leape is a health policy innovator who has had two careers. After graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1959, he trained in general and thoracic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in the new specialty of pediatric surgery at Boston Childrens Hospital.

In his first academic post at the University of Kansas, his research focused on the pathophysiology of burns, lye injury of the esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux, and the use of parenteral nutrition in infants. He became a Markle Scholar and was instrumental in the founding of the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

He returned to Boston as professor and head of pediatric surgery at Tufts University Medical Center, a position he held for 13 years. He published over 100 papers and book chapters and a textbook in pediatric surgery.

In 1986, he began a new career in health policy. After a Pew fellowship at RAND, he joined the just beginning Medical Practice Study (MPS) of medical injury and became an adjunct professor at Harvard School of Public Health. With colleagues at RAND he conducted some of the early studies of overuse and underuse of cardiac procedures.

When the MPS revealed the extent of preventable harm, he began a study of the causes of errors, leading to the publication in JAMA in 1994 of Error in Medicine, which called for the application of systems theory to prevent medical errors. This led ultimately to the founding of the National Patient Safety Foundation and the Institute of Medicine’s landmark publications, To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm.

His early research demonstrated the extent of medical error and the success of the application of systems theory to the prevention of adverse drug events. He has subsequently led initiatives to improve disclosure and apology after adverse events, assess physician performance, and create a respectful, supportive culture of safety in health care. He has published over 150 papers and monographs on quality of care and patient safety.

He has been an outspoken advocate of the non-punitive systems approach to the prevention of medical errors and he has talked and written widely about the need to make patient safety a national priority. He has testified many times before Congress and served on various public and private organizational boards and committees.

Dr. Leape was one of the founders of the National Patient Safety Foundation, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Error, and the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Session on Medical Error. He was a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Quality of Care in America Committee, which published “To Err is Human” in 1999 and “Crossing the Quality Chasm” in 2001.

Honors include the Distinguished Service Award of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the Donabedian Award from the American Public Health Association, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator’s Award in Health Policy Research, and honorary fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In 2003 he received the duPont Award for Excellence in Children’s Health Care, and in 2004, the John Eisenberg Patient Safety Award from the JCAHO and National Quality Forum. He has received an honorary Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Florida, honorary fellowships in the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American College of Physician Executives, and honorary membership in the American Organization of Nurse Executives.

In 2006, Modern Healthcare named him as one of the 30 people who have had the most impact on healthcare in the past 30 years. In 2007, the National Patient Safety Foundation established the Lucian Leape Institute to further strategic thinking in patient safety, which he chaired until 2015. In 2013 he became a Distinguished Eagle Scout.

Dr. Leape and his wife, Martha have three sons and 7 grandchildren ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newfane (talk • contribs) 15:57, December 10, 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Newfane: thanks for using the request edit template. You need to post this request on the talk page of the article you want to edit. I assume you want to edit Lucian Leape so this should be posted on Talk:Lucian Leape. Also, your request must include sources so editors can verify the information. It is not enough that you are this person or know this information; editors must cite their work using reliable sources. The information will not be added if it is not cited. I have closed this ticket, but please post any questions below or on the help desk. Happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 16:03, 10 December 2020 (UTC)