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Steve Harden

Steve Harden is an author, speaker, safety consultant, and airline captain. He has written numerous articles on patient safety appearing in journals such as Patient Safety and Quality Health Care. He is author of two books on patient safety - CRM: The Flight Plan for Lasting Change in Patient Safety, published by HCPro and Never Go to the Hospital Alone, published by BPS Books. Results of his health care safety work have been covered by over 35 publications and media outlets including the New York Times, Health Leaders, and PBS News Hour.

Steve is the president and co-founder of LifeWings -- a team of physicians, nurses, pilots, and safety system specialists that teach health care organizations how to eliminate medical mistakes and errors by implementing a sustainable culture of safety and high performance. He has worked with over 100 health care facilities in the U.S. and around the world, training over 25,000 doctors, nurses, and medical staff how to become expert teams. Mr. Harden has received enthusiastic praise for his dynamic presentations and keynote speeches at over 50 healthcare conferences and workshops.

Mr. Harden has provided human factors and safety training for a wide variety of military and commercial customers for 20 years, producing over 40 separate training programs for aviation, heavy construction, the U.S. military, and health care. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and TOPGUN instructor, as well as an FAA certified flight examiner. Married with five children, Steve resides with his wife in Memphis, Tennessee.

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