Storrs Lectureship

Frances J. Storrs, M.D.The Frances J. Storrs, M.D., Medical Dermatology Lectureship has been established to honor Dr. Storrs who is an ethical practitioner of medicine, a talented researcher and outstanding teacher. The passion and devotion that Dr. Storrs has devoted to the education and mentorship of others is equal to the dedication to which she's pursued a life of learning. This lectureship is an effort to bring focus and learning to areas important to Dr. Storrs: medical dermatology and ethics in medicine.

2018 Storrs Lectureship

Unconscious Bias in Medicine: Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt

Date: Friday, Sept. 21
Time: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Place: OHSU Vey Conference Center, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, 11th Floor

What unconscious factors may unintentionally affect your every-day clinical decision making? Are your unconscious errors costly or dangerous to your patients? Can technology be used to reduce your diagnostic errors? Let's tackle these issues together with help from international and local experts. 

Agenda:
 1 p.m.Welcome and acknowledgement of Frances J. Storrs, M.D.
Sancy A. Leachman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, OHSU 
 1:15 p.m.Introductions and framing of the conference
Bert G. Tavelli, M.D. 
 1:30 p.m.Decision Manufacture - Inputs, Machinery, and Outputs
Robert A. Swerlick, M.D. 
 1:45 p.m.Question and Answer Session 
 2 p.m.Keynote Lecture: Clinical Decision Making and Diagnostic Error
Patrick G. Croskerry, M.D., Ph.D. 
 2:45 p.m.Question and Answer Session 
 3 p.m.Break and Coffee 
 3:15 p.m.Visual Pattern Recognition and Dermatologic Diagnosis: How Technology Supports Better Decision-Marking and Improved Cognitive Processes
Arthur Papier, M.D.
 3:35 p.m.Question and Answer Session 
 3:45 p.m.Introductions and Insights From Guest Panelists
Blake Lesselroth, M.D., M.B.I.
Crystal R. Roberts, J.D. 
4 p.m. Moderated Panel Discussion. Can Physicians Overcome Cognitive Bias?
Patrick G. Crosskerry, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert A. Swerlick, M.D.
Arthur Papier, M.D.
Blake Lesselroth, M.D., M.B.I.
Crystal R. Roberts, J.D. 
 4:45 p.m.Closing Statements 
 5 p.m.Lecture End 

The Frances J. Storrs, M.D., Medical Dermatology Lectureship is part of an overall campaign to raise $1 million to create the Frances J. Storrs, M.D., Medical Dermatology Professorship.

Learn more about the campaign, its progress, donors, and information on donating to the fund.

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