Cincinnati Children’s; USA

Dr. Stephen Muething is the Senior Clinical Director of the Global Advisory Services for Cincinnati Children’s. His work focuses on mentoring, coaching and advising healthcare systems nationally and globally. He has taught all over the United States and more than two dozen countries. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Muething was awarded the Michael and Suzette Fisher Family Chair for Safety. His research and national impact focus on high reliability, large scale healthcare safety, system transformation and development of learning networks. He has led or served on multiple national initiatives including the IHI National Steering Committee for Healthcare Safety, National Patient Safety Agency Advisory Panel, International Society for Quality Health Care and National Action Plan for Patient Safety. Previously, Dr Muething served as Chief Quality Officer for 8 years and Chief Safety Officer for 10 years for Cincinnati Children’s. He was one of the founders of the Children’s Hospital Solution for Patient Safety (SPS). This network of more than 140 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada is collaborating to eliminate all harm for both patients and staff. He started as a rural pediatrician for 13 years and was also an early pioneer in pediatric Hospital Medicine and family-centered rounds. He is a husband, father and grandfather.