Paulo Borem


Paulo Borem


Senior Director, Latin America, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)


Dr. Paulo Borem is the Senior Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), an Improvement Advisor, and a Patient Safety Officer (PSO) certified by IHI. Dr. Borem has led more than 15 large-scale initiatives in Portugal, Brazil, and Africa to reduce hospital-acquired infections, maternal deaths, unnecessary cesarean sections, and post-operative deaths and improve Joy in Work. He is also responsible for IHI’s Improvement Advisor training courses in Portuguese-speaking countries. Before joining IHI, Dr Borem was a vascular surgeon.