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.