~Speakers~

Dr. William C. Wilson, MD, MA

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Masimo Corporation 

Speaker's Biography

William C. Wilson, MD, MA, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Masimo Corporation (as of August 1, 2021). Previously, Dr. Wilson was the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health System (August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021) and Medical Director for Critical Care Medicine (August 2013- July 31, 2017).

He is an internationally recognized clinician-scientist, author, and innovator. As the CMO, Dr. Wilson has led major improvement efforts in patient safety, quality, and experience. Under Dr. Wilson's leadership, UCI Health has improved in each major publicly reported ranking system, including CMS Stars, Vizient, US News & World Report, Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Leaf Frog, and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).

Dr. Wilson is an innovative thinker and champion of multidisciplinary care. His diverse background includes formal training in surgery, anesthesiology, adult and pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesia, and critical care medicine. Dr. Wilson has served as editor-in-chief of four major textbooks and has authored or edited hundreds of chapters, review articles, and scientific papers.

Prior to coming to UCI Health, Dr. Wilson was Vice Chairman of the department of anesthesiology and chief of critical care medicine at UC San Diego Health System (July 1992- July 2013). During his 21-year tenure at UC San Diego, Dr. Wilson served as co-director of the trauma/surgical intensive care unit and performed adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia. Under his leadership and direction, four new critical care services were created and became operational at UC San Diego.

Dr. Wilson received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He received surgical training and completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at UC San Francisco and completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at UC San Diego.

Topic

High Reliability and AI in Patient Safety and Quality

Abstract

The lecture reviews the fundamental underpinnings for developing a strong patient safety and quality program, then provides a focus on the future:

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) for the entire hospital to home continuum, including Modified Early Warning System (MEWS) tools, designed to provide early warning for patients with declining physiological status. The lecture will also emphasize the use of non-invasive monitoring systems:

• Continuous pulse oximetry with advanced (rainbow) capabilities

• Continuous hemoglobin concentration monitoring

• Plesthmographic variability index (PVi) as an early warning of deterioration.

• Along with artificial intelligence and Audio-video monitoring to supplement RPM.