A reality check on safety failures and leadership gap
January 24, 2026
12:00 PM CST
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What You'll Learn
Root causes of persistent medical errors
Understanding why “trying harder” is insufficient, how latent system failures create traps for diligent professionals, and how the Swiss Cheese Model reveals holes in organizational defenses.
Leadership gaps in patient safety
Examining how top-down management suppresses safety reporting, how to adopt a safety-first leadership mindset, and how to elevate patient safety from a compliance task to a strategic priority.
Systemic failures in safety initiatives
Analyzing why many safety programs fail to last, how to avoid the “flavor of the month” trap, and how to distinguish vanity metrics from true clinical risk indicators.
Evidence-based strategies for change
Introducing the five hallmarks of High-Reliability Organizations, applying HRO principles in clinical settings, and using human factors engineering to redesign workflows that prevent error.
Building Accountability and Transparency
Creating environments where staff can “stop the line” without fear, applying open disclosure best practices after adverse events, and maintaining trust through transparency.
Creating a Just Culture that Prevents Harm
Using a structured approach to evaluate errors, distinguishing human error from at-risk and reckless behavior, and shifting from reactive “find and fix” to proactive “predict and prevent” risk management.
This webinar is designed for healthcare professionals committed to excellence

Dr. Joshua Kolawole is a healthcare quality and patient safety transformation leader with deep expertise in clinical governance, health systems improvement, and organizational performance excellence. Trained as a physician and seasoned in public health and digital health transformation, he brings a rare combination of medical credibility, strategic leadership, and operational rigor to advancing high-reliability care.
As the lead for the Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Transformation Program, Dr. Kolawole partners with healthcare organizations and leaders to embed safety science, strengthen quality governance, and operationalize data-driven improvement frameworks. His work focuses on reducing preventable harm, building resilient cultures of safety, and positioning quality not as a cost center, but as a strategic driver of trust, outcomes, and long-term system sustainability.
