Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Karen Fernandes
Description
In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Karen Fernandes, RN, CPHQ, CPAA, a nationally respected healthcare leader and advocate with decades of experience in nursing, quality management and patient safety.
Karen discusses her personal connection to the far-reaching impact of the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES), prescribed from the 1940s to the 1970s. She highlights its multi-generational health effects and stresses the need for increased awareness, research funding, and provider education.
Find out more about DES and its effects by visiting Karen’s DES Info Facebook page or sending her an email.
If you have any topics or guests you'd like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on our website.
Publication number QI-091225-GK
United States
