Friends of OSAP

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland—The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention has welcomed Sir Liam Donaldson and Dr. Anne Eiting Klamar to theFriends of OSAP advisory program.As a nonprofit association, OSAP’s mission is to advocate for the safe and infection-free delivery of oral health care while identifying, developing, and supporting leaders in dental infection prevention and patient safety.Through their involvement with Friends of OSAP, prominent leaders and visionaries help integrate oral infection control and safety strategies into national and global health efforts. Co-chaired by Dr. Lois Cohen and Nancy Tomich Zapp, the Friends of OSAP has representatives throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.The addition of Donaldson and Dr. Eiting Klamar expands the Friends of OSAP network to 21 global leaders.SIr Liam is the chairman of the National Patient Safety Agency for the United Kingdom. On July 21, 2011, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan named Sir Liam as WHO Envoy for Patient Safety. In this role, Sir Liam, who served as England's Chief Medical Officer between 1998 and 2010, will help the organization promote patient safety as a global public health priority.Sir Liam’s leadership in making patient safety a priority for health-care systems around the world is just one of his achievements. His report, “An organisation with a memory,” has helped shape policy on patient safety in the U.K. and his chairmanship of the World Health Organization’s World Alliance on Patient Safety has spurred global action.Sir Liam has been published in more than 150 peer-reviewed journals, is co-author of a standard textbook of public health, and holds two higher degrees and 14 honorary degrees, as well as fellowships of many Royal Colleges and professional bodies. He served as the 2011 Dr. John Zapp Memorial Lecturer as a guest of the Friends of OSAP. The Dr. John Zapp Memorial Lecture was established in 2006 by the Friends of OSAP, as part of the annual OSAP symposium.Dr. Eiting Klamar is the president and CEO of Midmark, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of health-care, diagnostic and software products for medical, veterinary, and dental markets. Dr. Eiting Klamar joined the company in 2000 as president and became CEO in 2003. She is the fourth generation of the Eiting family to hold a leadership position.OSAP seeks program and abstract submissions for 2012 symposiumDr. Eiting Klamar began her career practicing medicine at Family Practice Physicians in Urbana, Ohio, in 1993. She served as director of the Well Child Clinic. She was elected to the Midmark’s Board of Directors in 1993. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and her doctoral degree from Ohio State University. She is also a graduate of the owner/president management program at Harvard Business School.Dr. Eiting Klamar’s company, Midmark, has supported the Friends of OSAP Zapp Lecture for the past three years.For more information, visit www.OSAP.org.To comment on this subject, go to community.pennwelldentalgroup.com/.