Caryn Douma, MS, RN, CPPS, is an innovative quality and safety leader with a focus on cultural transformation. She is currently the Corporate Director of Patient Safety Strategy for the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, PA. In her current role, Caryn is responsible for advancing a system-wide patient safety and high reliability program in collaboration with entity senior leadership teams, physicians, and staff. Prior to that she served as Senior Director of Nursing for High Level Disinfection and Sterilization at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Director of Quality and Safety and Supportive Medicine at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Past positions include quality and patient safety leadership roles at Texas Children’s Hospital and staff nurse at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston. In her leadership roles, she has led clinical practice and quality and patient safety initiatives and served as executive administrative leader for national improvement collaborative initiatives including the Perinatal Improvement Community through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Best Fed Beginnings and Children’s Hospital Solutions for Patient Safety. Caryn holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Niagara University, and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration and Business Management from Regis College.