This year's UCSD Patient Safety conference examines the progress made in preventing patient harm during the ten years following the Institute of Medicine's Report To Err is Human. We are looking to improve the safety of our patients through crew resource management, information systems, resuscitation training and proven prevention strategies. In addition, our speakers will discuss state-of-the-art ideas on other patient safety risks and translate these ideas into actions our providers can take to a local level to make patients safer across the continuum. They will provide us tools to improve teamwork, communication and increase the reliability of our care processes.