Risk and Claims Management News

Liability Issues and Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine September 11, 2012 10 AM – 11AM in New Brunswick CAB Room 3405
September 12, 2012 8AM - 9AM in Newark ADMC Building 1110
Guest Speaker: John West, Esq. , MHA, DFASHRM, CPHRM, Senior Healthcare Consultant with Global Loss Prevention, a member company of AIG

Patient Safety Grand Rounds at NJMS – “Silence Kills: Crucial Conversations in Healthcare to Advance Patient Safety and Reduce Errors”
September 12, 2012 NJMS-MSB B-610 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Guest Speaker: Stacy D. Nelson, PH.D., Senior Consultant at Vital Smarts

The How and When of Communicating Adverse Outcomes and Errors
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Full day program on Newark campus MSB Room C-600 (9AM-1PM) and NJDS Multi Purpose Room (1PM to 4PM)
Guest Speaker: Gerald Hickson, Chair of Medical Education and Administration at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Director – Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy

Staff Directory

Ronald De Vos
Director of Risk Management
Tele: 973-972-6172
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: devosrg@umdnj.edu

Renee Grant
Administrative Coordinator I
Tele: 973-972-6145
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: granter@umdnj.edu

Professional & General Liability Staff

David S. Keller
Claims Manager
Tele: 973-972-6178
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: kellerds@umdnj.edu

Peter J. Donnelly
Claims Supervisor
Tele: 973-9722912
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: donnelpj@umdnj.edu

JoAnn Catanzaro
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-2915
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: catanzjl@umdnj.edu

Peggy DeFina
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-7254
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: definapa@umdnj.edu

Sylvia Liggon Mayes
Principal Claims Investigator
Tele: 973-972-6890
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: liggonsy@umdnj.edu

Marguerite Ferrell
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-7256
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: ferrelmk@umdnj.edu

Linda McMillan
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-7255
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: mcmilla@umdnj.edu

Nancy Nehama
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-3680
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: nehamanl@umdnj.edu

Rebecca Soriano
Principal Claims/Loss Control Representative
Tele: 973-972-2913
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: sorianrc@umdnj.edu

Commercial Insurance & Workers’ Compensation

Kenneth Young
Manager
Risk Control & Insurance Management Services
Tele: 973-972-6617
Fax: 973-972-2382
Email: youngke@umdnj.edu

Marian Balkum
Secretary I
Tele: 973-972-6277
Fax: 973-972-2382
Email: balkumml@umdnj.edu

Norma Godfrey
Senior Claims Representative
Tele: 973-972-2910
Fax: 973-972-2382
Email: godfrenj@umdnj.edu

Data Management

Darlene Jones
Program Support Specialist
Tele: 973-972-2911
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: jonesda@umdnj.edu

Secretarial Support Services

Sheron Russell Secretary I
Tele: 973-972-6277
Fax: 973-972-7257
Email: russelse@umdnj.edu