Reducing Inpatient Falls Through Post-Fall Debriefs

Shardel Jackson is a healthcare quality and patient safety leader focused on how systems perform under real-world conditions. A registered nurse with a background in public health, she brings a clinically grounded, population-informed perspective to preventing harm and improving outcomes.

Shardel leads complex quality initiatives across diverse clinical settings, working with frontline teams and senior leaders to translate data, regulatory requirements, and improvement science into reliable practice. Her work emphasizes measurement integrity, process reliability, and sustained improvement through Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Shardel's approach is disciplined and accountability-driven, rooted in continuous improvement and reliability as foundational to supporting clinicians and delivering consistent, high-quality care.

Dr. Rice is a healthcare risk management and patient safety leader with a foundational background in nursing professional development. She brings together clinical insight, systems thinking, and educational expertise to strengthen organizational safety practices and reduce patient harm.

With experience designing and delivering targeted learning programs, Dr. Rice excels at translating complex risk concepts into practical guidance that supports frontline teams. Her work focuses on event analysis, mitigation planning, and cultivating a culture of safety through proactive education and engagement. Driven by a commitment to high‑reliability care, Dr. Rice leverages her dual strengths in nursing education and risk management to empower clinicians, improve systems, and advance safe, effective, and equitable patient care.

Dr. Mabel Ankrah is an accomplished healthcare executive and nursing leader currently serving as Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. With a distinguished career grounded in clinical excellence, operational leadership, and a deep commitment to advancing patient experience, she is known for driving transformational change across complex health systems.

Throughout her career, Dr Ankrah has led multidisciplinary teams with a focus on quality outcomes, evidence‑based practice, and a culture of compassionate care. She is widely respected for her ability to build strong nursing teams, elevate standards of practice, and redesign clinical workflows to improve safety, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

As a strategic partner to executive leadership, Dr Ankrah plays a pivotal role in workforce development, nurse retention initiatives, and organizational culture. She is passionate about empowering nurses at every level and fostering a professional environment where caregivers feel valued, supported, and inspired to deliver exceptional care.

 Dr. Ankrah’s leadership is guided by her belief that patient experience begins with caregiver experience. Her current work emphasizes creating high‑reliability systems, advancing equity in care delivery, and ensuring that every patient and family receives dignified, person‑centered care.

She holds advanced nursing, and leadership credentials and continues to serve as a mentor, advocate, and voice for the nursing profession.