Quality of Healthcare (Aruba)
September 18, 2026
From - To
Subject
Speaker
8:00 - 8:30
Registration
8:30 - 8:40
Welcome word
Inspector General Dorylee Pappers-Lopez Penha, MBA, ML, LL.M
8:40 - 8:50
Opening by Minister Public Health, Social Affairs and Elderly Care and Addiction Care
Mrs. drs. M. Wyatt-Ras
8:50 - 9:15
What If Tomorrow Doesn't Go as Planned? Managing Disruption Before It
Manages YouEmily Ras, MSc
9:20 - 9:55
From Human Error to System Resilience: Applying Safety Science in Healthcare
Ian Leistikow, PhD
10:00 - 10:40
Flirting with Risk: A Driver for Learning and Change
Sulima Geerman, PhD
10:40 - 10:55
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
From Risk to Results: Keeping It Simple
Ingmar Ramharakh
11:35 - 12:05
Health Risk Management and Colorectal Cancer Screening in Aruba
Chris Franca, MD
12:10 - 12:40
Walking the Talk: Risk Management in Context
Carolina Thiel-Span & Dorylee Pappers-Lopez Penha, MBA, ML, LL.M
12:45–13:45
Lunch Break
13:50–14:35
Breakout Session 1
14:40 - 15:25
Breakout Session 2
15:25 - 15:40
Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30
Breakout Session 3
16:35 -16:50
Lessons Learned from the Break Out Sessions (main room)
16:50–17:00
Closing
*Attendees will have the opportunity to attend all 3 breakout sessions as they switch from rooms.
Room A: Expect the Unexpected: From Risk-Based Governance to Business Continuity by Emily Ras, MSc & Carolina Thiel-Span & Dorylee Pappers-Lopez Penha, MBA, ML, LL.M
Room B: Risk It, Learn It, Fix It: Turning Complexity into Practical Improvement by Sulima Geerman, PhD & Ingmar Ramharakh
Room C: From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: Applying Safety Science and Early Detection to Prevent Harm by Ian Leistikow, PhD & Chris Franca, MD
