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LINDA KENNEY
PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
MEDICALLY INDUCED TRAUMA SUPPORT SERVICES (MITSS)

Linda Kenney is an activist for patient, family and clinician rights, an educator and a public speaker on patient safety.  She is the President and founder of Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS).  She founded MITSS as the result of a personal experience with medical trauma, when she identified the need for support services in cases of adverse events and outlined agenda for change.  She is currently involved in extensive outreach regarding the need for and availability of MITSS services, speaking at various forums on the topic, providing therapeutic groups for patients and family members, and enlisting the participation of various medical disciplines.  She also oversees the day-to-day operation of the non-profit corporation in an administrative capacity.

Ms. Kenney serves on the Boards of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, the National Patient Safety Foundation and Planetree.   Her article, “To Err is Human; The Need for Trauma Support Is, Too; A Story of the Power of Patient/Physician Partnership After a Sentinel Event”, co-written with colleague Frederick van Pelt, was published in the January/February 2005 edition of the Journal of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. Ms. Kenney is also a recent graduate of HRET Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship.