Slide 1. The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical Liability On April 13, 2012, Timothy McDonald, MD, JD, made this presentation at the meeting of the National Advisory Council. Timothy McDonald, MD JDProfessor, Anesthesiology and PediatricsInterim Assistant Vice President for Quality and SafetyUniversity of Illinois Hospital and Health Science SystemPI: R18 Contents Next Slide Current as of August 2012 Internet Citation: Slide 1. The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical Liability. August 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/mcdonald/mcdonald1.html