March 2020-Printed Issue

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The spring 2020 issue of _Patient Safety_ is available to read online and download at no charge. Each issue of Patient Safety brings you the latest evidence-based research and data analytics, interviews with healthcare experts and advocates, thought-provoking editorials, and inspiring stories from patients and families. Our cover story, [“I Am the Zebra,”](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73585-i-am-the-zebra-one-woman-s-five-year-quest-for-the-truth) is a patient commentary from Missy Adams and her husband, Solomon, detailing her long, difficult journey toward an accurate diagnosis. In this issue we also hear from [Mary Ellen Mannix, who shares the tragic story of her son James](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73597-one-on-one-mary-ellen-mannix) and how her efforts to understand what happened to him led her to speak up for other patients. Additional highlights: [A practice improvement paper about an organization’s efforts to decrease medication errors](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73587) related to patient weight discrepancies, [a new safety self-assessment tool](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73589) to help prevent vancomycin-related events, and [a look at how safety is compromised when hospital equipment cannot accommodate obese patients](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73590). Members of the LGBTQ community [tell us in their own words about their healthcare experiences](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73592) and how we can provide safe care for all patients, and we celebrate the winners of the Patient Safety Authority’s [2020 I AM Patient Safety Awards](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73593). _Patient Safety_ is fully open access (no fees for authors or readers). We welcome manuscripts from all over the world. If your work can help advance patient safety, please [submit it to us for consideration](https://patientsafetyj.com/for-authors), and kindly share our journal with friends, family, colleagues, and caregivers.