John Harrington

Adaptive Learning Strategist, Relias

John co-founded APS in 1993 after completing his training as a board certified medical illustrator. He is one of fewer than two hundred board certified medical illustrators worldwide. He has acted as a courtroom expert witness in obstetrics, orthopedics, and neurology, and has been a contributing illustrator to a variety of texts along with publications including the New England Journal of Medicine, Boston Globe, Fortune Magazine, and Lawyer’s Alert. He has also presented at a range of continuing medical and legal education seminars and events throughout the country. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Boston University. Prior to founding APS, he was employed by Harvard Medical School. He is a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education faculty member and a member of both the Association of Medical Illustrators and the Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys.

Blogs Posts By John Harrington

Improved maternity care

Improve Maternal Safety: Real Solutions for Multidisciplinary Education and Training

Most hospitals and health systems fail to incorporate enough multidisciplinary education and training, we look at how to overcome the challenges and provide a real multidisciplinary training solution.

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Why Perinatal Patient Safety?

A recent study found that maternal mortality rates have increased in the US between 2000 and 2014…by 27%, to be exact. During the same time, the rates have decreased in more than 150 countries.

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Eliminating Turnover, One Nurse at a Time

Did you know the average cost per nurse turnover is between $36,000 to $57,000? Take a look at this infographic with more astonishing facts about nurse turnover.

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How Art Led to Safer Patient Care

Working alongside litigators in malpractice cases, it was my job to explain to juries, through my drawings, how a patient was either put at risk or treated with the safest standards.

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How Does a Learning Platform Save Lives?

Can a learning platform save lives? Actually, clinicians save lives. But they do it only when they are living up to their full potential.

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