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  • Monday, Mar 24th
    10:00am – 11:30am CT
    Leveraging an Enterprise Medication Management Strategy for Clinical, Financial and Operational Success (06X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
    Speaker: Doina Dumitru, PharmD, FASHP – Becton Dickinson
    Speaker: Deborah Simonson, PharmD, CPEL – Ochsner Health
    Speaker: Jennifer Tryon, PharmD, FASHP – Henry Ford Health
    Speaker: Dawn Pevey, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE – Ochsner Health
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    How to Find the Value Sweet Spot With Your Patient Safety Organization(s) (22H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: Kate Conrad, LFACHE – KCH Solutions
    Speaker: Carol Kemper, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, FAAN – Children's Mercy
    Speaker: Patrick Guffey, MD – Children’s Hospital of Colorado / Anesthesia Quality Institute
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Monday, Mar 24th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    A Shared Experience: Approaches to High Reliability Organization Implementation in Two U.S. Federal Healthcare Systems (29H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
    Speaker: Shari F. Silverman, FACHE – Defense Health Agency
    Speaker: Leigh M. Starr, FACHE, LSSBB, CMP – Veterans Health Administration, QPS
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Blueprint for Leading Your Safety Renaissance: The Path to Durable Safety (53X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
    Speaker: Patricia McGaffigan, MS, RN, CPPS – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
    Speaker: Kelly Randall, PhD, CPHQ, SSBB – Ascension
    Speaker: Helen L. Macfie, PharmD – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    When Healthcare Leaders Invest in Quality and Safety, It Pays Off (133H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
    Speaker: April M. Taylor, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPPS, CPHQ – The Johns Hopkins Hospital / NAHQ
    Speaker: Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE – Kaiser Permanente
    Speaker: Robin Betts, RN, CPHQ – Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, Northern California
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    High Reliability at Headquarters: Cultural Transformation in the Virtual Environment (74H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
    Speaker: James Leyva, AuD – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Gerard R. Cox, MD, FACHE – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Amjed S. Baghdadi, FACHE, CPHQ, CLSSBB – Veterans Health Administration
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Perspectives on Rural Healthcare Quality, Equity and Collaboration (79H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
    Speaker: Mindy Cook, BSN – American Heart Association
    Speaker: Timothy L. Putnam, DHA, FACHE – Rural Health Consulting LLC
    Speaker: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA, FAAFP – American Heart Association
    Speaker: Jodi Schmidt – The University of Kansas Health System
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
    Masters of Quality and Safety: Leading with Patient-Centered Care Amidst Competition-Driven Metrics (MSTR3)
    Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
    Major Symposium Speaker: Corey Champeau, PA-C, CPHQ, CPPS – Yale New Haven Health System
    Major Symposium Speaker: Christopher M. O'Connor, FACHE – Yale New Haven Health System
    Moderator: Richard G, Greenhill, DHA, FACHE – Quality Insights
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Breaking Barriers, Building Trust: The Role of Peer Support in the Patient Safety Movement (87H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
    Speaker: Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD – RLDatix
    Speaker: Peter Smulowitz, MD – Milford Regional Medical Center
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Tuesday, Mar 25th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    In Pursuit of Zero Harm: A Focused Approach to Quality Improvement (99H)
    Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
    Speaker: Nicole M. Manuel – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Edward E. Yackel, DNP, RN, FNP-C, FAANP – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Kirsten Aghen, RN, MPH, CPHQ – VHA National Improvement Office
    Speaker: Jennifer Strawn, DNP, RN, NEA-BC – Veterans Health Administration
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    9:00am – 10:30am CT
    Veterans Health Administration's Industry-Leading Workplace Violence Prevention Program Overview and Easily Adaptable Implementation Strategies (110X)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    Speaker: Kelly Vance, MD, FACHE – Veterans Health Administration
    Speaker: Scott A. Hutton, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACHE – Veterans Health Administration
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.5
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    10:45am – 11:45am CT
    A Leadership Guide to Influencing a Culture of Safety (127H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    Speaker: Alvin J. D'Angelo, FACHE – Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital
    Speaker: Samantha Crandall, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS – Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CT
    Implementing Healthcare Technology Safely With a Systems Approach (141H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
    Speaker: Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD – ECRI
    Speaker: Andy Poole – ECRI
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0
  • Wednesday, Mar 26th
    4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
    Unveiling the Nexus: Clinical Quality and Patient Experience (148H)
    Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
    Speaker: Kenneth R. Winn, RRT, FAARC, FACHE – Atrium Health Cabarrus
    Speaker: Asha S. Rodriguez – Atrium Health Cabarrus
    Safety & Quality
     Credit(s): 1.0