PAST EDUCATION
2017 EDUCATION
Keynote Address: Healthcare Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re Made
David Taylor, MSN, RN, CNOR, Director, CVOR, Methodist Hospital
Nursing school did not prepare you to lead at the highest levels, but that is exactly what’s required to keep up with the demands of health care as well as advancing your career as a health care leader. This presentation will help ignite the most important personal leadership qualities of today’s nurse leaders so that surgeons and staff alike will view you as the “Most Valuable Player.”
In this presentation, health care leaders will learn how to address obstacles that prevent their organizations from achieving high performance in clinical and financial outcomes. Understanding barriers to leadership will help attendees understand economic and strategic considerations as they relate to their clinical environment.
Extinguishing Risk of Surgical Fire
Scott R. Lucas, PhD, PE, Director of Accident and Forensic Investigation, ECRI Institute
The Death Spiral May Begin With You!
James X. Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNOR, CSSM, Acting CEO, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Capacity Planning: How to get the right fit
Anne Roy, Vice President, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting
Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Sterile Processing Department
Elbridge “Eb” Merritt, RN, MSN, CNOR, CHL, Brooke Army Medical Center
What would Florence Do? Addressing a Culture of Ownership
Dawn Whiteside, MSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA, Nurse Manager, Credentialing and Education Development, Competency and Credentialing Institute
It Takes a Village to Raise a Department: Why facilities fail without CS/SPD support staff
Weston “Hank” Balch, CRCST, CIS, CHL, Director of Sterile Processing Operations, University Health System
Health Policy Changes Under the Trump Administration
Ken Perez, Vice President of Healthcare Policy, Omnicell
Thoughts on Leadership
James X. Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNOR, CSSM, Acting CEO, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Cleaning and Care of Surgical Instruments: A Shared Responsibility
Cynthia Spry, MA, MS, RN, CNOR(E), SPDT, Nurse Consultant, Spry Consulting
The UDI and the OR
Jean Sargent, CMRP, FAHRMM, CRCST, CHL, ACE, FCS and Michael Schiller, CMRP, Senior Director of Supply Chain for the AHRMM
The Educator’s Treasure Chest: Pearls and Other Jewels for Competency Assessment
Dawn Whiteside, MSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA, Nurse Manager, Credentialing and Education Development, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Building Strategies for a Successful Surgical Smoke Evacuation Program
Donna Watson, RN, Medtronic
Fear: The Hidden Killer
Chet Wyman, MD, John Hopkins School of Medicine
Cracking the Code on Improving Block Utilization
Andi Dewes, Vice President, Surgical Excellence at Syús Inc. and Gail Pietrzyk, Corporate Director Surgical Services, UHS
A Human Factors Approach To Endoscope Reprocessing
J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Global Chief Clinical Officer Pentax Medical-Hoya Corporation
Eyes Wide Shut: Taboo issues in the OR
Jan Kleinhesselink, Chief Quality Officer, Lincoln Surgical Hospitaland and Carmen Lester, Chief Clinical Officer, Lincoln Surgical Hospital
Building Employee Engagement from the Ground Up
Patty Andrews, RN, BSN, MHA, CNOR, Director of Perioperative Services, Marina DelRey Hospital
Hot Topics in Infection Prevention and Control for the Perioperative Setting
J. Hudson Garrett Jr. PhD, MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, CSRN, VA-BC, PLNC, IP-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, FAAPM, Global Chief Clinical Officer Pentax Medical-Hoya Corporation
Lessons Learned From the Death of Joan Rivers
Kenneth P. Rothfield, MD, System Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Saint Vincent’s Healthcare
The unnecessary death of Joan Rivers served as a wake up call for surgical centers and patients. This presentation reviews not only what happened to Joan Rivers, but also what killed her, with an emphasis on “VIP Syndrome,” shortcomings in safety culture and training for uncommon emergencies. The presentation concludes with a four-point action plan for participants to execute in their own organizations.
You’re Not a Born Leader
Chet Wyman, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Medical Errors Now the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US: Leveraging what we know about SSI prevention
David Taylor, Director, CVOR, Methodist Hospital & Melanie Burton, Nurse Educator TIDI Products, LLC
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