2011 Event Highlights
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Day 2, Tuesday, August 23
Darrell Dean:
Darrell Dean, DO, MPH, Medical Director of the Performance Improvement Center for Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA., discusses how a new catheter kit helps clinicians perform asceptic technique and helps reduce the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
Beth Edwards:
Beth Edwards, RN, BA Clinical Quality Specialist from Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA., discusses a 90-day study of a pressure ulcer prevention program on one of the hospital's units.
Carolyn Clancy:
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), discusses the "Partnership for Patients" program, which aims to reduce avoidable harms to patients.
Dale Bratzler:
Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Public Health, analyzes healthcare-associated infections and where they come from.
Dale Bratzler:
Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Public Health, outlines what's at risk for hospitals on the new payment models from CMS.
Trent Haywood:
Trent Haywood, MD, JD, CEO, Dichotomy Options, LLC, explains "observation for understanding" in designing new products and processes.
Sara Atwell:
Sara Atwell, RN MHA, Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer at Oakwood Healthcare System in Dearborn, MI., discusses how to engage staff in a hand hygiene compliance program.
Marty Manning:
Marty Manning, President of Advocate Physician Partners in Oak Brook, Ill., discusses caring for patients in a new account care organization model.
Aron Ralston:
Aron Ralston, author, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" and Inspiration for the Film "127 Hours," describes his fall into the canyon and how he got his arm stuck between the rock and the canyon wall.
Aron Ralston:
Aron Ralston, author, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" and Inspiration for the Film "127 Hours," describes his rescue and how his mom went into action to find him.
Debbie Lygren:
Debbie Lygren, RN, BS RHIT, Nurse Consultant, Peak Resources Inc. in Gastonia, NC., describes the nursing home organization's pressure ulcer prevention program.
Martie Moore:
Martie Moore, RN, BSN, MAOM, CPHQ, Chief Nursing Officer at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR., describes her hospital's Falls Prevention Program.
Jackie Medland:
Jackie Medland, RN, PhD, Chief Nurse Executive at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., describes why falls occurred at her facility.
Deborah Adler:
Deborah Adler, Principal, Deborah Adler, LLC., details Medline's innovative ERASE CAUTI Foley catheter tray.
Chris McCarthy:
Chris McCarthy, Director, ILN, Innovation Specialist for Kaiser Permanente, talks about the tools of innovation for organizations to share and learn about ideas.