Quality Forum Program April 2014

[Pages:2]May 12 Cahaba Grand Birmingham

Quality

Forum

8:00 ? 8:45 Registration

8:45 ? 9:00 Welcome and Introductions Terry Andrus, AlaHA Chairman and President of East Alabama Medical Center

9:00 ? 10:00 Tips for Creating and Integrating Patient- and Family-Centered Care Sue Collier, Performance Improvement Specialist, North Carolina Quality Center

10:00 ? 11:00 ED Measures ? Focus on Improving Throughput Gene Nelson, Nurse Manager of Emergency Department, Springhill Medical Center Andy Romine, Chief Nursing Officer, Trinity Medical Center

11:00 ? 12:00 Electronic Quality Reporting ? Update and Discussion Diane Jones, Senior Associate Director of Policy, American Hospital Association Heather Johnson, Clinical Quality and Infection Prevention, Community Hospital

12:00 ? 12:45 Lunch and AlaHA HEN Update Rosemary Blackmon, Executive Vice President/COO, Alabama Hospital Association

12:45 ? 1:30

Readmissions ? Focusing on Discharge Instructions and Community Collaboration Mary Ann Crow, Director for Transition of Care, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Jan Lenz, Chief Nursing Officer, Athens-Limestone Hospital Cheryl Bailey, Chief Nursing Officer, Cullman Regional Medical Center

1:30 ? 2:30 2:30 ? 2:45

Review of CDC Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit and Update on Alabama Statewide Antibiogram Andrew Madon, PharmD, Director of Clinical Specialty, CareFusion/MedMined Services

MedMined Update: State of the State and Upcoming Development Releases

Amanda Ennis, Health Systems and National Accounts Manager, CareFusion/MedMined Services

Wrap-up Keith Granger, CEO, Trinity Medical Center, AlaHA Quality Task Force Chairman

2:45

Adjourn

Program Sponsors: AQAF; Alabama Hospital Association; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama; CareFusion/MedMined? Services; and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama

Dress: Business attire

Accommodations: The following hotels are located near the Cahaba Grand. Individuals will be responsible for making reservations.

Marriott Grandview, (888) 426-5171 ? reference "Quality Forum" for a discounted rate of $116 for May 12 o Reservation Link: click here

Hilton Perimeter Park South, (205) 967-2700 Drury Inn and Suites, (205) 967-2450 Hampton Inn Colonnade, (205) 967-0002

Registration: Go to and click on "News and Events" and then "Events Calendar." Registrations must be received by May 8.

Continuing education: We have applied for and anticipate receiving continuing education credits from the following organizations. Please note, the CEUs will be divided into morning and afternoon time blocks. Participants can stay for both sessions for a full day's credit. ? American College of Healthcare Executives ? Alabama Board of Nursing ? Alabama Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators ? Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy ? Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners

Directions to Cahaba Grand Conference Center: 3660 Grandview Parkway Birmingham (205) 443-6767

From Montgomery/Mobile ? Take I-65 North. Exit onto I-459 North toward Gadsden/Atlanta. Take exit 19 toward Mountain Brook/Childersburg and turn right onto US 280. Turn right at second traffic light onto Grandview Pkwy. Park in back of Cahaba Grand.

From Huntsville ? Take I-65 South. Exit onto I-459 toward Gadsden/Atlanta. Take exit 19 toward Mountain Brook/Childersburg and turn right onto US 280. Turn right at second traffic light onto Grandview Pkwy. Park in back of Cahaba Grand.

Keynote Presenter:

Sue Collier, MSN, RN, FABC, joined the North Carolina Quality Center (NCQC) last April as a Performance Improvement Specialist in Patient-Family Engagement (PFE). Before that, she was employed by Vidant Health for more than 32 years and was Vice President of the corporation's office of Patient-Family Experience. Under her leadership, Vidant Health was nationally recognized as an innovative health care system in the area of patient and family centered care. Since joining the NCQC, Ms. Collier has supported numerous state and national initiatives designed to help hospitals, providers, and community partners improve performance in patient engagement.

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