WebinarLigature Risk: Continuing to Safeguard your Hospitals Date/Time: July 25, 2019 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Speakers: Carol VanZile, LCSW, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH); Shawnna Baney-Shaw, Mount Nittany Health; Tina Kephart, RN-BC, Mount Nittany Medical Center; and Melanie Motts, RN, BSN, M.ED., CPPS, Patient Safety Authority Description: Melanie A. Motts, RN, BSN, M.Ed., senior patient safety liaison at the Patient Safety Authority; Carol VanZile, LCSW, director of behavioral health regulatory compliance accreditation at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH); Shawnna Baney-Shaw, risk manager at Mount Nittany Health; and Tina Kephart, RN-BC, director of behavioral health at Mount Nittany Medical Center, will identify and discuss two Pennsylvania healthcare facilities' perspectives on living through a unitwide renovation, assess ligature and suicide risk in various inpatient care settings, and summarize information and resources on improving ligature risk assessment and mitigation.
1.0 continuing education hours will be awarded for completion of this webinar. Continuing education credits apply to Pennsylvania registered nurses only.
WebinarBehavioral Health Fall Prevention Workgroup Call Date/Time: July 30, 2019 - 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Description: Behavioral health facilities and acute care facilities with behavioral health units throughout the state of Pennsylvania will discuss the challenges, successes, trends, and opportunities currently being identified to reduce the frequency and severity of patient falls in the behavioral health setting. EducationDelaware Valley North (DVN)/Delaware Valley South (DVS) - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (ASF) Symposium Date/Time: November 5, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Speakers: Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection, Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Patient Safety Authority Infection Preventionists, Patient Safety Authority Patient Safety Liaisons Description: The fifth annual Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Symposium will be held on different dates at various locations throughout the Commonwealth. Registration and Conference times are the same for all dates and locations (Registration: 8:30 - 9 a.m., Conference: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). These exciting, in-person sessions will include four topics specifically focused for ambulatory settings and presented by experts on the topic: - PA-DOH Life Safety Code Updates (presented by Charlie Schlegel, director, Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection)
- What’s New in ASC Quality (presented by Julie Volz, project coordinator for Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network)
- Infection Prevention Surveillance Strategies for ASFs (presented by the Patient Safety Authority infection preventionists)
- Human Factors Strategies That Can Be Used to Improve Processes in ASF Settings (presented by the Patient Safety Authority patient safety liaisons)
4.0 continuing education hours will be awarded for completion of this course. Continuing education credits apply to Pennsylvania registered nurses only. EducationNortheastern (NE) - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (ASF) Symposium Date/Time: November 8, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Speakers: Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection, Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Patient Safety Authority Infection Preventionists, Patient Safety Authority Patient Safety Liaisons Description: The fifth annual Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Symposium will be held on different dates at various locations throughout the Commonwealth. Registration and Conference times are the same for all dates and locations (Registration: 8:30 - 9 a.m., Conference: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). These exciting, in-person sessions will include four topics specifically focused for ambulatory settings and presented by experts on the topic:
•PA-DOH Life Safety Code Updates (presented by Charlie Schlegel, director, Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection)
•What’s New in ASC Quality (presented by Julie Volz, project coordinator for Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network)
•Infection Prevention Surveillance Strategies for ASFs (presented by the Patient Safety Authority infection preventionists)
•Human Factors Strategies That Can Be Used to Improve Processes in ASF Settings (presented by the Patient Safety Authority patient safety liaisons) 4.0 continuing education hours will be awarded for completion of this course. Continuing education credits apply to Pennsylvania registered nurses only. EducationSouth Central (SC) - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (ASF) Symposium Date/Time: November 13, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Speakers: Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection, Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Patient Safety Authority Infection Preventionists, Patient Safety Authority Patient Safety Liaisons Description: The fifth annual Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Symposium will be held on different dates at various locations throughout the Commonwealth. Registration and Conference times are the same for all dates and locations (Registration: 8:30 - 9 a.m., Conference: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). These exciting, in-person sessions will include four topics specifically focused for ambulatory settings and presented by experts on the topic:
•PA-DOH Life Safety Code Updates (presented by Charlie Schlegel, director, Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection)
•What’s New in ASC Quality (presented by Julie Volz, project coordinator for Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network)
•Infection Prevention Surveillance Strategies for ASFs (presented by the Patient Safety Authority infection preventionists)
•Human Factors Strategies That Can Be Used to Improve Processes in ASF Settings (presented by the Patient Safety Authority patient safety liaisons) 4.0 continuing education hours will be awarded for completion of this course. Continuing education credits apply to Pennsylvania registered nurses only. EducationNorthwestern/Southwestern (NW/SW) - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (ASF) Symposium Date/Time: November 15, 2019 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Speakers: Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection, Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Patient Safety Authority Infection Preventionists, Patient Safety Authority Patient Safety Liaisons Description: The fifth annual Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Symposium will be held on different dates at various locations throughout the Commonwealth. Registration and Conference times are the same for all dates and locations (Registration: 8:30 - 9 a.m., Conference: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). These exciting, in-person sessions will include four topics specifically focused for ambulatory settings and presented by experts on the topic:
•PA-DOH Life Safety Code Updates (presented by Charlie Schlegel, director, Department of Health, Division of Safety Inspection)
•What’s New in ASC Quality (presented by Julie Volz, project coordinator for Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network)
•Infection Prevention Surveillance Strategies for ASFs (presented by the Patient Safety Authority infection preventionists)
•Human Factors Strategies That Can Be Used to Improve Processes in ASF Settings (presented by the Patient Safety Authority patient safety liaisons) 4.0 continuing education hours will be awarded for completion of this course. Continuing education credits apply to Pennsylvania registered nurses only. |
