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Agenda : Executive Fellowship in Patient Safety On-Campus
May 14-17, 2003

Arrival: Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Check in either Commonwealth Park Suites (804.343.7300); 901 Bank Street—directions: www.commonwealthparksuites.com) or Linden Row Inn (804.783.7000; First & Franklin Streets—directions: www.lindenrowinn.com).

Parking: If driving, one option for parking is to call the MCV Campus Parking Office (804.828.0501) and request parking in “N” deck. You would need to give charge card number (parking fee is about $5 p/day), make of car, and license number.  The “N” deck is located about three blocks from the Academy.  For information on the MCV and Richmond visit: www.had.vcu.edu. Go to the bottom of the page and select VCU for maps, etc. For information on Richmond, click on the city icon.

Thursday, May 15, 2003 – Continental breakfast at hotel (included in room charge)

Meet Dr. Swisher at 7:00 a.m. at the VIPC&S Conference
Richmond Convention Center 300 North 5th Street (Directions: www.richmondcenter.com)

7:45 AM - 4:30 PM   Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety Conference: Advancing Patient Safety and Quality: Integrating Technology, Communication, and Best Practices see agenda and presentations
Note: Box lunches provided at conference
Dinner: On Your Own

Friday, May 16, 2003 – Continental breakfast at hotel (included in room charge)

Richmond Academy of Medicine (1200 East Clay Street)
Dress Code: Business Casual

 8:30 - 9:00 AM   Introduction
Dr. Karen Swisher and other faculty
  9:00 - 9:20 AM  

ER-Radiology Correlation Study: Proper Communication for Appropriate Treatment
Gail Campbell  

  9:20 - 9:40 AM  

Nurses make the LEAP: Improving Patient Safety at John Randolph Medical Center
Jeanne Poindexter MSA
, Risk Manager and Outcomes Analyst , John Randolph Medical Center Hopewell , Virginia

9:40-10:00 AM  

Development of Computerized Safety Event Reporting System
Sandi King, RN, MHP
, Risk Manager, Clinical Safety TriHealth in Ohio

10:00-10:10 AM   Break
10:10-10:30 AM  

Identifying Characteristics of a Non-punitive Culture in a Healthcare Facility
Ursula Butts, MSH
, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Community Memorial Healthcenter , South Hill , Virginia

10:30-10:50 AM  

Patient Controlled Medication Reconciliation
Major Nancy Lachapelle, MS
, Currently, on assignment 

10:50-11:10 AM  

Break and review of poster projects:

Meeting JCAHO Patient Safety Goal #2 by Eliminating Dangerous Abbreviations (A Select Few) and Developing a List of Approved and Unapproved Abbreviations Used During Medication Order Writing Lisa Johnstone, BS, Medication Safety Officer
Northbay Healthcare System, Fairfield, Californi

Failure Mode Effects Analysis—Tools for the Front Line
Debra Bittle, MS, Corporate Director, Risk Management & Legal Services, Upper Chesapeake Health, Havre de Grace, Maryland

Medication Cards in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting
Mary Burres, BS, Occupational Medicine Program Manager 
Sharon Gearhart, RN, MS,Accreditation and Regulatory Standards Department
Barbara Shelor, RN Risk Manager
 Sentara Healthcare, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Setting Priorities for Medication Safety in Neonatal Intensive Care
Desiree Kunac, DipPharm, MclinPharm, Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand

Changing Culture in Setting Up a Patient Safety Program in a Public Long Term Care Psychiatric Hospital
Dick Roberts, MSW, General Administration Practitioner and Patient Safety Officer, Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg. Virginia

Medication Delivery & Administration FMEA
Karen Finkel, BSN, RN, Quality and Outcomes Management Specialist, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 

Decreasing Adverse Drug Events through the implementation of an Electronic Medication Administration System on a Medical Surgical Unit
Sue Ebertowski, BSN, MSN, MSHA, Chief Operating Officer, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas

Evaluate the Affect of Human Factors Engineering on Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Administration Setup
Sue Bosley, PharmD, Patient Clinical Safety Specialist
Alegent Health Systems, Omaha, Nebraska

A Physician Risk Self-Assessment
Mary Lindner, RN, Director of Human Resources Lakeview Medical Center, Suffolk, Virginia

Utilizing Six Sigma Methodoligies and EMR Technologies to Reduce Medication Errors in Rheumatology Practices
Steve Hays, MSHA, Executive Director, Virginia Physicians MSO

Physician Education and the Use of Dangerous Medication Abbreviations
David Gragg, BS, Medication Safety Officer/Manager, Operations Development, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to Evaluate “Home Meds" Failures in Surgical Patients
Fred Blanchard, MBA, PharmD, Corporate Director, Pharmacy, Centra Health, Lynchburg, Virginia

Development and Implementation of a Rapid Cycle Response Model of Performance Improvement in a Psychiatric Hospital to Enhance Response to Safety Related Problems and Processes
Cathie Abrahamsen, RN, MSN, Independent Consultant and JCAHO Surveyor

11:10-11:30 AM  

Patient Safety Cultural Assessment
Lt. Col. Mary Snyder, MSN
, Chief, Planning and Healthcare Improvement, 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California

11:30-11:50 AM  

Medication Safety: 2004 JCAHO Medication Management Standards
Patricia Kienle, BSc, MPA , Medication Safety Manager, Cardinal Health Pharmacy Management , Laflin , Pennsylvania

11:50-12:10 PM

Use of a Web-Based Voluntary Occurrence Reporting System to Track Significant Occurrences and to Drive Performance Improvement in Clinical Care and Clinical Research
Laura Lee, BA, BSN , Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda , Maryland

  12:10-12:30 PM

Site Identification for Invasive Procedures-Actual Practice vs. Policy
Kate Lim, MHA
, Director, Performance Improvement, Sentara Williamsburg Community Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia  

 12:30-1:30 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 1:50 PM

Focusing on Patient Safety: Evaluating and Improving the Culture
Debbie Mobley MS, RN, CPHQ,
Director, Performance Improvement, Virginia Commonwealth University ’s Health System

1:50-2:10 PM

Medication & Allergy History Interview Tools
Curtis Dorn, MD
, Neonatologist, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas

2:10-2:20 PM

Predicting and Managing Errors with Hazardous Medications
Bona Benjamin, BS
, Pharmacy Quality Officer , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda Maryland

2:20-2:30 PM Break 
 2:30 - 2:50 PM

A Medication Safety Assessment: Tool for Emergency Departments
Thomas Paparella, MD
, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Mercy Suburban Hospital , Norristown , PA  

 2:50 -  3:10 PM Development and Implementation of a Statewide Risk Prevention and Management System
Thom Smith, RN, MA, Director, Virginia Operations for WVMI, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
 3:10 - 3:20 PM

MAR Verification by Pharmacists & Nurses
Amy Mitchell, RN
, Director, Patient Safety, Avery Health Care System , Linville , North Carolina

 3:20 - 3:30 PM Break 

3:40 - 4:00 PM

Treating To Goal: A Review of Therapeutic Failures in Dyslipidemia Patients and Identifying Opportunities to Improve Cholesterol Goal-Attainment at Patrick AFB
Major Joseph Weaver, PharmD
, Chief, Pharmacy Element--Patrick AFB, Florida

4:00 - 4:20 PM

Implementing a Patient Safety Program in a CAH Hospital ...Creating a Patient Safety Culture as the Foundation of an Effective Data System
Sally McClatchey, BSN, MIS
, Director of Quality , Pender Memorial Hospital , Burgaw , North Carolina

7:00 PM Dinner at the Swishers’ home in Crozier (Goochland County)

Saturday, May 17, 2003 -- Continental breakfast at hotel (included in room charge)

Certificate Ceremony, Richmond Academy of Medicine
Dress Code: Business

10:00 AM

Welcome
Karen Swisher, J.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Administration, VCU

10:10 AM

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Thomas T.H. Wan, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Health Administration, VCU

10:15  AM

Graduation Speaker
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. , Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville , MD

11:15 AM

Certificates Awarded by:
Karen Swisher, J.D. and Thomas T.H. Wan, Ph.D.

11:30 AM

Closing Remarks
Carl Armstrong, MD , Vice President, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

12:00 PM

Lunch: Linden Row Inn ( 100 East Franklin Street )