Meeting Materials

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Medication Safety, Pressure Ulcers, & Handoff Communication - West Region

Medication Reconciliation Overview-A Successful Program
Steve Tremain , Convergence Health Consulting
Stephanie Bailey, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

Medication Reconciliation Hospital Panel Discussion
Admission
Ken Culver, Parkview Community Hospital and Medical Center

Transfer
Dan Dewitt, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital

Discharge
Laura Ramos, Irvine Regional Hospital & Medical Center

Outpatient
Jackie Cameron, Irvine Regional Hospital & Medical Center

Interactive Breakouts

Medication Safety, Pressure Ulcers, & Handoff Communication - West Region

Medication Reconciliation Overview-A Successful Program
Steve Tremain , Convergence Health Consulting
Stephanie Bailey, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

Medication Reconciliation Hospital Panel Discussion
Admission
Wyndie Yoshizumi, City of Hope
Sally Htoy, City of Hope


Transfer
Barbara Ailor, Los Alamitos Medical Center

Discharge
Barbara Ailor, Los Alamitos Medical Center

Outpatient
Sofia Gezalyan, Hollywood Presbyterian

Interactive Breakouts

Hospital Acquired Infections - West Region

Creating a Change in Nursing Culture: Barriers and Opportunities for Implementing Best Practices to Prevent CLAB’s
Nadine Nakazawa, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Surviving Sepsis
Sean Townsend, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Sepsis Screening Tool

Interactive Breakouts

Hospital Acquired Infections - West Region

Creating a Change in Nursing Culture: Barriers and Opportunities for Implementing Best Practices to Prevent CLAB’s
Nadine Nakazawa, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Surviving Sepsis
Sean Townsend, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Sepsis Screening Tool

Interactive Breakouts

Reducing MRSA Infections Saves Lives and Can Save Money: The Evanston Northwestern Story
Donna Hacek,Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois

5-13-2008 Preventing VAP Web-Seminar
Carmen Ferrell, Larry Hattem, Soudi Bogert and Tammy Alvarez

4-15-2008 Preventing VAP Web-Seminar
Beth Bautista, Kathy Ferris, Mitch Applegate and Steven Tremain

Medication Safety, Pressure Ulcers, & Handoff Communication - East Region

The Collaborative Process: Accelerating Implementation
Spurlock, Convergence Health Consulting

Where Are You Today?
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting

Preventing Pressure Ulcers
Kathy Duncan, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Using SBAR for Handoffs
Bruce Spurlock & Pat Teske, Convergence Health Consulting

Interactive Breakouts

Hospital Acquired Infections Meeting Agenda - West Region

CMS Value Based Purchasing
Bruce Spurlock, Convergence Health Consulting

Measurement for Improvement vs. Public Reporting
Pat Teske, Convergence Health Consulting

Reducing MRSA
James Marx, Broad Street Solutions & University of Phoenix

Interactive Breakouts

Our Next Test of Change?
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting
Pat Vasko, Convergence Health Consulting

Hospital Acquired Infections Meeting Agenda - West Region

CMS Value Based Purchasing
Charlotte Yeh, Acting Administrator (Region IX), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Measurement for Improvement vs. Public Reporting
Pat Teske, Convergence Health Consulting

Reducing MRSA
James Marx, Broad Street Solutions & University of Phoenix

Interactive Breakouts

  • Maximizing Benefits from VTE
    Barbara Ailor, Los Alamitos Medical Center<
    Judith Maass, Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Reducing Sepsis-Related Mortality
    Jerry Clute, California Hospital Medical Center
    Nanette Gonzalez-Kane, California Hospital Medical Center
  • Implementing Hand Hygiene Strategies
    Rekha Murthy, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • Reducing MRSA through Environmental Care
    Wendy Kaler, St. Francis Memorial Hospital

Our Next Test of Change?
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting
Pat Vasko, Convergence Health Consulting

The Power of Collaboration
Bruce Spurlock, Convergence Health Consulting

Where Are You Today?
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting

Reducing Mortality with Sepsis
Melanie Polzin, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Interactive Breakouts

Setting the AIM
Bruce Spurlock, Convergence Health Consulting
Pat Teske, Convergence Health Consulting

The Power of Collaboration
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting

Where Are You Today?
Rocky Fredrickson, Convergence Health Consulting

Reducing Mortality with Sepsis
Melanie Polzin, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Interactive Breakouts

Setting the AIM
Bruce Spurlock, Convergence Health Consulting
Pat Teske, Convergence Health Consulting