Education and Events Calendar

 

March


The postponed “3 Key Steps to Becoming a Sustainable Hospital: Saving Money and Developing a Program” event, which was originally scheduled for Feb. 25, has been rescheduled to:
Tuesday, March 9th
Same venue: Knoll Showroom, 2300 Chestnut St., 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA
Same time: 5:00 PM
Event information is located here:
http://dvgbc.org/education/view/3-key-steps.
We have re-opened registration, so if you would like to register or know of others who would, you have until next Friday, March 5th at 3:00 PM.

2010 CleanMed Conference Scholarship--applications still being accepted; DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 26.
If you had previously registered and cannot attend because of the new date, and would like to be fully refunded, please call Ezra Small at the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (215-399-5798) or email him at esmall@dvgbc.org.

Healthcare Reform: Perspectives from Across the Industry
Thursday, March 11, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Table 31 Banquet Space, Third Floor
The Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA
Moderated By:
Robert I. Field, J.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Professor of Law at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law, and Professor of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University School of Public Health
J. Brian Munroe
Vice President, Government Affairs, Endo Pharmaceuticals
Robert J. Laskowski, M.D., M.B.A.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Christiana Care
Edward Laclair
Vice President, Client Advocacy, Cigna Healthcare
• $20 students/in-transition
• $30 for members of sponsoring organizations
• $40 for non-members
ACHE Category II Credits are pending.
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Hospital Safety: Protecting Patients and Front Line Staff
Monday, March 22, 2010
5:30-7:30pm
Lankenau Hospital - Annenberg Center
5:00-5:30 Networking
5:30-7:30 Panel Discussion
This panel will present a framework for a patient safety program that protects patients and healthcare providers from preventable injury. The program will begin with a brief presentation by the
moderator, followed by remarks from each of the panelists on various aspects of the patient safety program. The program will conclude with a 15 minute question and answer period.
Participants will learn what organizational infrastructure is required to successfully implement an effective patient safety program.
Faculty: Moderator plus three panelists. The moderator has extensive experience in developing and implementing a patient safety program in a healthcare organization. The panelists include  executives
with experience developing and/or implementing patient safety programs.
Program Moderator:            
Elizabeth M. Wertz Evans, RN, BSN, MPM, FACMPE, CPHQ
President and Chief Executive Officer, PANDA and Associates, LLC
Panelists:     
Margaret M.  Sullivan,  RN, MA, CPHQ
VP Quality & Risk Management, Capital Health System
Annette C. Bollig, RN, MSN
Director, Center for Quality and Pt Safety/Office for Pt Safety and Quality, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1.5 hours of Category I continuing education credit pending approval.
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April


Annual ACHE Breakfast with the Regent with the Regents
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
7:00am to 9:30am
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
Keynote Presentation by Trevor Fetter, CEO, Tenet Healthcare
Regents' Award Presentations
Early Career Healthcare Executive:
Jennifer Bastian
Assistant Administrator, Department of Radiation Oncology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Senior-Level Healthcare Executive:
Albert P. Black, Jr., FACHE
Chief Operating Officer, University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Presentation of Internship Grants from the I. Donald Snook Education Fund
ACHE Member/Student Non-Member/Unemployed: $40
Non-ACHE member: $50
Student ACHE Member: $25
The Healthcare Leadership Network of the Delaware Valley is authorized to award 1.0 hours of Category II continuing education credit toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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The Events and Education Committee is actively seeking new members to assist with planning and producing events for 2009. Please contact Hamish Stewart-Smith or Allison P. Wilson-Mahern at events@hlndv.org.


For further information please contact the Events and Education Committee Co-Chairs at events@hlndv.org.