Education and Events Calendar

 

March


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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Networking in 2010: How to make connections using both traditional and e-networking.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
5:30 – 8:00pm
Joint HLNDV and Penn State Healthcare Management Program Alumni Event
Other program contributors: Temple, PSU Great Valley, Immaculata
All local healthcare management program alumni are encouraged to attend.
Re-connect with classmates from your program and network with healthcare colleagues from across the Delaware Valley. Cash Bar and Free Appetizers
Speakers:
John Kiernan, Managing Director, Management Pathways
Dennis Kain, President, Tyler and Company
Location: Hard Rock Café
1131 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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.