Conference Program and Presentations
October 5, 2010
2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Registration
3:15 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
Drivers for Quality Under Healthcare Reform
4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Why Front-Line Staff Involvement Matters and Why is It Difficult
5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
Breakout Discussion Groups: Are We Ready?
- Management
- Hospitals
- LTC
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
Dinner
Report back: Opportunity to include member leaders
Speaker: Why is This Work So Critical?
October 6, 2010
7:00 am- 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am- 9:45 am
Opening Talk
Partnering on Quality- Where It Worked
9:45 am- 10:45 am
Approach to Partnering for a Quality Improvement Process and examples
10:45 am- 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am- 12:00 am
Discussion: Advancing Our Partnership- Our Model and Barrier
Breakouts
12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Skills Training:
- Effective Communication: How communication impacts outcomes - Jewish Healthcare Foundation/Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
- Evidence-Based Practice: Integrating Clinical Evidence with Clinical Expertise - Rosemary Polomano, University of Penn
- Quality Improvement: Moving in the Right Direction - Tanya Wallace, Kaiser Permanente
- Successful Quality Partnerships: Front-Line Employees and Management - Peter Lazes, Cornell University
- Resident Centered Care - PHI, Chris Shimmer
3:00 pm- 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
Breakout Discussion Groups: Working Together- Let’s Get It Started
4:30 pm
Closing Remarks/ Presentation of CE Certificates
For a downloadable conference program click here.