Patient Safety Requires Staff Safety (Audio Conference)

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

Sponsored by Briefings on Patient Safety

presented on December 6, 2006

Influenza. Pandemic preparedness. Sleep deprivation. Substance abuse.

U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics indicate that there are more than 500,000 work-related injuries to healthcare employees every year. These same employees are often front-line staff who oversee the care and safety of patients. If they don't feel safe on the job, how can they effectively be expected to keep patients safe?

When staff members do not feel valued, your organization runs the risk of eroding morale and limiting productivity.

But there are practical steps you can take to make staff safety a priority, and tools you can implement to make the changes long-lasting. Doing so not only leads to fewer events, but increases employee satisfaction, which in turn, directly impacts the safety and satisfaction of patients.

Learn how to educate staff about their safety during this audioconferece, Patient Safety Requires Staff Safety: Achieve it with Education, SBAR, and More. This 90-minute program offers guidance on how to meet the everyday safety needs of your staff, with a special focus on these four major concerns: influenza, pandemic preparedness, sleep deprivation, and substance abuse. Speakers present tools to help education efforts, strategies for implementation, and tips on how to improve staff safety and satisfaction.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this audioconference you will be able to

• define the volume and magnitude of injuries to health care workers in your organization and in others across the country
• prepare an organizational plan to address injuries to employees
• implement interventions in your facility
• develop monitoring and reporting tools for injuries to health care workers
  

PROGRAM AGENDA

1. Definitions of staff safety and patient safety and how they are linked
   1. The organization mission that includes both staff safety and patient safety
      1. Overview of injuries to healthcare workers
      2. OSHA & JCAHO requirements
      3. Financial implications and benefits
2. Workforce solutions
   1. Program characteristics
      1. Injury care
      2. Case management
      3. Rehabilitation
      4. Employee health
      5. Employee wellness
   2. Educational effort
      1. Strategy
      2. Specific modules, e.g., bloodborne pathogens, lifting, vaccines
      3. Effective tools, e.g., SBAR, team building, benchmarking
3. Implementation strategies
   1. Roles and responsibilities
      1. C-suite leaders
      2. Directors, managers, and supervisors
      3. Deployment to individual employee
   2. Lessons learned
   3. Challenges and goals
4. Q&A

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Robin Boehm, MSN, RN, APN,C, Director of occupational and corporate health at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ. Ms. Boehm has 30 years' nursing experience with 10 years advanced practice as nurse practitioner in occupational health. Her additional experience includes developing new occupational health and cardiac rehab programs. Boehm's areas of responsibility have included clinical practice, staff development, and leadership. She has clinical practice expertise in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. Boehm has also worked on business development in the areas of occupational and corporate health marketing, including the most recent program, "Workforce Health Solutions."

Mark Magariello, MD, Medicine director of occupational and corporate health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ. Dr. Magariello has been in his current position since 2002. His previous experience includes serving as the chief medical consultant for PSE&G utility since 1994; Mercer County chief medical director; Washington and Monroe township fire department medical director; Board-certified internal medicine medical review officer; Internal medicine residency and chief resident at St. Vincent's hospital in New York.

David Christensen, MS, Manager of performance improvement and patient safety, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ. Mr. Christensen has more than 20 years of experience in planning, conducting, and managing performance improvement and risk management efforts in inpatient and outpatient settings, including State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Carrier Clinic, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. In addition, Mr. Christensen has teaching experience in medical sociology and research methodology.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Patient safety officers, quality and risk managers, nurse managers, CNOs, nursing directors, occupational health officers, safety officers, VPs of clinical affairs, VPs of operations, COOs, CEOs, CFOs, HR managers, medical directors, and occupational health professionals.

PROGRAM MATERIALS AND BONUS TOOLS!

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials along with BONUS tools to help aid you in making staff safety a top priority in your facility. All materials are provided with PDF links to download.

Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or a refresher for veteran staff.

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