AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND
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Briefings on Patient Safety presented on July 18, 2008
The Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) include more changes that ever before.
There are four new safety goals. Three focus on healthcare-associated infections and one focuses on transfusion safety. The infection-related goals have a one-year compliance phase-in period during which hospitals will be expected to meet quarterly deadlines. There are also a number of new requirements embedded in four existing goals: Goal 1A: patient identification; Goal 8: medication reconciliation; Goal 13: patient involvement with safety; and the Universal Protocol.
Are you prepared to take the steps necessary to comply?
During this valuable 90-minute audioconference, our expert speakers offer a comprehensive review and tips for coping with the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and the many changes to existing goals.
AGENDA
- National Patient Safety Goals
- When and how will the Joint Commission clarify expectations
- Providing context: change within change within change
- Successfully implementing four new goals for 2009
- Three infection-related goals
- Blood transfusions
- Addressing NEW challenges with existing patient safety goals
- Patient identification: NEW patient / family involvement
- Blood transfusions
- Hand hygiene
- Respiratory hygiene
- Contract precautions
- Medication reconciliation
- NEW documentation requirements
- Explaining all changes and omissions
- Documenting all conversations
- The Universal Protocol
- NEW scope: percutaneous punctures
- NEW elements for Time Out
- Consent
- Fluids
- Medications
- Safety precautions
- NEW documentation requirements
- Summarizing challenges and solutions
- A Q&A follows the presentation
Please note: This is an intermediate to advanced level program.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the program you will be able to:
- Understand The Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
- Identify the significant changes to medication reconciliation, the Universal Protocol and other existing goals
- Prioritize and plan for successful implementation of changes
- Prepare for even more changes to come in the next 30 to 60 days
BONUS TOOLS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials pack:
Checklist for all new and changed National Patient Safety goals
These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
KURT A. PATTON is the principal of Patton Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and a consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro. Patton served as Executive Director of Accreditation Services at the JCAHO for more than seven years until his retirement in December 2005. In this role, he worked with all types of accredited organizations seeking to be resurveyed, and new organizations seeking to become accredited.
BUD PATE, REHS, is Vice President for Content and Development for The Greeley Company; a division of HCPro, Inc. Prior to joining The Greeley Company, Mr. Pate spent fifteen years with system-wide hospital quality and compliance responsibility for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. Before that, Mr. Pate worked for the government, where he was responsible for all acute care licensing and CMS certification activities in Los Angeles County.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Quality Improvement directors, Nurse managers, pharmacists, risk managers, patient safety officers
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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