Hospitals and Special Programs – 2010 Annual Education Schedule

Updated for Fall 2010

PRI’s Risk Management Programs are exclusively for current PRI insureds. Invitations and registration materials will be sent to all insureds in advance of each program. Facility Risk Management contacts are encouraged to share the schedule of programs and invitations with other appropriate individuals within their organization who would benefit from attendance. Suggestions about future topics or questions should be directed to Linda Foy, Risk Control Coordinator at l.foy@medmal.com or 516-277-4064.

January

Web Based Audio Conference
ASHRM Recording – "Using Apology and Transparency in Disclosure to Improve Patient Satisfaction". Email Linda Foy at l.foy@medmal.com for the link to this recording, presented by John D. Banja, Ph.D., Nancy Berlinger, Ph.D., M.Div. and Richard C. Boothman, JD.

February

Web Based Audio Conference
Overview of PRI’s web based risk management program "Prevention of Medical Errors". This award winning interactive patient safety training program, designed to minimize frequency and severity of claims can be successfully rolled out to your additional insured physicians as well as resident staff.

March

Monday, March 1, 2010, 10:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Downstate Risk Management Networking Conference – The St. Francis Hospital DeMatteis Center
Sorry Works! Communication, Disclosure and Apology – Doug Wojcieszak, Founder, Sorry Works! Coalition
Presentation to be followed by lunch and networking meeting.

Wednesday March 24, 2010
Upstate Spring Conference and Networking Meeting – The Desmond, Albany
Enterprise Risk Management – Fay Rozovsky, President, Rozovsky Group
Risk Reduction Strategies in Ambulatory Surgery, Long Term Care and Acute Care
Conducting a Thorough Investigation Following an Adverse Event – Monica Santoro, RN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Sr. VP, Marsh Risk Consulting

April

Web Based Audio Conference
Merger and Acquisition Trends in Healthcare – Eric H. Hencken, ASA, ACSP, Porto Leone Consulting

May

Wednesday May 12, 2010 10 a.m. - Web Based Audio Conference
Best Practices in Skin Care Across the Continuum – Improving Care and Minimizing Liability
Cynthia Canzeri-Labish, RN, MS, ET, CWOCN, Wesley Health Care Center, Saratoga, NY

June

Web Based Audio Conference
ASHRM Webinar: Implementing Enterprise Risk Management – If Not Now, When?
This audio conference will review the principles of implementing an ERM Program, discuss the impact of the rating agencies new emphasis on ERM, and provide the “getting started” tools and techniques useful for risk managers, executives and finance professionals in any healthcare organization.

July

Conference
July 28, 2010 7:00 pm, The DeMatteis Center, Greevale, NY
The Family Health Care Decision Act – An Overview
The Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) was recently signed into law and allows family members to make health care decisions, including decisions about the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of patients who lose their ability to make such decisions and have not prepared advance directives regarding their wishes. Tracy Miller, Esq will discuss this newly enacted law in depth as it pertains to our health care system. Ms. Miller is a health care lawyer in private practice and served as Executive Director of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, the group that developed the law.

August

Web Based Audio Conference
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Patient Falls 2010 – What Every Healthcare Facility Should Know
Preventing falls among patients and residents is one of the most pressing challenges hospitals and other health Facilities have to face. Patient falls represent a significant portion of injuries to those under care at your facility; and with CMS no longer reimbursing you – the financial toll could be devastating.

September

Web Based Audio Conference
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
CT Radiation: How to Efficiently Manage Dose

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:00am – 3:00pm
Upstate Fall Conference and Networking Meeting – The Hilton Garden Inn, East Syracuse
Quality Dashboards – What are they and how to use them to improve performance and reduce risk
Electronic Health Records Implementation – Some of the pitfalls…what I wish I knew before
Current Risk Management Issues in Long Term Care.
To view complete agenda and registration information please click here.

October

Web Based Audio Conference
ASHRM Best Practice – Investigation Following Serious Safety Event
This presentation will examine the components of a high-quality, post-event investigation.
We will explore the methods for collecting data as well as the types of evidence and information that should be obtained. We will look at common cause and root cause analysis and relate these tools to the quality of the information collected. Finally, we will discuss the safety and learning advantages of conducting high quality investigations. There is gold in the data, but you have to know how to find it!

November

Thursday, November 18, 2010
Annual Risk Management Conference, The New York Helmsley

December

Web Based Audio Conference
Minimizing the Risk of General Liability Claims – William M. Wagner, ScD, CHSP, CHCM
Vice President, Education, Research, and Development, Safety Management Services, Inc.
Gary Pagliaro, Esq., Patrick F. Adams, P.C.