Environment of Care Conference
The Bridge Between All Disciplines
October 21, 2024
Holiday Inn Louisville East
Enjoy a full day of interactive learning and engage with subject matter experts regarding the key topics hospital safety, emergency management, quality, clinical, and environment of care leaders must face every day.
Presentations will include cutting-edge information on how to achieve continual environment of care (EOC) and life safety survey readiness, ways to employ practical approaches to executing efficient and effective tabletop drills, and tips for using innovative methods of engaging non-clinical care teams in infection prevention and environmental safety to maximize the impact of working with a full team of people who are dedicated to patient care!
Program Sponsor:
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. (ET)
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Casey Franklin, BSN, RN, CPHQ, WCC, HACP-CMS
Director of Quality and Health Professions
Kentucky Hospital Association
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Top Survey Issues in the Environment of Care
Richard Curtis, MS, RN, HACP
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality
Objectives
- Identify the top ten condition-level deficiencies cited during Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or accreditation surveys in the physical environment
- Discuss strategies to come into compliance with problematic standards and regulations
- Summarize the process by which deficiencies are identified and severity is determined
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Elevating Practices: Environmental Services Ladder Program
Teresa Daniels, MSN, CIC, CPPS, T-CHEST, FAPIC, CPHQ, HACP-CMS
Kentucky Market Director of Infection Prevention
Lifepoint Central Kentucky
Objectives
- Describe a real-world approach to helping organizations successfully utilize an environmental services ladder program
- Recognize the importance of environmental services and infection prevention collaboration in achieving sustainable safety goals
- Identify strategies for empowering environmental services staff through training, recognition, and professional development
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Conducting Effective Tabletop Drills – Part 1
Bill Edwards, RN
Director of Clinical Operations/EM Coordinator
T.J. Regional Health
Objectives
- Outline how to design a complete tabletop exercise/drill for emergency preparedness and response
- Describe the key elements of an effective tabletop exercise/drill, including key objectives, tips for engagement, and best learning strategies
- Effectively execute a mock tabletop exercise/drill, complete with an interactive scenario, organized response, and methods for debriefing
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Conducting Effective Tabletop Drills – Part 2
Bill Edwards, RN
Director of Clinical Operations/EM Coordinator
T.J. Regional Health
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Wrap Up
Casey Franklin, BSN, RN, CPHQ, WCC, HACP-CMS
Director of Quality and Health Professions
Kentucky Hospital Association
Continuing Education
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Qualified
By attending the Environment of Care Conference offered by the Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation (KHREF), participants may earn up to 4 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. - Kentucky Board of Nursing
The Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation is an approved Kentucky Board of Nursing continuing education provider. This offering number 5-0023-12-25-009 is approved for 4.8 contact hours. Participants must attend the entire session, complete the post-session evaluation, and provide nursing license number in order to receive contact hours and be awarded a certificate. No partial credit will be given. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval does not constitute endorsement of program content.
