BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//KYHA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.kyha.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for KYHA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20250609T140116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T140116Z UID:31002-1770130800-1770134400@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KHA Town Hall: Resilience - Turning Adversity into Opportunity DESCRIPTION:What a challenging time it has been for us all! Today\, patients are facing additional challenges of their own and need help more than ever. Our own associates have had to adapt quickly and face challenges like never before. How can you and your team come out on the other side of this even better? The key is Resilience. Developing resilience in yourself and your team will help in your work and personal lives.  We take a deep dive into the science behind “resilience” and show you how to master this critical skill. \nThis presentation will help you: \n\nDefine resilience and the impact on your life\nOutline the six pillars of resilience and define how to use them in our professional and personal life.\nDevelop a toolbox to help you and your team become more resilient\n\nSpeaker:\nBrian Garver\nSenior Vice President\nKeyBridge Medical Revenue Care \nFor Zoom information\, please contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA at lwheatley@kyha.com. URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kha-town-hall-resilience-turning-adversity-into-opportunity/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/town-hall-listing-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260210T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260114T145104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T134516Z UID:35375-1770721200-1770724800@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KYSOS ED Bridge Webinar: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Negative Bias DESCRIPTION:Please join the KYSOS ED Bridge team\, along with Jim Cowser\, Chief Executive Officer at Central Wyoming Counseling Center\, to learn how Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) is the standard of care for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). \nCowser will discuss how Bridge Programs can help facilitate early MOUD treatment and the advantages of this treatment plan. \nFor information on how to join the webinar\, please contact Mary Beth Ecken at mecken@kyha.com. URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kysos-webinar-medications-for-opioid-use-disorder-and-negative-bias/ CATEGORIES:KYSOS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kysos-news.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260210T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260129T140524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T140635Z UID:35644-1770721200-1770724800@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:Sepsis Case Abstraction Office Hours DESCRIPTION:The Sepsis Consortium is happy to resume Sepsis Case Abstraction Office Hours on Tuesday\, February 10\, 2026\, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET! \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM DETAILS\n\nWe invite you to join us for this open\, collaborative session led by Dr. Billie Delauder\, KHA’s Quality Process Improvement Specialist and an experienced sepsis abstraction expert.  She’ll be joined by Deb Campbell\, VP of Clinical Strategy and Transformation and Sepsis Subject Matter Expert (SME)\, who will offer thoughtful insights and practical guidance. \nThese office hours are a great opportunity to: \n\nReview the CMS 2026 guidelines and updates\nDiscuss best practices for abstraction techniques\nBring your real-world questions and receive support\n\nTogether\, we’ll work through challenges\, share ideas\, and strengthen our approach in a supportive environment. \nPlease note: No Private Health Information (PHI) will be shared during this event. \n  URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/sepsis-case-abstraction-office-hours/ CATEGORIES:Sepsis,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sepsis-webinar-events.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260219T110000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260204T143011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T143026Z UID:35994-1771495200-1771498800@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KHA Town Hall: Overview of the Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Program DESCRIPTION:KHA’s Nancy Galvagni and Bud Warman will provide an overview of Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program application and how Kentucky hospitals may be incorporated into one or more of the five initiatives. This presentation will help you understand the Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Plan including goals and strategies and how Kentucky hospitals may be incorporated into the five rural health priority focus areas. This is a KHA members-only Town Hall\, and registration is required. \nTarget Audience: CEOs\, CFOs\, COOs\, CNOs\, and Quality Directors \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\nSpeakers:\nNancy Galvagni\nPresident/CEO\nKentucky Hospital Association \nBud Warman\nVice President of Business Development and Member Services\nKentucky Hospital Association URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kha-town-hall-overview-of-the-kentucky-rural-health-transformation-program/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/town-hall-listing-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260219T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20251216T190657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T191019Z UID:34942-1771498800-1771502400@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KHA Quality Webinar: Overcoming Supply Chain Disruption and Building Resilience DESCRIPTION:In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment\, maintaining a resilient\, high-quality supply chain is more important than ever. Join the KHA team\, Jessica Covington\, KHA Quality Program Pharmacist and Jerrod Wright\, Director of Hospital Preparedness\,  for a focused webinar on strengthening the quality and reliability of the healthcare supply chain. This presentation will explore strategies for ensuring the quality and continuity of pharmacy products and medical supplies while supporting patient safety. Attendees will gain insights into best practices\, current challenges\, and innovative approaches to strengthening supply chain performance across the entire continuum of care. Whether you manage purchasing\, inventory\, pharmacy operations\, or clinical support services\, this webinar will provide actionable tools to optimize your supply chain and safeguard the quality of products critical to patient outcomes. \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\nTarget Audience: \n\nPharmacy leaders\, professionals\, and technicians\nSupply chain managers and directors\nQuality professionals\nClinical and operational leaders\nAnyone involved in managing healthcare supplies or equipment\n\nPresented by:\nJessica Covington\, KHA Quality Program Pharmacist\nJerrod Wright\, KHA Director of Hospital Preparedness URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kha-quality-webinar-overcoming-supply-chain-disruption-and-building-resilience/ CATEGORIES:Quality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quality-news.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260223T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260223T150000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260204T201637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182906Z UID:36050-1771855200-1771858800@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KHA Town Hall: KBN's Clinical Instructor and Preceptor Workshop DESCRIPTION:Based on conversations with members and schools of nursing\, this virtual session will use didactic lecture with Power Point to address the need for more practical\, real-world training for clinical instructors and preceptors to better support student learning and improve nurse recruitment and retention. \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\nPresenter: Joy Pennington\, MSN\, Ed.\, RN\, Executive Nurse Academic Officer\, Kentucky Board of Nursing \nObjectives: At the conclusion of this offering\, attendees will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the importance of tying course objectives to clinical experiences\nCreate a conducive learning environment in the clinical setting\nEvaluate how students are doing\nIdentify what nurses need to know to become strong instructors/preceptors\n\nTarget Audience: Hospital nurses\, educators\, HR team members\, and other leaders interested in improving the clinical instruction and preceptor experiences to teach and recruit future nurses \nContinuing Education: The Kentucky Hospital Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is offered for 1.2 contact hours\, with offering number 5-0023-12-27-09\, expiration date 12-31-27. No partial credit will be given. To receive credit\, participants must attend the entire educational offering\, provide their nursing license number\, and complete the offering evaluation. After the conclusion of this webinar\, an evaluation link will be sent to attendees. Attendees will have a deadline of 03/02/2026 to complete the survey in order to receive the CEU certificate. Failure to complete any step in the process outlined above will result in non-issuance of CEU credit in accordance with KBN guidelines. URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kha-town-hall-kbns-clinical-instructor-and-preceptor-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/town-hall-listing-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260225T130000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260204T134531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T155741Z UID:35992-1772020800-1772024400@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KYSOS Primary Care Webinar: Emerging Drugs and their Impact on the Opioid Crisis DESCRIPTION:Join the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KYSOS) team for a primary care webinar on February 25 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Presented by Regan A. Baum\, PharmD\, BCCCP\, who is the Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine\, the Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Pharmacy Services\, and an Associate Adjunct Professor at the UK College of Pharmacy\, this session will discuss Emerging Drugs and their Impact on the Opioid Crisis. \nAll KYSOS teams are invited to participate including Outpatient (Primary Care)\, Emergency Department (ED) Bridge\, and Inpatient programs. \nFor information on how to join the webinar\, please contact Marilyn Connors at mconnors@kyha.com. URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kysos-primary-care-webinar-emerging-drugs-and-their-impact-on-the-opioid-crisis/ CATEGORIES:KYSOS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kysos-news.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260225T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260205T142136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T142226Z UID:36078-1772024400-1772028000@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:KHA Town Hall: Occupational Mix Survey Calendar Year 2025 DESCRIPTION:CMS is required to collect data every three years on the occupational mix of employees for short-term\, acute care hospitals participating in the Medicare program. During this session\, our speakers will discuss the national statistics and important considerations when filling out the survey. This is a member-only Town Hall\, and registration is required. \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\nTarget Audience: Finance and reimbursement personnel at short-term\, acute care hospitals \nSpeakers:\nJordan Rose\, Senior Manager\, Blue & Co.\, LLC\nAustin Fisher\, Senior Manager\, Blue & Co.\, LLC URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kha-town-hall-occupational-mix-survey-calendar-year-2025/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/town-hall-listing-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20260121T141423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T141423Z UID:35542-1772064000-1772150399@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:AVADE® De-Escalation Instructor Training Program DESCRIPTION:On February 26\, KHA will offer a free\, one-day AVADE® De-Escalation Instructor Training Program for KHA member hospitals. This training is designed for HR professionals\, safety leaders\, and workplace violence prevention teams who are responsible for preparing staff to safely recognize and manage escalating behaviors. \nThis 8-hour\, instructor-level course focuses on building core de-escalation skills\, including recognizing early warning signs\, interpreting behavioral cues\, and applying trauma-informed verbal\, nonverbal\, and situational-awareness techniques. Participants will gain practical\, team-ready tools to intervene early in the escalation cycle and\, upon completion\, will be equipped to train staff within their own organizations. \nKey details:\nDate: Thursday\, February 26 (register by February 19)\nLocation: CityPlace Expo\, La Grange\, KY\nCost: Free to KHA members (one attendee per member hospital) \nPlease contact Lauren Wheatley at KHA for information on how to register. URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/avade-de-escalation-instructor-training-program/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/avade-logo-events.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T152602 CREATED:20251110T200530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T195436Z UID:34040-1772110800-1772114400@www.kyha.com SUMMARY:Kentucky Sepsis Consortium Webinar: Mechanisms of Response to Recognized Risk of Sepsis\, Part 2 DESCRIPTION:This month’s Sepsis Consortium webinar will explore the different ways that our hospitals are managing their responses to sepsis urgent and emergent situations. \n\nKHA MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\nPresenters:\nChristina Witt\nLead Performance Improvement Reviewer\, Sepsis Nurse Navigator\nEphraim McDowell Health \nAdrienne Rosenbarger\nSepsis Coordinator\nBaptist Health Floyd URL:https://www.kyha.com/event/kentucky-sepsis-consortium-webinar-5/ CATEGORIES:Quality,Sepsis ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.kyha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sepsis-webinar-events.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR