2024 Environment of Care Conference
The Bridge Between All Disciplines
October 21, 2024
Holiday Inn Louisville East
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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.
