Agenda and speakers announced for Patient Safety Summit

The official agenda and speakers to the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 10th Annual Patient Safety Summit were announced today. Themed “Stand Up for Safety!,” the educational event is being held in coordination with the Texas Department of State Health Services which will be hosting its 2017 TDSHS Healthcare Safety Conference simultaneously. The seminar will take place August 9-10 at the Marriot Las Colinas Hotel in Irving.

The agenda will include:
August 9th
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. – “Ebola Panel – Ebola: The impact from international and local perspectives”
Dr. Abdusalam Nasidi, Director of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control; Dr. Sam Bagchi, CHRISTUS Health; Dr. Daniel Varga, Texas Health Resources

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Break/Sponsors

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – “DSHS Support of Ebola Preparedness Efforts and Role of the Designated Infection Control Officer for EMS”
Thi Dang, HAI Epidemiologist; Keri Cain, State Hospital Preparedness Program Coordinator; Joseph Schmider, State EMS Director

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – “Meet and Greet” Reception

August 10th
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Breakfast

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. – “Leading Change by Changing How You Lead”
Britt Berrett, PhD, Author of “Patients Come Second,” Clinical Professor, UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – “The New Economics of Health Care: A Mandate for Patient Safety”
Leah Binder, President/CEO, The Leapfrog Group

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Break/Sponsors

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. – “Health Literacy”
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, UNT Health Science Center

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Breakout Session 1
“Pressure Ulcer Prevention” – Alaina Tellson, Director of Professional Practice at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano and The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton

“Antibiotic Stewardship” – Guillermo Sanchez, CDC Public Health Scientist; Theresa Josa, PharmD Specialist in Infectious Disease

2:05 – 3:00 p.m. – Breakout Session 2
“A Systems Approach to Safety and Security” – William Adcox, Chief of Police, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Raymond J. Gerwitz, Director of Risk Strategy and Operational Excellence, The University of Texas Police at Houston at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

“Patient & Family Engagement” – Tanya Lord, The American Hospital Association (AHA)/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Break/Sponsors

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – “Interactive Workshop – Patient Centered Care Call to Action”
Jim Kinsey, Planetree Senior Consultation Services Specialist

4:30 p.m. – Adjourn

CNE’s, CPHQ, CPHRM, CME’s and ACHE will be provided.

Attendees must preregister to attend. You can register here.

For information, please contact Patti Taylor at ptaylor@dfwhcfoundation.org or 469-648-5023.