Healthcare Safety Conference

August 23-24, 2023

Presentations

• An Approach to Earning and Sustaining Trust in Health Care
  (Jodyn Platt, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan)
• Avoiding Burnout and Managing Stress for Healthcare Professionals
  (Ron Mottern, PhD, LCDC, RTC Mottern Institute for Mind-Body Wellness)
• Breaking Down the Annual Risk Assessment and IP Program APIC Broadcast
  (Rebecca Battjes, MPH, CIC, FAPIC Diversey)
• DSHS HAI-Lights of Texas
  (Sonya Ajani, MPH; Melissa LeBrun, DNP, MPH, APRN, FNP-C, a-IPC; Katy Glazebrook, MS, LMT, CWP; Anna Nutt, MPH, CIC, FAPIC; Gretchen Rodriguez, MPH, CIC; DSHS)
• Engaging Patients/Families in Infection Prevention
  (Sue Collier Deaton, MSN, RN, FABC Patient-Centered Innovation)
• High-Reliability Principles as a Leadership Operating System
  (Rod Brace, PhD RELIA Healthcare Advisors)
• Human Factor in Root Cause Analysis to Improve Patient Safety
  (Brittany Anderson Montoya, PhD, MS Atrium Health)
• Leading Through Crisis
  (Dr. Emily Schottman, Austin Mental Wellness)
• Mitigation of a Multiple Organism NDM CRE Outbreak at an Acute Care Hospital
  (Thi Dang, MPH, CHES, CIC, FAPIC and Richard Duh, MPH Tarrant County Public Health)
• Optimizing Patient and Your Health through Laughter Yoga
  (Emma Ferguson, RN, CLYL, CLYT)
• Stronger Together: Game Winning Strategies for the Team and the Public
  (Rik Roberts, Creative Keynotes)
• Telehealth and Patient Safety
  (Nora Cox, Texas e-Health Alliance)
• The Art of Apology
  (Linda Stimmel, JD Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP)
• The Impact of Health Disparities
  (Krystal Robinson, MPH, CIC HonorHealth)
• When to use Enhanced Barrier Precautions versus Contact Precautions
  (Heather Jones, DNP, NP-C Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 17-19, 2022

• Conference Program and Agenda

Presentations

• Beating Burnout at Work: Strategies for You and Your Team
• Best Practices for Healthcare Construction and Renovation: Minimizing the Health Impact on Patients
• Building Healthcare Resiliency Across the Continuum of Care
• Enhanced Barrier Precautions in the Long-Term Care (LTC) Setting
• HAI-lights of the Field During the COVID 19 Pandemic
• Healthcare-associated Infections and Preventable Adverse Events Events: Learning from COVID-19
• Healthcare Safety Investigations - Group COVID 19 Response
• Identifying and Responding to Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs)
• Infection Control Risk Assessment 2.0
• Innovations in Skilled Nursing Home Dialysis
• Overview of COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance and Reporting in Texas, 2020-2022
• Telling a Story With Your Data
• The Return of MDROs: C diff Case Example
• The Rise of Candida auris in Texas during COVID 19
• Weathering the Storm: An All Hands on Deck Response to an Infodemic & How to Prepare for the Future

August 28-30, 2019

• Conference Agenda – Agenda, Session Descriptions and Learning Objectives.
• Speakers – Bios/photos of speakers.

Presentations:

• Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Quality improvement Activities Dany Anchia BSN, RN, CDN
• Good Drugs and Bad Bugs: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistant Pathogens in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings Robin Jump, MD, PhD
• HAI-lights from the Field DSHS HAI Epidemiologists
• How Safe is the Patient Journey Through the Healthcare Maze? Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN
  • Care Transition Bundle - Seven Essential Intervention Categories
• Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety: A Worksystem Framework for “Protection Through Prevention” 
  C. Adam Probst, PhD, MS, CPPS
  • Case Study A
  • Case Study B
• Infection Prevention and Control in LTC Facilities: Quality Monitoring Program Activities and Current Regulations 
  Sheri Mead RN, CDP, CADDCT
• Keeping Patients Safe - One Day at a Time Eunice Halverson, MA, CPPS
• OR to CSD Best Practices for Sterilization in Health Care Facilities Bob Marrs, CRCST, CIS, CHL
• Patient Notification of Infection Control Breaches and HAI Outbreaks Kiran M. Perkins, MD, MPH
• Texas Healthcare Safety Status Update Jennifer Vinyard, MPH, CIC and Vickie Gillespie, BSN, RN
• VIM-CRPA in West Texas Gillian Blackwell, BSN, RN, CIC

Presentations by guest speaker:  

• A Systematic Approach to Safe and Highly Reliable Care Michael Leonard, MD 
• Active  Surveillance for C.diff and Candida auris in Texas Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS, FASHP 
• After the Unexpected: Disclosure, Transparency & Collaboration Leilani Schweitzer 
• An historic ‘Never Event’: How can we prevent others? Evelyn V. McKnight, AuD, Thomas A. McKnight, MD 
• Antibiotic Stewardship is Here to Stay: Are You Ready? Kristi Kuper, PharmD, BCPS 
• Building an Integrated Medical Device Hygiene Strategy Across the Continuum of Care J. Hudson Garrett, PhD, MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, CSRN, PLNC, AS-BC, IP-BC, VA-BCTM, FACDONA 
• From Data to Discovery: Interpreting Data for Action DSHS Healthcare Safety Group 
• High Reliability and Healthcare Brian H. Enochs, JD 
• Is This a Reportable PAE? Vickie Gillespie, BSN, RN, CIC 
• New Directions in Fall and Fall Injury Prevention Pat Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP 
• The Resistance Persistence: A Closer Look at Antimicrobial Resistance and Outbreaks in Texas DSHS Healthcare Safety Team 
• When Caring Hurts: The Second Victim Phenomenon Susan D. Scott, PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN

Stand UP for SAFETY Materials  

• AMS: Practical Implementation Strategies: (Slides) “Antibiotic Stewardship: Practical Implementation Strategies” Theresa Jaso, PharmD, BCPS 
• DSHS Ebola Preparedness: (Slides) “Designated Infection Control Officer” Samuel Vance, MHA, LP; “Ebola Readiness in Texas Hospitals” Thi Dang, MPH, CHES, CIC; “Ebola Preparedness: Hospitals and Beyond” Keri Cain, MA 
• Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship: (Slides) “Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship and Patient Safety” Guillermo Sanchez, PA-C,MSHS, MPH 
• PSS Ebola Presentation (Slides) “Ebola Lessons Learned, The Impact from International and Local Perspectives” Abdulasalami Nasidi, MD, PhD 
• Stand Up for Safety pt. 2: (Video) “The High Reliability Journey – Ebola in Dallas, Dr. Daniel Varga, Texas Health Resources 
• Stand Up for Safety pt. 3: (Video) “Health Literacy Part 1” Teresa Wagner, PhD 
• Stand Up for Safety pt. 4: (Video) “Health Literacy Part 2” Teresa Wagner, PhD 
• Stand Up for Safety pt. 5: (Video) “Saying NO to HAPI!” Alaina Tellson, PhD 
• Saying No to HAPI!: (Slides) “Saying NO to HAPI!” Alaina Tellson 
• PFE: DFW Partnering for Safety: (Slides) “Partnering with Patients and Family to Improve Quality and Patient Safety” Tanya Lord, PhD, MPH

Conference Video/

Materials: 

• Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiograms 
• Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call to Action 
• Cleaning and Disinfection - It is More Than 
• Clostridium difficile Update in Texas and Beyond 
• Do you measure Up? Hardwiring Sepsis 
• It is Time to Ask the Burning Question 
• Preventing Adverse Perioperative Events 
• Preventing Surgical Site Infection Related Devices Used in Invasive 
• PSO's Reconciling Protection with State 
• Root Cause Analysis Map 
• Texas DoH-Milne - RCA Workshop Materials 
• Texas DSHS Healthcare Safety Update 
• Update on Clostridium difficile