Navigating the Physical Environment and Emergency Management

Chicago, IL US
June 16, 2026 to June 18, 2026

This activity is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory and operational requirements necessary to maintain compliant physical environment and emergency management programs. Participants will examine current regulatory and accreditation standards, explore common vulnerabilities, and identify practical strategies for ensuring sustained compliance across healthcare settings. The program will also highlight how these foundational programs support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care, particularly in the context of emergency preparedness and response. By the end of the session, learners will be equipped with actionable tools to evaluate, implement, and continuously improve their organization’s physical environment and emergency management frameworks.

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Executives
  • Healthcare Quality Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 
 

Physical Environment 

  • Describe the regulatory requirements for compliance in the physical environment. 
  • Describe strategies to ensure the successful implementation of a compliant physical environment program. 
  • Identify and examine the common vulnerabilities to a successful physical environment program.
  • Develop recommended compliance strategies to evaluate the physical environment program effectively.

Emergency Management 

  • Identify the emergency management regulatory and accreditation requirements to meet compliance. 
  • Describe compliance and mitigation strategies to meet emergency management regulatory and accreditation requirements. 
  • Describe how the regulatory and accreditation processes position organizations for effective and reliable delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 21.25 ACHE
  • 21.25 ANCC
  • 21.25 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 21.25 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
06/16/2026
Course expires: 
08/15/2026
Event starts: 
06/16/2026 - 7:00am CDT
Event ends: 
06/18/2026 - 2:00pm CDT
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Vizient, Inc
433 W Van Buren St Suite 805
Chicago, IL 60607
United States

FACULTY & PLANNERS

Faculty

John D. Maurer, MBA, CHFM, CHSP, SASHE, CLSS-HC
Senior Director
Vizient, Inc.

Aaron Weinbaum, MBA, CFPS
Regulatory and Accreditation Advisor
Vizient, Inc.
 

Planning Committee

Allison McDonald
Program Service Manager
Vizient, Inc.

Diana Scott, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Principal Regulatory and Accreditation Consulting Services
Vizient, Inc.

Samantha Gordon, MS
CE Programs Manager      
Vizient, Inc.

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education       
Vizient, Inc.

DISCLOSURE

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

 

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 
Designation Statement(s)
Nurses (CNE)
This activity is designated for 21.25 contact hours.
 
Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
 
By attending the Navigating the Physical Environment and Emergency Management offered by Vizient, Inc., participants may earn up to 21.25 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. 
 
Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education hours should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification. Participants are responsible for maintaining a record of their ACHE Qualifying Education hours. To self-report, participants should log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
 
Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)
 
This activity is approved by NAHQ® for 21.25 CPHQ CE credits.
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

Available Credit

  • 21.25 ACHE
  • 21.25 ANCC
  • 21.25 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 21.25 General CE - Attendance
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