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ForwardVizient Cardiovascular Network Meeting 2021
This activity will provide members with insights from others who have tackled these issues with success. It will also provide specific examples of successful outcomes where appropriate. The Cardiovascular (CV) Network Meeting will provide a forum for CV leaders to discuss successes and challenges and engage in discussion with leaders who will bring an evidence-based knowledge to the discussions.
Target Audience
Nursing
Learning Objectives
October 26, 2021 - Cardiovascular Landscape 2021 – 1.00 contact hours |
Describe how organizations are developing strategies to address key cardiovascular issues. |
List 2021 forecast trends and innovations across the continuum. |
October 26, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion: Strategy – 0.75 contact hours |
Identify examples of successes and challenges faced by cardiovascular leaders. |
Describe how organizations are developing strategies to address key cardiovascular issues. |
List actionable tactics that cardiovascular leaders can implement at their organizations. |
October 26, 2021 - Emory Heart & Vascular’s Pre-Cert Value Stream Analysis – 0.75 contact hours |
Describe how the Emory Heart & Vascular team employed lean operating principles to address a long-standing challenge in the system’s pre-certification process. |
Summarize the key tests of change and subsequent workflow and cultural change management initiatives for successful implementation and spread. |
October 26, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion: Performance Improvement – 1.00 contact hours |
Identify examples of successes and challenges faced by cardiovascular leaders. |
Describe how organizations are developing strategies to address key cardiovascular issues. |
List actionable tactics that cardiovascular leaders can implement at their organizations. |
November 2, 2021 - Program Overview: Cardiothoracic Surgery-Multidisciplinary Approach to Care - .50 contact hours |
Describe how organizations are developing strategies to address key cardiovascular issues. |
List actionable tactics that cardiovascular leaders can implement at their organizations. |
November 2, 2021 - Effective Strategies for Reducing Readmission Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery - .50 contact hours |
Explain the effectiveness of care strategies developed to reduce 30-day readmission after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. |
November 2, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion: Cardiovascular Surgery – 1.00 contact hours |
Identify examples of successes and challenges faced by cardiovascular leaders. |
Describe how organizations are developing strategies to address key cardiovascular issues. |
List actionable tactics that cardiovascular leaders can implement at their organizations. |
November 2, 2021 - An Optimal Work Environment for the Clinical Care Team – A Moving Target - .75 contact hours |
Identify structural and cultural components of an optimal work environment. |
Utilize feedback from RNs to inform strategy and solution to support the clinical workforce. |
Discuss challenges the clinical care team navigates in the cardiovascular service line. |
November 2, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion: Workforce Wellbeing, Stamina and Resilience - 1.00 contact hours |
Identify examples of successes and challenges faced by cardiovascular leaders. |
Identify structural and cultural components of an optimal work environment. |
Utilize feedback from RNs to inform strategy and solution to support the clinical workforce. |
Discuss challenges the clinical care team navigates in the cardiovascular service line. |
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Helpful Tips for Users - Vizient CE System.docx | 79.2 KB |
| 2021 Cardiovascular - Information for CE Credit - Live.docx | 128.37 KB |
Relevant financial relationships: Jason Buckway, Consultant for Medtronic – Hospital Administrator Advisory Board. None of the other planning committee members or presenters have anything to disclose.
Planning committee members
Karen McKenny, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Invasive Cardiology
University of Vermont Medical Center
Anna Lambert, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
Director of Nursing, UR Heart and Vascular
UR Medicine – Strong Memorial Hospital
Kathryn O’Shaughnessy, MS-HSM
Senior Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Lindsay Mayer, BSN, MSN, CPHQ
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient approved nurse planner
Vizient, Inc.
Course reviewers
Lindsay Mayer, BSN, MSN, CPHQ
Senior Director, Programs
Vizient approved nurse planner
Vizient, Inc.
Presenters
Karen McKenny, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Invasive Cardiology
University of Vermont Medical Center
Anna Lambert, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
Director of Nursing, UR Heart and Vascular
UR Medicine – Strong Memorial Hospital
Chad Giese, MBA
Associate Principal
Sg2, Vizient, Inc.
Josh Aaker, PhD
Director, Cardiovascular Intelligence
Sg2, Vizient, Inc.
Matthew Drohan, MHA
Director, Operations, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory Healthcare
Ernest (Ernie) Conforti
MS, MBA, FACHE, CPHQ
Associate Director of Operations, Heart Institute
Stony Brook University Hospital
Henry Tannous, MD
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stony Brook University Hospital
Jason Buckway, RN, MBA
Executive Operations Director
Intermountain Healthcare
Katie Davis, MS-HSM, BSN, RN
Clinical Workforce Intelligence Director
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 Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for a maximum of 7.25 contact hours.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 7.25 ANCC
- 7.25 General CE – Attendance