Vizient PSO Topical Safety Web Conference Series - Role of patient and family advisors to improve safety outcomes

June 23, 2021

This webinar will describe the impact that organizations have had on safety outcomes by utilizing patient and family advisors (PFA). Presenters will discuss ways to overcome organizational barriers to utilizing PFAs on quality committees and as part of the quality improvement process.

Target Audience

Nurses

Physicians

Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

1.    Describe safety outcome improvements that health care organizations have experienced using patient and family advisors
2.    Discuss ways to overcome organizational barriers to use of patient and family advisors in safety improvement efforts
3.    Describe ways to effectively utilize patient and family advisors on safety and quality committees and safety advocacy programs
4.    Discuss methods to utilize patient and family advisors in quality improvement processes following a safety event
 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.20 CBRN
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
05/18/2021
Course expires: 
08/07/2021
Event starts: 
06/23/2021 - 1:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
06/23/2021 - 2:00pm CDT
Add to calendar: 
Live via webinar
United States

Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee members or presenters have anything to disclose.


Planning committee members
Ellen Flynn, RN, MBA, JD, CPPS    
AVP, Programs
Vizient

Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Program director
Vizient

Laura Hoffman, DNP, RN, CPHQ
Program Director
Vizient

Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Project Manager, PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient

Robert Dean, DO, MBA
Senior Vice President Performance Management
Vizient

Course reviewer
Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Vizient nurse planner
Program director
Vizient

Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Pharmacy reviewer
Project Manager, PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient

Presenters
Anita Fry, MSH, BSJ
PCS Senior Project Manager
Stormont Vail

Salena Gillam, MHS, BSJ
Senior Project Manager, Patient Care Services
Stormont Vail

Edwin Loftin, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, 
SVP Integrated and Acute Care Services/CNO
Parrish Medical Center

Kara Casavan, BS
Manager Patient and Family Centered Care
IU Health Riley Hospital of Children
 

 

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 1.00 contact hours.

Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.20 contact hours.

PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours. 
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-151-L05-P

PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.20 CBRN
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
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