Event Type : Education Events

Overview:

Bruising is the most overlooked early warning sign of child physical abuse. Children who present to a medical facility with more serious or fatal injury often have previous concerning bruising that was documented in the medical record. This lecture will discuss characteristics of accidental and abusive cutaneous injuries in young children.

Objectives:

• Discuss characteristics of accidental bruising in young children
• Discuss characteristics of abusive bruising in young children using TEN-4 FACESp
• Discuss mandated reporting
• Discuss how clinics/hospitals can respond to help prevent child physical abuse

Presenter: Dr. Brooke Jones, Child’s Voice – Sanford Medical Center

Dr. Jones is a Child Abuse Pediatrician working at Child’s Voice. She completed her medical training at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2011. She went to the University of Louisville to complete her residency training and became board certified in Pediatrics in 2014. She stayed at the University of Louisville for her fellowship training with the Kosair Charities Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine. During fellowship, Dr. Jones received her master’s degree in Clinical Investigation Sciences. She started at Child’s Voice in September 2017 and became a board-certified Child Abuse Pediatrician in December 2017. She is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Overview:

This session will review the regulatory requirements and process for an IDR/IIDR and Administrative Law Hearing. Tips and strategies for preparing for and conducting a successful deficiency challenge will be provided.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with regulatory requirements for an IDR/IIDR and Administrative Law hearing.
• Discuss tips and strategies for preparing for and conducting a successful deficiency challenge.

Overview:

One of the most critical components of curbing violence in the workplace is the ability to recognize that there is a threat. This webinar will walk through the key factors that indicate escalating behavior in workplace violence and the resulting action that should be taken. This session will address methods to improve situational awareness and recognize escalating behavior before violence occurs.

Objectives:

• Describe and detect signs of escalating behavior prior to violence.
• Develop protocols for responding to and de-escalating pre-violence behaviors.

Presenter: Michael Dunning, VP Public Safety & Emergency Management, ScionHealth

Michael Dunning established The Healthcare Security Consulting Group to help hospitals and other health care facilities create safer environments. Before starting his company, he was vice president of health care operations for the world’s largest security services company. Dunning was the subject-matter expert for health care security operations, supplying oversight for the security programs in more than 800 hospitals and 4,000 health care facilities in the United States and Canada. Dunning is a recognized security and emergency management expert with certifications from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety, the Medical College of Georgia and the International Association for Emergency Managers. He holds an associate degree in law enforcement from The Community College of the Air Force, a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in emergency management from Jacksonville State University. Dunning is a published author and recently published “Workplace Violence in Healthcare: An Evidenced-Based, Holistic Approach to Reducing Workplace Violence.”

Overview: 

SDAHO will provide a hospital financial webinar series, where we explore the fundamental concepts and strategies essential for managing the financial health of healthcare institutions. These two sessions cover a range of topics, including budgeting, revenue cycle management, cost control, financial reporting, and compliance. Whether you’re new to healthcare finance or looking to deepen your understanding, join us as we delve into key principles and best practices to help you navigate the complex financial landscape of hospitals.

Part 1 of the hospital financial series will cover the healthcare basics of moving from service to payment. This session will discuss net revenue opportunities that may exist in your organization and address causes and potential resolutions of payment disputes.

Overview: 

The Grief River® model evolved organically out of the popular “waves of grief” metaphor. It makes use of the phases of a river (headwaters, rapids, run, delta, and rejoining the sea) and other water analogies to provide a coherent narrative that places one’s current loss within the context of the entire life journey.

This model allows opportunities for connection and consolation through fostering relationship in nature, as well as offering validation and inspiration by using the expressive arts, religion & spirituality, and philosophy. Hospice and health care clinicians can use this model to provide a compass and additional supplies to companion the bereaved.

Objectives: 

• Explain to others the key elements of the Grief River model, which makes use of
  nature-inspired metaphors and offers a coherent narrative of loss in the context of the
  life journey.
• Access additional resources for further study and interventions for use with those who
  have experienced a loss.
• Be more intentional about the metaphors you use when engaging in helping
  relationships

Presenter: Thom Dennis, DMin, LCPC, LMHC, FT, creator of the Grief River® model

With over 30 years of experience supporting individuals and families as they navigate their way through some of life’s most turbulent and troubled waters, Thom brings real-world, practical knowledge applicable to all interdisciplinary team members working in hospice and palliative care. With a professional career immersed in pastoral care and counseling, he has served in various culturally diverse settings, including parish ministry, hospital chaplaincy, and for the past 18 years as a hospice bereavement services coordinator and grief counselor.

Thom is currently on staff at the mental health clinic at Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois, where he also maintains a private psychotherapy practice and offers Grief River ® weekend workshops and retreats. As an artist, poet, and riparian, he strives to integrate into his personal life the wisdom he’s been exposed to as a companion of the bereaved.

Overview: 

Many organizations seek to retain employees by continually adding perks. But according to Gallup Research, 70% of an employee’s engagement is determined by their relationship with their direct supervisor. This session focuses on how a manager can increase employee enthusiasm, commitment, and enthusiasm.

Objectives:

• The 3 Main Responsibilities of a Manager
• The Key Difference between Employee Satisfaction and Employee Engagement
• The 3 Levels of Employee Engagement
• 7 Practical, No-Cost Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
• 5 Benefits of Engaged Employees

Presenter: Del Gilbert, founder, Accelerating Excellence

Del Gilbert is the founder of Accelerating Excellence. He speaks, trains, and consults on building high-performance in people and organizations. His dynamic communication style is clear, practical, and engaging. He delivers nearly 100 keynotes, workshops, and presentations annually.

Del has held leadership positions in several organizations for 30 years. He served as Chief Learning Officer at St. Joseph Healthcare for 15 years. While at St. Joseph, employee engagement ranked in the upper 20% nationally. In addition, all 6 service lines were ranked in the upper 30% in Patient Satisfaction. Del holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration. He is a Certified Leadership Coach and a Certified Master Trainer.

Overview:

SDAHO will provide a hospital financial webinar series, where we explore the fundamental concepts and strategies essential for managing the financial health of healthcare institutions. These two sessions cover a range of topics, including budgeting, revenue cycle management, cost control, financial reporting, and compliance. Whether you’re new to healthcare finance or looking to deepen your understanding, join us as we delve into key principles and best practices to help you navigate the complex financial landscape of hospitals.

During the second session, attendees will understand the basics of financial statements including the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. This session will cover hospital budgets, budget variances and implications for overall financial performance. Key performance indicators and how to interpret these indicators will be discussed. In addition, this session will share how they impact your overall financial strength of your organization.

Participants of the Finance Fundaments program will understand:

• The basics of financial statements including the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
• Hospital budgets, budget variances and implications for overall financial performance
• Key performance indicators and how to interpret indicators to understand overall financial strength of your organization

Presenter: Jane Jerzak, Principal, PYA P.C.

Overview: 

During this session, we will discuss the most recent updates to the Infection Prevention section in the CMS Conditions of Participation, the most frequently cited issues, and strategies to leverage scarce resources to meet Infection Prevention vulnerabilities. There will also be opportunity for questions and discussion.

Objectives: 

• Identify the most frequently cited findings during regulatory surveys
• Understand the updated Infection Prevention section in the CMS Conditions of Participation
• Identify specific challenges and resources to leverage in key hospital departments
• List keys to successful survey preparation

Presenter: Phillip Boaz, RN, MSN, CIC, Senior Consultant, Chartis Clinical Quality Solutions

Phillip Boaz is a Senior Consultant with Chartis Clinical Quality Solutions. He brings his clients more than 30 years of consulting and healthcare experience in the areas of critical care and trauma nursing, infection prevention, risk management, and regulatory compliance. With a background as a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) surveyor in Texas, he leads full regulatory rehearsals (mock surveys) to prepare clients for upcoming regulatory visits. He also assists clients in crafting realistic and sustainable plans of correction in response to survey findings.

Prior to joining the firm, Phillip was System Director of Risk Management for a hospital system in East Texas, which included two hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, and two off-site emergency departments. He was a CMS and state licensure surveyor for the Texas Department of State Health Services for nearly five years. There, he conducted over 130 comprehensive surveys and complaint investigations at regulated health facilities to determine compliance with state and federal regulations. Phillip was also the Infection Control Director for a full-service, 425-bed regional referral hospital for over six years and a Trauma Clinical Coordinator in a level 1, high-volume university teaching hospital for more than seven years.

Phillip is a Registered Nurse and received his Master of Science in nursing as an acute/critical care clinical nurse specialist from Vanderbilt University and his Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Georgetown College. He is a member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and holds a Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) from APIC’s Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC).

Overview: 

One person can’t make a team, but one person can break a team. Poor performers have a negative effect on an organization’s work culture and reputation. Using Del’s D-I-R-E-C-T Model of Corrective Feedback, you will learn a step-by-step approach to handling difficult conversations with competence and confidence.

Objectives: 

• The Consequences of Tolerating Poor Behavior in the Workplace
• Common Excuses for Not Addressing Poor Behaviors
• A 6-Step Method for Effectively Delivering Corrective Feedback
• 7 Best Practices When Delivering Corrective Feedback
• How to Establish High Behavioral Expectations

Presenter: Del Gilbert, founder, Accelerating Excellence

Del Gilbert is the founder of Accelerating Excellence. He speaks, trains, and consults on building high-performance in people and organizations. His dynamic communication style is clear, practical, and engaging. He delivers nearly 100 keynotes, workshops, and presentations annually.
Del has held leadership positions in several organizations for 30 years. He served as Chief Learning Officer at St. Joseph Healthcare for 15 years. While at St. Joseph, employee engagement ranked in the upper 20% nationally. In addition, all 6 service lines were ranked in the upper 30% in Patient Satisfaction. Del holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration. He is a Certified Leadership Coach and a Certified Master Trainer.