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Sign-up for your chance to win a free seat at the 2009 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium! See details below.
The Joint Commission’s new chapters for life safety and emergency management will challenge your compliance efforts in 2009. Hot spots in these two areas will be among the focal points of the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, May 14-15, in Las Vegas, NV, during which you can learn how to better navigate through the latest regulatory developments and adapt your compliance program accordingly.
Join HCPro for the FREE live audio conference Hospital Safety in 2009: A Sneak Preview of HCPro’s 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium on Thursday, January 29, at 1 p.m. (Eastern). Speakers Brad Keyes, CHSP (The Greeley Company) and Joseph Cappiello (Cappiello & Associates)—both featured presenters at the symposium —will discuss methods to integrate emergency operations planning with your community, as well as meeting challenges to life safety compliance.
Win a free seat at the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium!
At the conclusion of the audio conference, one lucky listener will win free registration to this year’s symposium in Las Vegas—a $995 value! You must sign up for this free audio conference and attend the entire program to be eligible to win.*
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During this complimentary one-hour audio conference, our speakers will:
- Detail the hot topics on the agenda for the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium in Las Vegas, NV, May 14-15.
- Provide practical tips to improve compliance with Joint Commission life safety requirements
- Discuss the connection between community-based and hospital-based emergency planning
AGENDA
- Sneak preview of the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium
- Session topics
- Presenters
- Registration information
- The evolving role of accreditation in 2009
- New and revised physical environment standards
- Scoring changes, including criticality levels
- 2009 high-focus areas
- Emergency management concerns
- How The Joint Commission’s 2009 changes apply to emergency management
- Better ways to integrate hospital emergency operations planning with your community
- Life safety compliance challenges
- Overview of life safety challenges
- Solutions for life safety compliance
- Live question and answer session
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Brad Keyes, CHSP, is a safety engineer and consultant to healthcare organizations for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Marblehead, MA. His expertise lies in the management of the environment of care, development of leadership effectiveness, and efficiency in work processes. This work focuses on life safety issues, assessing an organization’s preparedness for survey, evaluating processes in achieving preparedness, and guiding organizations toward compliance. He is a former life safety specialist for The Joint Commission.
Joseph Cappiello is chairman of Cappiello & Associates and the former vice president for accreditation field operations at The Joint Commission. He spent 10 years at The Joint Commission, directing key internal functions, as well as serving as a surveyor. He led Joint Commission initiatives on emergency management and disaster response, personally debriefing nearly 300 healthcare organizations following disasters.
BONUS TOOLS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this free audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and:
- 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium brochure
- Life safety document review list from Brad Keyes, CHSP
- Sample community risk profile template from HCPro’s Emergency Management Coordinator’s Handbook for Hospitals
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Professionals employed by acute care hospitals, including the following titles: safety officer, facility director, security director, survey coordinator, plant operations director, hospital fire marshal, director of engineering, vice president of operations, survey readiness coordinator, director of quality assurance, maintenance director, and emergency management coordinator
ABOUT THE 3RD ANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY CENTER SYMPOSIUM
During this day-and-a-half program, expert faculty will delve into new regulatory changes and best practices that you can implement in your hospital, and you’ll also have the opportunity to network with your peers. Learn new ways to make your job easier! The conference runs from May 14-15 in Las Vegas, NV, and you can save $100 on your registration fee when you order today.
DIAL-IN TOLL FREE
Prior to the audio conference, you will receive an e-mail with your dial-in information, presentation slides, and bonus tools that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location. These materials will be provided approximately four days prior to the program and again one day before the program, via e-mail with PDF links. Please download the PDF files before the day of the program.
PLEASE NOTE
Participation in the call is FREE. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet.
* - One name will be drawn at random at the conclusion of the question and answer portion of this free live audio conference. In order to claim your prize you must be on the line for the entire program, and be listening live when the winning name is announced. The prize covers the cost of one (1) registration fee for the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, held in Las Vegas, NV, May 14-15, 2009—a $995 value. The winner is responsible for all other related expenses.
If you'd like to submit a question to our speaker prior to the program, e-mail Managing Editor Scott Wallask at swallask@hcpro.com. |
