Leadership Conference Program Outline / Schedule
Perioperative leaders, in formal and informal leadership roles, are challenged daily to improve quality and patient safety in environments that often struggle to change. The collaboration of all team members is a key component to success. The faculty members for the conference are internationally known for their leadership success, innovative strategies, and their impact on health care. The information presented during the conference will help you prepare for enhancing your leadership skills.
Friday, July 17
5-7 pm
Welcome Reception and Tour of AORN Headquarters
Begin new friendships or connect with old friends as you ride the bus to the AORN Headquarters. When you arrive at AORN you will receive a warm welcome with a self guided tour program as you enter the AORN Headquarters building. You will have time to talk with fellow attendees, the AORN Board, association member leaders, industry partners, and AORN staff. You will also have the opportunity to view, first hand, some of the latest products and services that AORN is offering to assist you in promoting optimal outcomes for perioperative patients. Light refreshments served.
To better plan, please identify on the registration form your participation.
7 pm
Last bus departs AORN Headquarters returning to the Denver Marriott City Center.
The night is young; you still have time to enjoy the Denver night life.
Saturday, July 18
7-8:25 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast with Sponsors
Attendees are invited to network and visit with sponsors.
Chapter presidents, state council chairs, and specialty assembly chairs should attend the leader development programs from 7 to 8:25 am.
Member Leadership Development
As a member group leader, you are charged with successfully managing your individual member group, be it a chapter, specialty assembly, or state council. This breakfast session will prepare you with the know-how and tools to be successful. Learn about the latest recruiting and retention campaigns, and how your AORN Board of Directors liaison and Membership Committee can assist you. Member groups will be divided into small groups to provide for more direct discussion with your session leader.
8:30-8:45 am
Welcome
Patrick Voight, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR, AORN President
8:45-10:45 am (2.0 CH)
The Patient Safety Battles
Charles Denham, MD
Improving patient safety is not easy in systems where there is organizational inertia and resistance of the people. Dr. Denham will provide insight on the significance of the patient safety movement and the courage needed by the leaders of the movement.
Dr. Denham is internationally known for his work in the field of patient safety. Dr. Denham has had a health care product and solution development career that has spanned over 20 years. His research has resulted in numerous product and process innovations in surgery, oncology, imaging, image guided surgery, pharmaceuticals, and ophthalmology. He has served on the editorial boards of journals as a technology application specialist and authored several works in basic science, managed care and medication management and safety. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Patient Safety.
He is a founder and Chairman of the Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT), a non-profit medical research organization dedicated to drive adoption of clinical solutions in patient safety and health care performance improvement. TMIT sponsors numerous projects in patient safety and collaborates with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for which Dr. Denham serves as a faculty member in the area of technology assessment and adoption. In 2006, Dr. Denham was ranked 31 in the top 50 most Powerful Physician Executives by Modern Healthcare.
10:45-11 am
Break with Sponsors
11:00-11:50 am (0.8 CH)
CSI (Culture, Structure, Indicators): The Road to Excellence
Robin D. Ramsey, RN, BSN, CNOR
Ms. Ramsey will provide an overview of the journey embarked upon by a health care facility to improve the quality of care delivery. The facility holds Magnet designation and earned the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. You will learn how organizational strategic initiatives are woven through the organization and the mechanisms used to integrate this measure throughout the organization. The role of the Perioperative Practice Council in improving quality will also be explored. Ms. Ramsey will describe specific initiatives that have been implemented and completed, as well as the impact of these initiatives on nurse satisfaction.
12:00-12:30 pm (0.3 CH)
Health Reform and Nurse Advocacy Leadership
Craig Jeffries, Esq.
The national discussion on health reform reinforces the power of government to shape the future of health care delivery. Nurse leadership is essential to this discussion. AORN Public Policy Consultant, Craig Jeffries, will update us on health reform and to reinforce the role of AORN perioperative nurses as active advocacy leaders.
12:30-1:30 pm
Networking Lunch with Sponsors
The Sponsors will be joining you for lunch in the session rooms.
1:30-1:45 pm
Break with Sponsors
Take time to visit with the sponsor tables, the AORN Bookstore, and the AORN Resource Center.
1:45-3:15 pm (1.5 CH)
Change Your Culture... or be Doomed to Repeat the Past! The new role of the nurse leader in becoming an employer and provider of choice.
Brian Lee, CSP
In this dynamic session, you will learn how, in the era of unrelenting transparency and public access to information, to effectively impact the top and the frontline. Using breakthrough best practices, leadership strategies, and accurate organizational diagnostics, this thought provoking session will empower you with ready to use tools to implement a foundation of accountability, which will cascade throughout the whole organization.
Brian Lee, CSP, is one of North America's leading experts in the field of world-class Patient Satisfaction and Employee Retention. Brian is a best-selling author and sought-after presenter in the health care industry (having presented in all 50 states of the US, 10 Canadian provinces, and 14 countries worldwide). His publications include "Keep Your Nurses for Life," "Satisfaction Guaranteed," and "How to Satisfy Every Customer, Every Time." In addition, he has published more than 60 audio and video training programs, including "Essential Secrets to Become the Healthcare Employer of Choice."
3:15-3:30 pm
Break with Sponsors /Book Signing by Brian Lee, CSP
3:30-4:30 pm (1.0 CH)
Universal Protocol and World Health Organization Checklist Summit
Paula R. Graling, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNA and Pat Adamski, RN, MS, MBA
Do you have questions about Universal Protocol and the World Health Organization (WHO) checklist? The protocol and checklist were designed for different purposes. The panelist will discuss purpose of each, the components of the documents, and highlight what is required by the Joint Commission. The requirements of the two documents do not conflict, however, they are not the same. There will be a discussion as to how both documents can be integrated to further the goal of providing safe care and prevention of errors.
4:30-5:45 pm (1.2 CH)
AORN Town Hall
Patrick Voight, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR, AORN President, and Linda Groah, RN, MSN, CNOR, FAAN
You will have the opportunity to learn what the association is doing for you. A representative from the Nominating Committee and the Bylaws Committee will provide an update as to committee activities. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and voice your opinion.
Sunday, July 19
7-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast with Sponsors
Attendees are invited to network and visit with sponsors during this time. Chapter presidents, state council chairs, and specialty assembly chairs should attend the leader development program from 7 to 8:30 am.
7:15-8:15 am
Member Leadership Development
7:15-8:15 am
Financial Responsibilities for Chapters (30 minutes - No continuing education for this session.)
Anne Fairchild, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR, AORN Treasurer
As a chapter leader, it is important to understand the financial management aspects of running a chapter. In this session, you will learn how to manage chapter finances, and the required financial reporting.
AORN’s New Online Community (30 minutes – 0.5 CH)
Brian Tepp, AORN Director, Member Services; Ginger Makela-Riker, Online Communities Specialist
AORN is launching a new online community for communication, networking, and collaboration with colleagues and friends. Be the first to see how you can leverage this new technology for clinical support, share resources, start discussions, build common interest groups, and share documents.
8:30-10:15 am 1.7 CH
A Look Over the Horizon
Paul Keckley, PhD
As perioperative nursing leaders, it is important to understand the trends in health care related to public policy, economic initiatives, the impact of a new administration, and the overall impact of consumerism in health care. Dr. Keckley will provide a high level overview of a few of the critical issues perioperative leaders must understand.
Dr. Keckley is a health care economist, researcher, and policy expert whose 30+ year career includes leadership roles in the private sector and in academic medicine. He was Executive Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Evidence-based Medicine and taught in the school of medicine. He is widely considered an expert on application of evidence-based medicine to health system transformation in pay for performance programs, consumer-directed care, and assessment of practice variation. Keckley has authored numerous articles and three books. He has been profiled by “20/20,” CBS”s 60 Minutes,” CNN, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal.
10:15-10:30 am
Break with Sponsors
10:30-11:30 am 1.0 CH
Enabling the Future: The Role of Health Information Technology
Michael McMullan, MBA
Health information technology will play a huge role in health care reform and how outcomes are measured. Learn how information technology will change the delivery of health care.
11:30-11:45 am
Closing
Charlotte L. Guglielmi, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR, AORN President-Elect
Total Contact Hours 10.2 CH