Environment of Care Conference

The Bridge Between All Disciplines

October 21, 2024
Holiday Inn Louisville East

Agenda

8:00 a.m. (ET)

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome

Casey Franklin, BSN, RN, CPHQ, WCC, HACP-CMS
Associate Vice President of Quality and Health Professions
Kentucky Hospital Association

9:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Top Survey Issues in the Environment of Care

Richard Curtis, MS, RN, HACP
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality

Objectives

  • Identify the top ten condition-level deficiencies cited during Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or accreditation surveys in the physical environment
  • Discuss strategies to come into compliance with problematic standards and regulations
  • Summarize the process by which deficiencies are identified and severity is determined

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Elevating Practices: Environmental Services Ladder Program

Teresa Daniels, MSN, CIC, CPPS, T-CHEST, FAPIC, CPHQ, HACP-CMS
Kentucky Market Director of Infection Prevention
Lifepoint Central Kentucky

Objectives

  • Describe a real-world approach to helping organizations successfully utilize an environmental services ladder program
  • Recognize the importance of environmental services and infection prevention collaboration in achieving sustainable safety goals
  • Identify strategies for empowering environmental services staff through training, recognition, and professional development

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Conducting Effective Tabletop Drills – Part 1

Bill Edwards, RN
Director of Clinical Operations/EM Coordinator
T.J. Regional Health

Objectives

  • Outline how to design a complete tabletop exercise/drill for emergency preparedness and response
  • Describe the key elements of an effective tabletop exercise/drill, including key objectives, tips for engagement, and best learning strategies
  • Effectively execute a mock tabletop exercise/drill, complete with an interactive scenario, organized response, and methods for debriefing

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Break 

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

Conducting Effective Tabletop Drills – Part 2

Bill Edwards, RN
Director of Clinical Operations/EM Coordinator
T.J. Regional Health

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wrap Up

Casey Franklin, BSN, RN, CPHQ, WCC, HACP-CMS
Associate Vice President of Quality and Health Professions
Kentucky Hospital Association