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Patient Safety Curriculum Certificate Program

Register by August 24 to Receive the Early Bird Discount

ASHRM has designed a unique two-part Patient Safety Curriculum to help healthcare risk management and patient safety professionals understand and apply their key contributions to improved patient care and outcomes. Participants will review the foundational concepts of patient safety and learn to effectively apply them to effect positive change in their organization. Part 1, Set the Framework, will be offered Oct. 4-5 and Part 2, Take the Lead, will be offered Oct. 6-7 in Washington, D.C., National Harbor.

Schedule
Program Information
Program Value
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Education Credits

Oct. 2012 Schedule

Patient Safety I: Set the Framework
Oct. 4-5, Washington, D.C., National Harbor

Day 1
7 a.m.–Registration / Breakfast
8 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Day 2
7 a.m.–Breakfast
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Times are subject to change.

Patient Safety II: Take the Lead
Oct. 6-7, Washington, D.C., National Harbor

Day 1
7 a.m.–Registration / Breakfast
7:15 a.m.–5 p.m.

Day 2
7 a.m.– Breakfast
7:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Times are subject to change.

Please Note: On Saturday and Sunday: breakfast will be served at 7:00 a.m.; sessions will begin promptly at 7:15 a.m.; lunch breaks on both days will be condensed to 30 minutes to accommodate early dismissal on Sunday.

E-mail ashrm@aha.org for questions.

Participants who complete both sessions will earn a Patient Safety Curriculum Certificate.

Program Information

Audience

Anyone who wants to understand the foundational concepts of patient safety and learn to effectively apply them to effect positive change

Curriculum

ASHRM is committed to the development of both the individual professional as well as to the profession of healthcare risk management and patient safety. As the profession is made more robust and the knowledge base of the individual is enhanced, risk management and patient safety professionals will be recognized as integral and vital to the success of their organizations.
 
This curriculum is designed to help healthcare risk management and patient safety professionals understand and apply their key contributions to improved patient care and outcomes.

Objectives

Part I:  Set the Framework
By the end of Part I, Set the Framework, learners will be able to:

• Describe the evolution of patient safety
• Identify the components of a comprehensive patient safety program
• Recognize the linkage between risk management, quality and patient safety
• Articulate the prominent patient safety theories
• Identify the characteristics of a Just Culture
• Explain how human factors influence patient safety outcomes
• Recognize the importance of collaboration and effective communication
• Identify processes for building patient safety into an organization

Part II: Take the Lead
By the end of Part II, Take the Lead, learners will be able to:

• Identify multiple sources of patient safety data
• Outline strategies to obtain actionable information from data mining efforts
• Describe the elements of a successful investigation
• Professionally respond to staff reactions to adverse events
• Professionally respond to media and public reactions to adverse events
• Analyze and critique disclosure skills
•  Articulate the techniques necessary for retrospective and prospective analysis
•  Examine the relationship between medication errors and technology
•  Discuss strategies for sustaining change

E-mail ashrm@aha.org for questions.

Program cost
Teams of 5 or more people from one organization receive a 10 percent discount
on the fee.

Patient Safety I or II	Early Bird Rate Aug. 24	Regular Rate
ASHRM member	$600	$650
Nonmember	$700	$750

Registration cost covers materials as well as breaks and continental breakfast and lunch on each full day.

ASHRM members are entitled to reduced prices for most ASHRM educational programs, publications and member services. Join as a member online or call (312) 422-2765 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT weekdays.

Cancellations

Registration fees, less a $100 cancellation fee per module, are refundable only if written notice is postmarked no later than 10 business days before each session date. All cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing to: ASHRM, 155 North Wacker, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60606; fax (312) 422-4580.

Contact hotel directly to inquire about cancellation or refund of hotel deposits. ASHRM cannot be held liable for nonrefundable airline tickets or hotel deposits.

ASHRM reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a program because of an insufficient number of registrations or to close registration when programs are full. ASHRM may cancel a program when circumstances beyond ASHRM’s control – including, but not limited to, acts of God, governmental authority or war in the United States – make it impractical or impossible to host the program or may put participants in harm’s way. In such cases, ASHRM will refund one-half of the registration fee paid by the registrant.

Substitutions

Registrants unable to attend may send an alternate. All alternates must attend all sessions. If the alternate is not a member of ASHRM and the original registrant is a member, the nonmember differential must be paid.

Special needs

If you need any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the ADA, please contact the ASHRM office at (312) 422-3980.

Justify the value of attending

Leading experts, professional contacts, powerful tools, impactful lessons — these are just some of the valuable ways in which participants and their employers can benefit from attending the Patient Safety Curriculum Certificate Program. Learn more about the program benefits and download a customizable letter you can use to convince your employer that this program is too valuable to pass up.

Continuing Education Credits

Part I:  Set the Framework

ASHRM/CPHRM Renewal

This program is approved for 15.0 contact hours of continuing education credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow), and toward CPHRM renewal. 

Part II:  Take the Lead

ASHRM/CPHRM Renewal

This program is  approved for 16.5 contact hours of continuing education credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow), and toward CPHRM renewal. 

Illinois Nurses Association

The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.