American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
of the American Hospital Association
One N. Franklin St.
Chicago, IL 60606
Media inquiries: (312) 422-3987
jpixler@aha.org
“GRAND OLE OPPORTUNITY”:
HEALTH CARE RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO CONVENE
NOV. 2-5, 2003, IN NASHVILLE
CHICAGO, July 8, 2003 – Patient safety, compliance, regulatory, legal and risk financing issues all play key roles in the delivery of safe and trusted health care. These challenges will be presented as opportunities for forward-looking health care professionals Nov. 2-5 when the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) holds its 23rd Annual Conference & Exhibition – “Grand Ole Opportunity” – in Nashville.
While Nashville may be better known as “Music City,” the area also is home to more than 220 health care companies. So it’s appropriate that Nashville is the setting for ASHRM’s Grand Ole Opportunity.
Attendees will learn how to:
-- recognize and address risk exposures affecting the quality of care
-- determine the best ways to establish a culture of safety in an organization
-- develop effective loss reduction strategies, techniques and tools
-- align risk management decisions with enterprise-wide goals and principles.
EDUCATION OPTIONS
ASHRM’s annual conference provides forty-eight education sessions led by a faculty of more than 50 health care industry leaders. Sessions will arm risk managers and patient safety officers – as well as quality managers, clinicians, insurance professionals, attorneys and other health care professionals – with information they can take away and apply at their own organizations.
Session topics are organized into education tracks and levels of experience to meet specialized needs. New this year is the Enterprise Risk Management track, which will show how risk managers can go beyond traditional roles to control risk organization-wide. Other tracks are Patient Safety, Risk Financing, Claims & Litigation, Legal & Regulatory and Special Topics (nursing home quality, peer review, the hospitalist health care model, obstetrics liability and more).
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
In addition, keynote speakers will provide thought-provoking points-of-view. Atul Gawande, MD, surgical resident/New Yorker magazine writer (and author of the best-seller “Complications”) will talk about “The Imperfect Science of Medicine.” Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, now president of the University of Miami, will inspire with her tales of triumph in the complex worlds of health care and academia.
NETWORKING
More than 1,500 health care professionals are expected to take advantage of the educational and networking sessions. In addition, the health care risk management profession’s largest trade show will showcase nearly 100 exhibitors who will demonstrate helpful products and services. For the convenience of attendees, all events are being presented within the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville.
DETAILS
For general information, visit the ASHRM Web site, www.ashrm.org and click on the conference logo. To request an advance program, call (312) 422-3980 or e-mail ashrm@aha.org.
Note to media: This event is open to credentialed representatives only. To cover keynote speeches or educational sessions, call Joe Pixler at (312) 422-3987.
For information on conference sponsorship opportunities, contact Kathryn Wickham at (708) 756-7657 or kwinc@techport.com.
For exhibitors information, contact Kristina Galloway at Corcoran Expositions, Inc., at (312) 541-0567 or kmgalloway@corcexpo.com.
ABOUT ASHRM
The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association with more than 4,300 members representing health care, insurance, law and other related professions. ASHRM promotes effective and innovative risk management strategies and professional leadership through education, recognition, advocacy, publications, networking and interactions with leading health care organizations and government agencies. ASHRM initiatives focus on developing and implementing safe and effective patient care practices, the preservation of financial resources and the maintenance of safe working environments.
