April 17-18, 2012

 Day 1: Tuesday, April 17

 1:00 - 1:30

Registration - Snacks       

 1:30 - 2:30

Learning and Action Networks (LANs)

Hospital Learning and Action Network — Target Zero LAN: Taking Aim

Mandy Palmer, RN, CPHQ, ; Janie Ginocchio
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)

Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Learning and Action Network — PhARm ADE: Preventing Harmful Adverse Drug Events

Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Associate Professor, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy;
Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC) national faculty member

Cardiac Health Learning and Action Network — Million Hearts Campaign

Janet Wright, MD
Executive Director, Million Hearts project

Nursing Home Learning and Action Network — Breaking the Connection Between Falls and Restraints

Lori McCullom, MPA, OTR/L, LNHA
Occupational Therapist (OT), Senior Proof Systems, LLC

 2:30 - 3:00

Break and snacks

 3:00 - 4:00

Learning and Action Networks (LANs)

Care Transitions Learning and Action Network — CARE: Cutting Avoidable Readmissions Effectively

Jane Brock, MD, MSPH
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC);
CMO, Integrating Care for Populations & Communities Aim (ICPCA) National Coordinating Center (NCC)

Cardiac Health Learning and Action Network —Cardiovascular Health: The ABCs

Oyidie Igbokidi, MD,
Cardiologist, Mercy Health

Nursing Home Learning and Action Network —It Takes a Team to "Relieve Pressure" (Pressure Ulcer Prevention)

Clay E. Collins, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, CWS, DAPWCA, FACCWS
Clinical Education Specialist, Medline Industries, Inc.

Hospital Learning and Action Network — Target Zero LAN: Building Relationships and Spreading Knowledge

Jody Smotherman, Pharm.D,
Director of Quality and Corporate Compliance, White River Medical Center;
Marinelle Paladino, RNP, Patient Safety Officer, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Sandra J. Priebe, RN, MSN, BSN, Risk Management Compliance Officer and Supervisor of Infection Prevention, Baxter County Regional Medical Center
Sherry McGoldrick, LPN, CIC,
Infection Preventionist, Baxter County Regional Medical Center

 5:00 - 6:00

Vendor Reception

 6:00 - 7:30

 Quality Awards Banquet

 Day 2: Wednesday, April 18

 7:30 - 8:30 am

Registration

 8:30 - 8:45

Welcome

 8:45 - 9:15

Quality Update

J. Gary Wheeler, MD, MPS
Professor, College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Associate Professor, College of Public Health, UAMS; Associate Medical Director for Quality, AFMC

 9:15 - 9:45

Medicaid Update

Andy Allison,
Director, Division of Medical Services, Arkansas Department of Human Service

 9:45 - 10:00

Break

 10:00 - 11:15

Policy

Len Kirschner,
President, AARP Arizona

 11:00 - Noon

Motivational Speaker and Patient Advocate

 Noon - 1:30

Box Lunch and Networking

Vendor Exhibits

 1:30 - 2:30

Breakout Session I

 Track 1

Value Based Purchasing: A Hospital Perspective

 Track 2

Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Non-Caucasian Residents

Track 3

Preventing Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Track 4

Updates on Medical Coding/Documentation — Learn How to Maximize Reimbursement

Terri Brame,MBA, CHC, CPC, CGSC, CPC-H, CPC-I
Director of Reimbursement and Compliance, Coopersmith Health Law Group

Track 5

Improving Care Transitions

Jane Brock, MD, MSPH – Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Colorado Foundation for
Medical Care (CFMC); CMO, Integrating Care for Populations & Communities Aim
(ICPCA) National Coordinating Center (NCC)

 Track 6

Quality of Care Concerns and Appeals, Part I

 2:30 - 2:45

Break

 2:45 - 3:45

Breakout Session II

 Track 1

Anti-microbial Stewardship

Terry Yamauchi, MD, FAAP,
Professor of Pediatrics, UAMS College of Medicine;
Chair of Infection Control Committee, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Track 2

Office of Long Term Care QM Update

Lisa Thomas, RN-BC; Cecilia Vinson, MSN, RN

Track 3

Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Meaningful Use (MU)

Track 4

Interprofessional Practice and Reducing Medication Errors

Vinay Kutagula, MD,

Geriatrician, Thomas-Lyon Longevity Clinic of the Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS); Assistant Professor, UAMS College of Medicine

Track 5

Quality of Care Concerns and Appeals, Part II

Karen Gabel, Jackie Walters, Kathy Twellman, AFMC

Track 6

Improving Maternal Outcomes: Elective Delivery and Exclusive Breast Feeding