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June 21, 2018, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Workplace Violence: A Critical Patient and Caregiver Safety Issue

Session Overview

Workplace violence has become a critical Patient Safety AND Caregiver  issue. Our industry has 4-5 times the frequency of other sectors. Chief William Adcox and his colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center are global experts in Threat Safety Science that includes workplace violence. He will share the virtual podium with leaders from the healthcare community who will frame the problem and address some of the solutions in the pipeline.   Rob Kramer, Director of Government Relations for the Emergency Nurses Association, will address the key issues in their domain.

A  panel of patient advocates and experts will react to the presentations.

We offer these online webinars at no cost to our participants.

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Registration Information and CE Credit Information

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  When:  June 21, 2018   Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT / 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
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Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness:  Participants will understand and be able to discuss important issues regarding the issue of workplace violence on patient and caregiver safety.
  • Accountability:  Participants will understand who may be accountable for responding to, and prioritizing, the opportunities for improvement related to workplace violence on patient and caregiver safety.
  • Ability:  Participants will learn about competencies important to workplace violence and the impact on patient and caregiver safety.
  • Action:  Participants will learn what actions they may need to take in order to reduce the patient safety and caregiver safety risk related to workplace violence.

CE Participation Documentation

Texas Medical Institute of Technology, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15996, will be issuing 1.5 contact hours for this webinar. TMIT is only providing nursing credit at this time.

To request a Participation Document, please click here.

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Session Speakers and Panelists

William Adcox, MBA
William Adcox, MBAWorkplace Violence: Prevention, Preparedness, Protection, and Performance Improvement
Bio
Vicki King, MSCJ
Vicki King, MSCJWorkplace Violence: Prevention, Preparedness, Protection, and Performance Improvement
Bio
Rob Kramer, MPA
Rob Kramer, MPAWorkplace Violence & Emergency Nurses
Bio
C. R. Denham, II, MD
C. R. Denham, II, MDIn the News and Recent Polling
Bio
Dan Ford, MBA, LFACHE
Dan Ford, MBA, LFACHEDiscussion and Reaction to Presentations AND the Voice of Patient and Family
Bio

Related Resources

  1. GAO Report to Congressional Requesters.  Workplace Safety and Health.  United States Government Accountability Office.  GAO Report – March 2016 – Workplace Bullying  
  2. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 1: Culture of Safety Leadership Structures and Systems. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at: http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  3. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 2: Culture Measurement, Feedback, and Intervention. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  4. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 3: Teamwork Training and Skill Building. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  5. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 4: Risks and Hazards. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  6. National Quality Forum. Safe Practice 18: Pharmacist Leadership Structures and Systems. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   
  7. National Quality Forum. Chapter 9: Opportunities for Patient and Family Involvement. IN: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare – 2010 Update: A Consensus Report. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010. Available at http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2010/04/Safe_Practices_for_Better_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_2010_Update.aspx.   

In the News

  1. CNN: The US has had 57 times as many school shootings as the other major industrialized nations combined; by Chip Grabow and Lisa Rose; Mon May 21, 2018; https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/school-shooting-us-versus-world-trnd/index.html  
  2. CNN: There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year; by Saeed Ahmed and Christina Walker; Fri May 25, 2018; https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html  
  3. The Washington Post; Texas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and practice. And still 10 people died; By Todd C. Frankel, Brittney Martin, Tim Craig and Christian Davenport May 19, 2018; https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/santa-fe-school-had-a-shooting-plan-armed-officers-and-practice-and-still-10-people-died/2018/05/19/58b1b55e-5b8d-11e8-8b92-45fdd7aaef3c_story.html?utm_term=.047e4a40b666  
  4. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions June 2018; https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/index.html  
  5. NBC News; Veterans hospital killings spotlight problem of violence against health care workers; by Elizabeth Chuck March 17, 2018; https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/veterans-hospital-killings-spotlight-problem-violence-against-health-care-workers-n855931  
  6. Modern Healthcare; Quelling a storm of violence in healthcare settings; by Elizabeth Whitman March 11, 2017; http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170311/MAGAZINE/303119990  
  7. The Atlantic; Why Violence Against Nurses Has Spiked in the Last Decade; by ALEXIA FERNÁNDEZ CAMPBELL June 19, 2017; https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/12/violence-against-nurses/509309/  
  8. The Joint Commission; Sentinel Event Alert 59: Physical and verbal violence against health care workers April 16, 2018; https://www.jointcommission.org/sea_issue_59/  
  9. US GAO WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH: Additional Efforts Needed to Help Protect Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence Mar 17, 2016; https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-11​  
  10. KPRC News; Autopsy reveals Rice football player died from accidental drug overdose by Cory McCord June 19, 2018; https://www.click2houston.com/news/autopsy-reveals-rice-football-player-died-from-accidental-drug-overdose​