FAHQ Annual Conference
April 3-5, 2024

10:30 AM –12:00 PM

Registration and Sign-in for Pre-Conference

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Project Management for the Healthcare Quality Professional
Sandy Weiss, DBA, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, CSM, PMP

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Survey Tips from a Recovering TJC Survivor
Marianne Sevcik, RN, MSN

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Registration check-in open for those attending conference

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Registration and Sign-in for Day 1 – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Welcome, Introductions and Reminders

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM

56 Ways Across Enterprise to Drive Quality, Safety, & Efficiency Utilizing People, Process, and Technology
Jane Casey, RN, MSN and Ronetta Lambert, MHA, RN

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Break – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

A Journey to System Wide Standardization for Improvement
Beth Koon-Spiwak, LCSW, CPHQ, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Certified

11:15 AM – 12:15 AM

The Winning Formula: Unveiling the 32 Elements Transforming Skilled Nursing Clinical Practice and Patient Satisfaction
Raven Jackson, LNHA, HSE, MSHS and Teresa Edge, RN

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

SAFETY/SIMULATION PANEL
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

From Blame to Critical Systems Thinking:  Changing Mindset with Patient Safety Event Reporting through Simulation
Kristie Power- RN MS and Michelle Petrovic, MD

Leadership Development through Simulation to Create Psychological Safety in a Fair and Just Culture
Larissa Adams, MBA, RT(R)(VI) and Adam Rubin, BS, R.T.(R)(VI)

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Listening and Engagement Walks – Making Connections
Nancy L. O’Keefe, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break– POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

CLABSI Panel
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Effective Strategies to Reduce Hospital Acquired Conditions
Lauren Morata, DNP, APRN-CNS, CCNS, CPHQ  and Jennifer Montero, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

Optimizing Outcomes through Enhancement of Tiered Safety Briefings
Melisa Hayman, DNP, MHA, RN, RN-BC, NE-BC

Beyond the Bundle: CLABSI Prevention in Children
Tara Jendzio, DNP, RN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Join your fellow attendees and FAHQ leadership for an informal get-together at the Embassy Suites evening reception, complimentary for hotel guests

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Registration and Sign-in for Day 2 – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Welcome, Introductions and Reminders

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

Beyond The Checkbox: Transforming Healthcare Quality and Promoting Safety through Continuous Regulatory Readiness
Kurry Lewis, RN, BSN, LSSGB

Length of Stay Panel

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

Implementing a 60 Day Rapid Cycle Improvement Event to Improve Length of Stay 
Michelle Hennessy LSSMBB, CPHQ and Marta Mendoza MSN, BA, RN

ICU Liberation – Liberating Patients Toward Better Outcomes
Michelle Hennessy LSSMBB, CPHQ and Anna Morgan, MSN, RN, NE-BC

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Break – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

EBP is What We Practice – EBQI is a Model for Improvement
Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, GS-C, AOCNP, EBP-C, CPHQ, AGSF, FAHA

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

High-Tech House Calls: Journey to Hospital Care at Home
Crystal Golightly MSN RN CPHQ and Danielle Crow, MSN, RN, TCRN

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Operationalizing Collaborative High Reliability
Ashley Schiffman, MPH, PMP

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

The Elephant in Front of Us…Making Data Actionable for Improvement
Deborah Raposo RN, BSN, LNC, BC-NI, CPHIMS, CPPS, LSSGB