FAHQ Annual Conference
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The 2025 Conference is a three-day, mid-week schedule adopted to:
Items 1 and 2 above are in direct response to our attendee suggestions. This year conference speaker sessions will provide 14.5 CE with posters adding another 2.0 CE. And we will end on a Thursday at 1:15, clearly avoiding the Friday afternoon traffic our attendees experienced last year! And we will have a better ‘footprint’ within the conference center to make access to sessions and food service easier for our attendees.
FAHQ reserves the right to modify schedule as needed.
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10:00 AM –12:00 PM
Registration and Daily Sign-in
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
LUNCH and FAHQ Board Presentation
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Improving Against All Odds in a Home Health Value-Based World
—Wanda Henderson, RN CPHQ
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Identifying Inpatient Hospice Opportunities: Setting the Stage for Future Improvement
—Jodi Mullen, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, CCNS, ACCNS-P, FCCM, CPHQ
—Leanne Bonds, MSN, CPHQ, RN
—Richard Cartwright, ME, LSSBB
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION
Champions of Care: Elevating Quality through the Clinician Role at Muma Children’s Hospital
—Lyndsie Cangelosi MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Quality Initiatives: Designing for Success
—Leanne Bonds, MSN, CPHQ, RN
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Collaborating to Improve Patient Outcomes by Reducing PSI 90
—Lauren Morata, DNP, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CCNS, CPHQ
—Jennifer Montero, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
—Rebecca Burlin, BSN, RN, CCDS
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration and Daily Sign-in– POSTER SESSION and EXHIBITS OPEN
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Welcome, Introductions and Reminders
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
HIGH RISK SESSION
Charting the Past, Forecasting the Future: Standardizing Suicide Protocols
—Lana Watson, MBA, MHS, OTR/L
Ensuring Epidural Safety: Standardizing Best Practices to Prevent Misconnection Mishaps
—Christina Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, NE-BC, LSSBB
Implementation of a Quick Reaction Taskforce (QRT) to Decrease the Likelihood of the Reoccurrence of Serious Patient Harm Events
—Nisha Patel, MS, MT, MHA, PMP, CPHQ
—Brad Green, RN, MSN
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
BREAK – POSTER SESSION and EXHIBITS OPEN
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Age Friendly Hospital Measure: A Roadmap for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services New Hospital Quality Reporting Program
—Cassandra Vonnes DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, GS-C, AOCNP, EBP-C, CPHQ, AGSF, FAHA
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Engaging Patients and Families: Partnership for Safety Patient Family Advisor Panel
—FACILITATOR: Cassandra Vonnes DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, GS-C, AOCNP, EBP-C, CPHQ, AGSF, FAHA
—PANELIST: Susan Brill, Patient Family Advisory Council, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
—PANELIST: Mark Forbess, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
—PANELIST: Ellie Lenkevich, Patient Experience Community Committee, AdventHealth Palm Coast Flagler County
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
LUNCH – POSTER SESSION and EXHIBITS OPEN 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
DATA, TOOLS AND TRICKS WORKSHOP SESSION
Mary Poppin’s Quality Bag of Tricks
—Debbie Raposo
Driving Quality through Data Analytics
—Silvia Dilone MSN RN
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
BREAK AND POSTER WALK
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Redefined Admission Classification Decreases Reportable Patient Safety Indicator Events
—Jodi Mullen, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, CCNS, ACCNS-P, FCCM, CPHQ
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Small Hospital, Big Ripple. How Innovative Change at a Community Hospital Can Make Waves for an Organization
—Kimberly Neumann MSN, RN, CEN, CPHQ
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER – Join your fellow attendees and FAHQ leadership at the Embassy Suites evening reception, complimentary for hotel guests
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration and Daily Sign-in – POSTER SESSION and EXHIBITS CLOSE AT 8:00
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Welcome, Introductions and Reminders
8:15 AM – 10:45 AM
INFECTION PREVENTION SESSION
Line of Defense: Reducing CLABSI and Enhancing Outcomes in Pediatric & Neonatal Care
—Lyndsie Cangelosi MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW
Leveraging the Magnet Model to Transform Quality Care
—Nicole Grahl, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPN
—Evan Johnson, MPH, CPPS
Pressing Reset on Hand Hygiene to Reduce Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia
—Sanam Baig MSN, RN, CCRN, CPHQ
The Intersection of Infection Prevention and the Environment of Care
—Marianne Sevcik, RN MSN, Moderator
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
BREAK
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Change Management at the TGH-USF People Development Institute
Sandy Weiss, DBA, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, CSM, PMP, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
LUNCH AND CONFERENCE END
Posters will be open for viewing and attended by presenters in the Poster/Exhibit area during these times:
DAY 2 – April 30, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
POSTER SESSIONS OPEN
DAY 2 – April 30, 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
BREAK – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN
DAY 2 – April 30, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
LUNCH (last 30 minutes of lunch break) – POSTER SESSIONS OPEN
DAY 2 – April 30, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
BREAK AND POSTER WALK – New in 2025!
DAY 3 – May 1, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
FINAL POSTER SESSION, CLOSES AT 8:00 am
Maximizing Appropriate Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Bronchiolitis Patients
Evan Johnson, MPH, CPPS
Combating C. Difficile: Promoting Awareness, Prevention, and Patient Safety
Victoria Rhett, MPH, CPH
A Multimodal Approach to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries
Kristin Wallace, MHA, BSN, RN, CNML, CPHQ
Journey to a System-Wide Quality Structure
Sabrina Nunez, MBA, CPHQ
Reducing the Organizations Reported Mortality Index Through Documentation and Coding Accuracy
Reurita Deam, MSN MBA RN
RESEARCH – Predictors of Tract Hemorrhage after External Ventricular Drain Placement: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Linda Scribner, BA, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGB
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT – Optimizing Sepsis Management: Leveraging the Safety Learning System (SLS) Case Review Process in Internal Medicine Residency to Decrease Sepsis Mortality Rates
Linda Scribner, BA, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGB
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT – Road to Tenecteplase, Decreasing Door to Needle Times at Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Linda Scribner, BA, CPHQ, HACP, LSSGB
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More detail on topics and speakers. This will be updated as detail is provided.
More information on conference location and CE credits. Book room by March 29 to get FAHQ rate.
Questions? Email Conference Planning Team