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Grand Rapids, MichiganSeptember 24-26
AvaSys®SYMPOSIUM
VIRTUAL PATIENT ENGAGEMENT:
Achieving Safety, Quality and Ef� ciencythrough Video Monitoring
A m w a y G r a n d P l a z a H o t e lG r a n d R a p i d s , M i c h i g a n
2017
This premier national knowledge-sharing event will bring together AvaSys® users and others interested in the promise of video monitoring for achieving healthcare’s Quadruple Aim of enhanced patient experience, improved population health, lower costs and a better work life for healthcare professionals.
JOIN AVASURE® THIS SEPTEMBERFOR THE FIRST AVASYS® SYMPOSIUM
RICHARD CARMONA, MD, was the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. He is now CEO of Canyon Ranch Health in Arizona and is Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Professor of Surgery and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona. His extensive leadership background in many disciplines includes medicine, law enforcement, the military, public health, higher education, emergency
preparedness, and healthcare management. He also brings an extraordinary life story of disadvantaged beginnings and an inspiring self-transformation from high school dropout to combat decorated Special Forces veteran.
ROBERT M. WACHTER, MD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Wachter coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is generally regarded as the “father” of the hospitalist fi eld. Named by Modern Healthcare as one of 100 most infl uential people in healthcare, Dr. Wachter is a recognized thought
leader in healthcare quality, safety and organization of care. His book – The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age (April 2015) – explores what it will take to successfully shift from “disruption” to “disruptive innovation.”
RIDLEY BARRON is a published author, internationally known speaker and tireless advocate for patient safety. He is also the Founder and President of Ridley Barron Ministries in Thompson Station, Tenn. Carrying the power of personal experience, Ridley approaches the subject of Patient Safety as few can. His powerful message of hope, healing, and forgiveness empowers patients,
families, clinicians and those impacted by adverse medical events. Barron has shared his story, “Every Half Second Counts,” in a variety of settings from coast to coast as well as in the words of his long-awaited book, Twist of Faith.
PATRICIA QUIGLEY, PHD, MPH, is a nurse consultant. She recently retired from the position of Associate Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. As Associate Chief of Nursing for Research, she was a funded researcher with the VA’s Research Center of Excellence: Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes. Her contributions to patient
safety, nursing and rehabilitation are evident at a national level – with an emphasis on clinical practice innovations designed to promote elders’ independence and safety. She is nationally known for her program of research in patient safety, particularly in fall prevention.
JOIN BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON:•�Preventing falls, elopement, self-injury and pulling at lines
or tubes
•�Observation of patients on suicide risk precautions
•�Reducing assaults on nursing sta�
•�Building a business case for video monitoring
•�Adopting a ‘hub and spoke’ model for multi-site monitoring e� ciencies
•�Caring for diverse populations, including non-English language speakers
H E A R F R O M A - L I S T S P E A K E R S , I N C L U D I N G :
ATTEND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON:
Implementing a TeleSitting Program:Lessons Learned
Hiring monitor sta� and defi ning the role; where to locate the monitoring station; establishing processes for inclusion and exclusion from monitoring; ensuring high utilization of AvaSys; and measuring success.
Who’s Watching the Patients?The Evolving Role of the Monitor Sta�
Hiring, training and managing sta� ; ensuring they are always on their game; communicating with patients with language barriers, delirium/dementia; establishing an e� ective working relationship with the nursing sta� .
P L U S … Special sessions on patient safety in the NICU,
delirium patients in the oncology setting, and using new software to track and report on near misses
and adverse events in real time!
Registration is FREE.To register and fi nd out about hotel discounts and travel, please visit
www.avasureevents.com/avasys2017
About ArtPrizeArtPrize is an independently
organized international art
competition and festival.
Occurring annually, the 19-
day event turns three square
miles of downtown Grand
Rapids, Michigan, into an open
playing fi eld for art and creative
expression. At ArtPrize, everyone
is invited to fi nd a voice in the
conversation about what art
is, and why art matters. It’s
unorthodox, highly disruptive,
and undeniably intriguing to the
art world and the public alike.
VISIT ARTPRIZEStep out of your hotel and fi nd yourself right in the middle of
ArtPrize, the world’s most-attended public art event, taking place in
downtown Grand Rapids, September 20 - October 8, 2017. Visit artprize.
org for event details.
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