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Date
June 29, 2021
Time
9:00am - 11:00am
Location
Online
Virtual
CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, compliance officers, Joint Commission coordinators, quality improvement personnel, risk managers and legal counsel
Falls are the number one hospital-acquired condition, making it an important patient safety and risk assessment issue. This event will highlight how to comply with The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' hospital Conditions of Participation standards on preventing falls. This session also will include information on medications that increase the fall rate and the pharmacist’s role in fall prevention programs.
Attendance is a must for anyone serving on the falls team in addition to any hospital staff members interested in preventing and reducing the number of falls in the hospital setting. All hospitals should have a falls team, and these team members should receive the latest training and information available regarding falls.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Laura A. Dixon, B.S., J.D., R.N., CPHRM
President
Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting, LLC
Laura Dixon is the president of Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting. She previously served as the director, facility patient safety and risk management and operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Dixon provided consultation and training to facilities, practitioners and staff in multiple states.
Dixon has more than 20 years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services and pain management. Before joining COPIC, she served as the western region director, patient safety and risk management for The Doctors Company in Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States.
As a registered nurse and attorney, Dixon holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.
General Information
Please note that your registration request will be submitted to the organizer for approval. Upon approval, virtual instructional materials and access information will be sent to the email address indicated on the registration form. The registration fee is for one connection. Each additional connection will be charged a separate registration fee. Get more value by inviting colleagues to join you on a single connection.
If you have special needs addressed by the Americans With Disabilities Act, please contact the Missouri Hospital Association.
MHA Health Institute
P.O. Box 60
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-893-3700
Fax: 573-893-2809
For cancellations received in writing before the established deadline date, the registrant will receive a full refund — minus a $25* processing fee per registrant. After the deadline date, no refunds will be granted. Registrants not in attendance will be responsible for the full registration fee. Substitutions are encouraged. We reserve the right to cancel this program because of insufficient registration.
*Unless otherwise specified in the program details.
This educational activity is provided by MHA Health Institute.
General Information
Register
Register on or before Monday, June 28, to ensure delivery of instructional materials.
Cost
This virtual event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute coupon. Note: Coupons were mailed to MHA-member hospital CEOs in December 2020.
This virtual event is being offered at a reduced registration fee to MHA-member hospitals thanks to a generous contribution from the MHA Management Services Corporation.
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