Courage to Improve IV
Best Practices in Quality Improvement

Courage to Improve IV - September 28, 2006 ~ 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Inn and Conference Center, University of Maryland

Note: The following downloads are Adobe Acrobat PDFs

Conference Materials

Save the Date Flyer

Conference Schedule

Keynote Address

Using Information Technology to Drive Improvement in Healthcare
by Janet Marchibroda

Pharmacy Session

Anatomy of an Error
by Bob Feroli

Hospital Sessions

Strategies to Improve Your ACM
by Peter Houck

The Journey of Transforming Organizational Culture:
Implementing Quality Best Practices
by Christina Emrich & Karen Mack

Hospital Overview & Update: Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP)
/Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
by David Hunt

Facility Presentations
Franklin Square Hospital- SCIP

Providence Hospital -SCIP

Good Samaritan Hospital - Antibiotic Timing

St. Mary’s Hospital- Antibiotic Timing

Nursing Home Sessions

Culture, the “New Nursing Home”
by Carol Benner

Preventing Depression in the Elderly
by Robert Roca

Home Health Session

Improving Your Measures Through Telehealth
by Kathleen Albright

Incorporating Immunizations into the Standard Assessment
by Linda McKibben

Facility Presentations
Tender Loving Care

Home Call Inc.-Telehealth

Chesapeake Potomac Home Health Agency - Immunizations