AGENDA OVERVIEW

 

 

 

How Nursing Leaders Facilitate Safety, Quality, and Operational Excellence Through the Practice of Learning Teams

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

 

Sponsored By: Capella University 

 

This presentation will introduce the concept of Learning Teams within healthcare systems and explore how they can enhance the degree to which leaders effectively learn from their normal, daily operations. Learning Teams provide varying perspectives and approaches of functional diversity within healthcare for creating effective, safe, highly reliable, and stable performance through facilitated engagement within a group context. Participants share their knowledge, skills, concerns, and solutions within a positive learning environment. New approaches to solving complex problems emerge.

Speaker:

Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, APN CS, NPD-BC, P-PCA, FAAN

CEO & Managing Partner
American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ramifications of the Vaught Conviction: The Quandary of Criminalizing Medical Errors

02:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

 

An expert panel will discuss the recent criminal conviction of former nurse RaDonda Vaught and what it could mean for nurse morale, the impact it could have on reporting future incidents, and how Just Culture can provide a different way to deal with these situations.

Speakers:

Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS

Vice President of Safety Programs / President
Institute for Healthcare Improvement / Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety

 

Lillee Smith Gelinas, DNP, RN, CPPS, FAAN