Innovation Centers - 2012 THA Annual Conference

Be sure to stop by the Innovation Centers in the Exhibit Hall on Wed., Feb. 1, and Thu., Feb. 2., where hospitals will be displaying 16 best practices on a wide range of topics. Five hospitals will be making full presentations at the times highlighted in blue, below.

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Management of Severe Sepsis
Authors: Carl Ciborowski, M.D., physician; and Pat Cooper, director of health care improvement

Brazosport Regional Health System, Lake Jackson
CAUTI Initiative – Targeting Zero
Authors: Candice Fonke, chief nursing officer; and Shannon Haltom, infection control practitioner

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston
Perinatal Improvement Project
Authors: Robert Conrad, partner, Summit OG LLC; Caryn Douma, clinical specialist; Debbi McCreary, owner/CEO, Summit OG LLC; and Cheryl Olson, CNO

Faith Community Hospital, Jacksboro
FAITH FOLDER: Discharge Planning … and BEYOND
Author: Mariko Clark, RN, director of compliance and education

Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Eagle Pass
The Power of the Simple White Board
Authors: Carlos A. Diaz, RN, director quality management; and Lourdes Munoz, director of marketing

Hill Country Memorial Hospital, Fredericksburg
Building a Lean Emergency Department Patient Experience
Author: Debbye Wallace, chief strategy officer; and Michael R. Williams, M.D., chief executive officer

Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Waco
Emergency Department Throughput – The Front End is Where it Starts
Authors: Tamra Acierni, RN, director of quality and patient safety; Lynn Dziekan, continuous learning improvement coordinator; and Karen Grant, RN, director of emergency department

Las Palmas Medical Center, El Paso
Utilizing a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach to Enhance Patient Care and Bolster Nursing Morale
Authors: Jackie Jacquez, RN, director of orthopedics/surgical; and Jesus M. Olivares, RN, director of joint/spine center

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Wednesday 9:55-10:05 a.m.
Quality Breakthrough: Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers to Zero; and Patient Safety Breakthrough: Safety Champion of the Month Program Promotes a Culture of Safety
Authors: Ann Asnaashari, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, HACP, NEA-BC, director of healthcare improvement; and Steven Brockman-Weber, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, chief nursing/chief operating officer

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital, Sweetwater
Wednesday 1:10-1:20 p.m.
Re-engineered Discharge (RED) for Congestive Heart Failure Patients
Author: Mickey Williams, RN, team leader; and Courtney Nichols, RN, case manager/discharge advocate

South Limestone Hospital District (dba Limestone Medical Center, Groesbeck)
Wednesday 1:35-1:45 p.m.
Congestive Heart Failure Clinic
Author: Toby Smith, director of communication

South Texas Health System, McAllen
Thursday 10:40-10:50 a.m.
Achieving a Safe Patient Environment through Positive Outcomes
Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia; Reduce Stage 3 and 4 Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcer; and Eliminate the Potential for Bloodstream Infections
Authors: Joanne Shannon, RN, system infection prevention coordinator; and Gloria Vela, RN, system director of education
(Please note South Texas Health System will receive the 2011 Bill Aston Award for Quality during the closing luncheon.)

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital H-E-B, Bedford
Autonomy and The Urinary Catheter Project
Authors: Kristin A. Duncan, RN, director performance improvement; Karen Robertson, RNC, SCIP coordinator; and Natalie Whitworth, RN, CCRN, coordinator of performance improvement

Texas Health Resources, Arlington
Innovative Patient Safety Culture Observation Program
Authors: Michelle Hutson, RN, director of patient safety culture; and Marcie Williams, RN, FASHRM, CPHRM, vice president of safety and risk management

Wednesday 3:10-3:20 p.m.
TeamSTEPPS Implementation Pilot for a Health System
Authors: Faye Sheppard, RN, J.D., CPHRM, FASHRM, director of risk management; and Marcie Williams, RN, FASHRM, CPHRM, CLNC, vice president of safety and risk management

Tyler ContinueCare Hospital at Mother Frances Hospital
Effectiveness of an Antibiotic Stewardship Committee on Antimicrobial Costs and Resistance in a Long-Term Acute-Care Hospital
Authors: James T. Ross, RPh, pharmacy director; Kristi Williams, Pharm.D., staff pharmacist; and Richard R. Yates, M.D., medical director of antibiotic stewardship program