This webinar explores the complex clinical and legal considerations surrounding the use of chemical and mechanical restraints in acute care hospital settings. Participants will gain insight into best practices for ensuring patient and staff safety, maintaining ethical standards, and staying compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Experts will discuss case studies, risk management strategies, documentation requirements, and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration when making restraint-related decisions. This free learning opportunity, ideal for healthcare professionals, risk managers, and legal advisors, aims to support informed, compassionate, and legally sound patient care. The webinar will feature Dr. Razaq Badamosi, Vice President, Network Chief Quality Officer at JPS Health and attorneys Joe Geraci and Elle Cochran, Partners with Husch Blackwell. It is hosted by the THA Patient Safety Organization and sponsored by THA Education.
Registration Pricing
Member: Complimentary
Who should attend:
Physicians, Nurses, Quality Leaders, Risk Managers, Patient Safety Coordinators, Attorneys, healthcare professionals
Continuing Education
Continuing Medical Education
Texas Hospital Association will be seeking Continuing Medical Education for this program. More information coming soon!
Credit Designation for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
The Texas Hospital Association has registered with the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization to meet the requirements of the continuing professional education rules covering maintenance of attendance records, retention or program outlines, qualifications of instructors, program content, physical facilities and length of class hours. This registration agreement does not constitute an endorsement by the board as to the quality of the program or its contribution to the professional competence of the licensee. This course has been submitted to the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization for approval of 1.5 contact hours.
American College of Healthcare Executives
By attending the Patient Restraints in Acute Care Settings: Navigating Clinical Judgment and Legal Responsibility Webinar offered by Texas Hospital Association participants may earn 1.5 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify best practices for the ethical use of chemical and mechanical restraints in acute care settings.
- Discuss strategies to apply interdisciplinary collaboration to improve safety and compliance in restraint-related decisions.
- Discuss state and federal legal landscape for chemical and mechanical restrains and seclusion.
- Identify best practices for policy drafting and documentation to meet legal requirements.
Faculty
Dr. Razaq Badamosi, M.D., VP, Chief Quality Officer, JPS Health
Dr. Badamosi completed his postgraduate training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He holds multiple certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurocritical Care Medicine. His professional interests include healthcare quality, performance improvement, and patient safety. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the UNT and TCU Burnett School of Medicine. Dr. Badamosi has been recognized for his outstanding teaching abilities at both UT Southwestern in Dallas and JPS Health Network.
Ellee Cochran, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
Ellee represents hospitals, physicians, managed care companies, and other healthcare entities in their regulatory compliance and day-to-day operations. She enjoys learning the details of clients’ unique objectives, at times serving as sole outside counsel for both small and large healthcare providers. Ellee counsels clients through a variety of state and federal regulations, including Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement, Medicaid supplemental payment programs, fraud and abuse laws, government and private audits, Medical staff governance and patient issues. Clients appreciate Ellee’s experience as a former litigator and appellate lawyer, as well as representing physicians before state licensing agencies, including the Texas Medical Board, and assisting hospitals through the physician peer review process. She frequently assists clients navigate highly sensitive issues by conducting internal investigations and root cause analysis. Ellee is also skilled in guiding clients with responding to requests under the Texas Public Information Act. She anticipates issues and works closely with clients to offer tailored, practical solutions, with a novel ability to avoid problems before they start. Ellee currently serves as Chair of the Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group and is a member of the Reproductive Health Task Force for the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section.
Joe Geraci, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
When Joe began his legal practice as in-house counsel for a psychiatric hospital system, he dealt firsthand with the challenges of healthcare operations that his clients face daily. While home health agencies, physicians, hospitals, and health systems focus on healing, Joe sorts through the nuts and bolts of their operations to help his clients make sense of the industry’s complex regulations. He is board certified in healthcare law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and brings this in-depth background to his legal and business solutions. Joe’s clients have come to rely on him to help resolve payment and reimbursement disputes and answer their compliance questions. He has created models to integrate physicians into larger healthcare systems and has guided home health agencies, physicians’ organizations, hospitals and health systems through the intricacies of mergers and acquisitions. Joe currently serves on the Council of the American Bar Association Health Law Section, was a 2024 Vice-Chair on the Emerging Issues in Health Law Conference, and is the Secretary of the Texas Bar – Health Law Council.