VAHQ Annual Educational Conference
October 15-16, 2009
Fredericksburg, VA

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0730 – 0815 Registration and Coffee
0815 – 0830 Welcome/Opening Remarks, VAHQ 2009 President
0830 – 0930 KEYNOTE:
Dr. Joanne Wakeham
0930 – 1030
Creating a Patient Flow Focused Organization
Brooke Wollenberg McDonnell, MBA, ASQ CSSBB
Director, Patient Flow Department
1030 – 1045 Break
1045 – 1145 Leading safety culture/high reliability efforts
Carole Stockmeier, Health Performance Incorporated
1145 – 1245 QHIP P4P physician alignment and the physician P4P Anthem Program
Dr. Rome Walker, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
1245 – 1345 Lunch
1345 – 1430 Panel Presentation – HCAHPS
Cathy Walsh (Fauquier), Greg Napps (St. Mary’s), Paul Crews (Riverside)
1430 – 1445 Break
1445 – 1545 Lean Thinking
Jason Kilgore
1545 – 1600 Closing Remarks
1600 – 1715 VAHQ Business Meeting –
All Conference Attendees invited to attend.
Special Agenda Item: Presentation of the 2009 Virginia Healthcare Quality Professional of the Year.
Virginia Neal education award.
1715 – 1815 Cocktail Hour
Motivational speaker – Gege Beall – VP for Organizational Development at Henrico
0730 – 0800 Registration and Continental Breakfast
0800 – 0815 Welcome, VAHQ 2009 President
0815 – 0915 KEYNOTE: Aligning Physicians to Meet Quality Agenda
Dr. Kayur Patel, MD, FACP, MRO, CPE
CMO, Terre Haute Regional Hospital
VP Quality, TerreHealth MidSouth
0915 – 1015 Goodbye UTI
Ava Dobin
The Fight Against UTIs...How We Beat Yeast (and Other Bad Bugs)
Robin Hearne
1015 – 1030 Break
1030 – 1130

Panel Presentation: The Joint Commission Specialty Certifications
Suzy Pace (Bon Secours RCH, Stroke - new), Kathy Tyrell (Prince William, Hip & Knee & Pneumonia), Carla Adams (Fauquier, Ortho & Stroke), Brenda Lamb (HCA, Stroke, CP)
1130 – 1230 KEYNOTE: Disclosure
Abraham Segres, Director of Risk Management
University of Virginia Hospital
1230 – 1245 Awards and Closing Remarks

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CALL FOR POSTERS AND FMEA’s: Has your facility done a great PI project or FMEA that you would like to share with your peers at the VAHQ meeting? We will have a poster/FMEA session during the conference, so submit your abstract before the August 28th deadline.

Poster/FMEA submission information:
> Call for Posters
> Poster and FMEA Application


Registration is now open!

Check by mail and credit card payment online available.

CONFERENCE ONLY:
Cost: $200 (VAHQ member) $275 (Non-VAHQ member)
Register/pay before September 25th and use the code EB2009 for a $25 early-bird discount, EXTENDED THROUGH 9/25.
> MEMBER REGISTRATION
> NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION

BOTH Conference and CPHQ Review Class:
Cost: $525 (VAHQ member) $650 (Non-VAHQ member)
Register/pay before September 25th and use the code BOTH09 for a $50 early-bird discount, EXTENDED THROUGH 9/25.
> MEMBER REGISTRATION
> NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION

**Full payment must be received on/before September 15th to take advantage of the early bird discount.


Hotel Information (Fredericksburg Hospitality House):
Be sure to tell them that you are with the VAHQ group to take advantage of the special $99 room rate, only available until September 20th.
Call 1-800-682-1049 to make reservations
OR
Use this link to make fast and easy hotel reservations.