Conference Agenda

Kentucky 45th in the
Nation for Healthcare

Agenda To Be Announced - As Additional Speakers are Confirmed - November 11^th, 2011
Tentative Schedule Times Will Change Depending Upon Speaker Requirements.

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Introduction	Kevin T Kavanagh, MD, FACS	8:45 am - 9:00 am
The Treatment Trap - Medical Overuse	Rosemary Gibson	9:00 am - 9:30 am
Benefits of Full Disclosure	Helen Bukulmez	9:30 am - 10:00 am
Transformational Leadership	Joycelyn Edlers, MD	10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break		15 mins
Barriers to Healthcare	Chairman Tom Burch	10:45 am - 11:15 am
Adverse Events in Hospitals: How Many and Why Not Reported	Frances A. Griffin	11:15 am - Noon
Lunch		Noon - 1:00 pm
Health Care Acquired Conditions	John Santa - Consumer Union	1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Healthcare Acquired Infections	Maryn McKenna, MSJ	1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Break		15 mins
Transparency at Norton Healthcare	Ben Yandell, PhD	2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Transparency at Oakwood	Keith Sinclair, MD, FACS	3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
The Spinning of Underpowered Studies	Kevin T Kavanagh, MD, MS	3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Healthcare Transparency	Marvin Feit, PhD	4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Objectives Detailed Objectives for the Presentations:

To recognize the impact of hospital acquired infections and the importance of public reporting in its prevention.
To understand the impact that implementation of institutional and community transparency has on the quality of the institution.
To be able to discuss barriers encountered in the control of healthcare acquired infections.
To understand the importance of shared decision making with the patient.
To advocate for change using principles of transformational leadership.
To list the benefits of full disclosure.

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Note: Agenda & speakers may change without notice.

All presentations may be submitted to the journal Social Work and Public Health. Authors should use the APA Formatting and Style Guide:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/