Live (Zoom)Event:
Introduction to Safety-in-Practice for Acupuncturists and Program Managers
Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement Processes, Patient Safety, and Workplace Safety
How they relate to the healthcare system-based LAc clinician and acupuncture program manager
What this is
This is the first presentation from the HHP's "Safety-in-Practice" Workgroup. It will be hosted live, on zoom Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2022, starting at 0900 Pacific time.
If you are working in healthcare system-based practice or private practice, this is an introduction to this major topic with time for community discussion.
This presentation is an introduction to safety-in-practice categories and subtopics. So, it is recommended for all levels and roles related to LAcs in clinical practice. (students, private practice clinicians, healthcare system-based LAcs & program admin.)
The presentation is geared toward those working in healthcare systems, particularly those with an interest in "High-Reliability Organizations (HROs). However, all topics covered have some relevance to any clinical setting.
Who can attend?
While the content in this presentation was written for the audience of healthcare system-based LAcs, program managers, and their safety leads, this live, virtual event is also open to acupuncture students & educators, private practice LAcs, and those interested in working in the U.S. healthcare system setting.
See the FAQ section below for details on tickets and registration.
What is the HHP's "Safety in Practice" workgroup?
This workgroup looks at safety, accountability, and transparency issues affecting LAcs working in healthcare system-based practice. This includes quality assurance, quality improvement processes, patient safety, and workplace safety. Some of these issues and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are ever-green. Some of them are new topics in the healthcare field. Identifying the categories, topics, and related resources are essential to successfully working in the healthcare system setting.
With an increased focus on safety, accountability, and transparency in the new High-Reliability Organization (HRO) model of healthcare, there has been an increased emphasis on identifying and understanding these issues. And how to develop processes around these issues that help you and your team improve over time. (This is part of the model of continuous learning & continuous improvement that the HHP encourages.)
With the HRO model, safety/accountability/transparency are tied in with (a) leadership skills on individual and organizational levels and (b) organizational culture.
Topics covered in the 9/10/2022 Presentation
The September Safety in Practice Workgroup public presentation covers:
Review of what the workgroup is and its goals
Identifying the categories of topics and resources in Safety, Accountability, and Transparency that affect and/or apply to licensed acupuncturists (LAcs) working in healthcare system-based practice
Build language and awareness of the safety-related topics and policies you already engage in and those you may not have been aware of prior to this presentation
Sharing current resources available or identified on these topics so far.
How to attend
FYI, you have FREE access to this event if you are:
Currently subscribed to the HHP Community Discussion platform. If this is you, RSVP and access your zoom link on the platform here.
Currently subscribed to the Issues in Hospital-based Practice Webinar Series. If this is you, access your zoom link in the "year of 2022" section under September here.
Purchase a one-time ticket to the live, virtual event
If the above subscriber options don’t apply to you, you can purchase a one-time ticket to just the live event at the button below. The button will take you to our nonprofit ticketing page on the Give Butter platform.
This virtual presentation is a public event. Anyone who buys a ticket and respects the speaker(s) and the setting is welcome to attend. The event host reserves the right to dismiss any guest who is disrespectful without a refund at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions 🤔
How do I access the recording(s)?
Caveats:
Recordings of live HHP events are never guaranteed because of the variability with technology, glitches, etc., with live virtual events.
However, I do plan to record this live session. When/if the recording is successful, I will post an update about it in the HHP email newsletter.
Future Recording location and How to Access
Recording of this live event will be posted in the Issues in Hospital-based Practice 2022 online resource. Learn more about how to access that resource on its landing page. Tier 2 “Big Bundle” community discussion platform subscribers have access to the Issues online resource as part of the resource “bundle.”
Will CEUs/PDAs be available?
No.
The HHP is not able to afford to submit to any organization (NCCAOM, California, etc.) to be able to offer CEUs or PDAs at this time.
We hope to offer continuing ed for sessions like this in the future, when we are well-funded. However, we need to make (and ideally surpass) our Essential Operating Costs funding goal of $12,000/year to have the funds to become a CEU/PDA provider. As of 9/1/2022, we have brought in $3,000 since January of our $12,000 goal. This is not enough funds to cover our outgoing costs.
You can help us get closer to reaching our 2022 Essential Operating Costs Funding Goal by
buying a ticket to this event and/or
donating via the HHP Donation page.
Thank you.🌻
Want to do more? You can do any of the following to help us reach our goal of covering our basic operating costs:
Join the HHP discussion platform as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 subscriber
Encourage colleagues to buy a ticket to any of our HHP-hosted events, such as this one
Encourage colleagues, your workplace, and your alma mater to donate to or sponsor the HHP's nonprofit work
Thank you for supporting this event!
Megan Kingsley Gale, MSAOM, Director (volunteer), The Hospital Practice Handbook Project for Acupuncturists and Their Hospital Sponsors
The Hospital Handbook Project for Acupuncturists and Their Hospital Sponsors is a program of Free Range Health®, a 501(c)(3) public charity. All or part of your donation may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Please consult with your tax advisor. Federal Tax ID #45-4395933.
P.S.
Interested in our programs and workgroups?
You can download our "current programs at the HHP" pdf here. And then, I recommend subscribing to our email newsletter to learn about the latest news and updates for our work.
Post Postscript (P.P.S.)
The HHP’s Safety-in-Practice Workgroup, in early January 2022, envisioned this fall public presentation as a session that we could offer as a 2-hour Safety/Ethics category. However, we assumed we would be able to meet our original goal of raising our Essential Operating Funds goal, $12,000, by July 2022. So, in summer 2022, we are, unfortunately, far from that goal. Hence, we are not offering CEUs for any HHP-hosted session at this time. However, the Workgroup believes the community would benefit from the content in this presentation, so we are bringing it to you at a low cost and encourage you to keep supporting the HHP’s nonprofit community resource work. Your support helps keep this work going. Thank you.