Name
Management & Operations Track: UPDATED SESSION: Industry Safety and Infection Prevention
Location Name
Savannah C, 10th Floor
Date & Time
Monday, February 17, 2020, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Description

Moderator: Josh Morita, EVP, Healthcare Business Media

Presenters: Dr. William Lowe, MD, MPH, FACEOM, Northwell Health and Paul Power, Director, Safety Operations, Northwell Health

Creating a safe environment for employees and patients is a top priority for all healthcare executives. That goal becomes even more difficult with the recent outbreak of outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel Coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. In this session, attendees will learn about best practices for workplace safety as well as Northwell Health’s response to the outbreak and the steps they are taking to ensure provider safety and patient education.

Learning Objectives: 
1. Identify strategies to improve workspace safety for healthcare employees. 
2. Outline the implementation of new industry safety guidelines.   
3. Explain recently released public safety guidelines and its effect on operations.   
4. Evaluate changes in the legislative pipeline and changes on the horizon.  

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