Hosted by: rL Solutions Presented by: Joe Cappiello - President and CEO of Simulation Education Services Date of Webinar: Wednesday October 22nd, 2008 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time Topic: Hospital Emergency Management – Evolving Standards and Strategies Cost: FREE / No Charge Who Should Attend:Risk Managers, Safety Officers, Director of Emergency Management, Director of Quality, Director of Disaster Planning
rL Solutions in partnership with Joe Cappiello, President and CEO of Simulation Education Services, will be hosting a Webinar entitled “ Hospital Emergency Management – Evolving Standards and Strategies” . Registration for this Webinar will be open until 5:00pm EST on Tuesday October 21st, 2008.
Webinar Summary:
Hurricane Gustav caused the greatest staged medical evacuation in US history. Thousands of acute and long term care patients were evacuated from the city of New Orleans in anticipation of the storm and with the memory of Hurricane Katrina still lingering. Most hospitals chose to keep their most critical patients and shelter in place due to the fragility and risk to those patients. How did they come to make these decisions and what did they base those decisions on?
This webinar will focus on the factors that compel healthcare organizations to engage in disaster preparedness and outline effective strategies for meeting those demands. The concept of introducing resiliency into the preparedness cycle will be discussed and why organizations should move away from the notion of being “ prepared” to the reality of embedding resiliency into their planning and response efforts. In 2008, the Joint Commission introduced significant changes to its standards regarding Emergency Management that will become effective in rendering accreditation decisions in 2009. This webinar will review key elements of those standards as well as the philosophy behind those changes.
Mr. Joe Cappiello, President and CEO of Simulation Education Services, served for ten years as the VP for Accreditation Field Operations at The Joint Commission and was instrumental in the development of these new standards. During his tenure at the Joint Commission, Mr. Cappiello led teams that debriefed nearly 300 organizations post-disaster and is considered a leading authority on building resiliency in healthcare organizations.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the major factors influencing organizational preparedness
2. Define resiliency as it applies to healthcare
3. List the six critical components that the Joint Commission required in your Emergency Operations Plan
4. Identify four benefits of properly conducted exercises
5. List the five strategies of meeting the “ 96-hour” rule
About Joseph L Cappiello
Joe Cappiello is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Simulation Education Services (SES), a nationally recognized organization which has introduced cost effective, innovative solutions for healthcare and the private sector to address the needs for disaster and emergency preparedness. Prior to his recent appointment with SES, he was the vice president for Accreditation Field Operations at The Joint Commission. In this role he was responsible for management of accreditation processes including survey functions, surveyor education, standards interpretation, staff education and training, and accreditation process improvement for the 17,000 organizations accredited by the Joint Commission. During his tenure at The Joint Commission, Mr. Cappiello also led Joint Commission initiatives on emergency management and disaster response personally debriefing nearly 300 healthcare organizations following disasters.
Before joining the Joint Commission he served as a project manager for a national health care reengineering firm and as Executive Director of a large academic medical center. He has acquired more than 30 years of diverse experience in delivery system integration, operations reengineering, strategic planning, health care policy development and continuous quality improvement. As a nurse and naval officer, Mr. Cappiello served in various hospitals worldwide in a variety of progressive management roles.
Mr. Cappiello earned his bachelor’ s degree in Nursing from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. In addition, he received his master’ s degree in Health Facilities Management from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.
About rL Solutions
rL Solutions is committed and truly passionate about improving the quality of healthcare and improving patient safety through the application of software solutions in healthcare. Our Risk Management, Patient Feedback, Claims Management and Infection Control & Surveillance software solutions are specifically designed to make hospitals more efficient and effective when it comes to their Patient Safety initiatives. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.rl-solutions.com .
