Leadership Symposium 2010
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Prize Winners
Congratulations to our two prize winners who each received $150 gift cards to Best Buy.
Pat P. Busick
Quality Improvement Coordinator, Iowa Health- Des Moines
Kia M. Deuel
Pediatrics RN, Trinity Regional Medical Center
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Leadership Symposium Presentations
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Presentation: Understanding How Health Care is Changing
Eric N. Berkowitz, Ph.D,
Understanding How Health Care is Changing
Looking at the world through the lens of your patients, your community, and your co-workers
SESSION I BREAKOUTS
Room 1: Blueprint: The Iowa Health System Path to Ideal Care
- Presentation: Adaptive Design - The Path to Ideal Care
Presenters
Deb Shriver, RN, MSN, CENP
Chief Nurse Executive
Staci Olson, RN, CEN
Nurse Manger
Sara Ladlie, RN, CMSRN
Staff Nurse
Trinity Regional Medical Center - Fort Dodge
Room 2: Hospital to Home: Keeping Patients Safe
- Presentation: Hospital to Home: Keeping our Patients Safe
Presenter
Peg Bradke, MA, BSN
Director of Heart Care Service
St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids
Room 3: Bringing New Physicians to Our Communities and Helping Them Thrive
Presenter
Jessica Meisner
Director of Human Resources
Iowa Health Physicians
Room 4: Designing and Building a Safe Hospital
- Presentation: Designing and Building a Safe Hospital
Presenter
Sherrilyn Stewart, MS
Director of Design, Construction and Property Management
Iowa Health - Des Moines
Room 5: Best Practices in Diabetes Care of the Inpatient
- Presentation: How Should We Manage Blood Sugar in the Hospital
- Presentation: Inpatient Glycemic Control
Presenters
Nate Brady, MD, MPH
Assistant Medical Director
Center for Clinical Transformation, Iowa Health System
Sherry Buske, ARNP, CDE
Inpatient Diabetes Clinician
Trinity Regional Medical Center- Fort Dodge
Room 6: Improving ER Patient Satisfaction Scores Without Focusing on Press Ganey
- Presentation: Improving Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction
Presenters
Richard Hildebrand, MD
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Marian Schuldt
Ambulatory Services Manager
Jim Gobell
Director of Finance
St. Luke's Health System - Sioux City
Room 7: Changing Culture: Serving Others
- Presentation: Changing Culture at Finley
Presenters
John Knox , FACHE
President and CEO
Sue Chapman, MA
Director of Community Relations
The Finley Hospital - Dubuque
Room 8: Perinatal Safety: Moving to Zero Harm
- Presentation: Perinatal Safety: Moving to Zero Harm
Presenter
Karen Storey, RN, OB, QI CLIV
Data Analyst
Allen Hospital - Waterloo
Room 9: Studer Principles in Action
- Presentation: Studer Principles in Action
- Handout: FireStarters - Studer Principles in Action
Presenter
Kevin Soeken, MS
Customer Relations Management Coordina
torTrinity Regional Health System - Quad-Cities
SESSION II BREAKOUTS
Room 1: Health Care Policy and Reform
- Presentation: Health Care Reform Update
Presenters
Bill Leaver, MHSA, FACHE
President and CEO
Sabra Rosener, JD, Health Policy Attorney
Vice President of Government Relations
Room 2: Leadership for Adaptive Problem-Solving: How Senior Leaders Drive Ideal Care
- Presentation: Allen's Culture Transformation Through Adaptive Design
Presenters
Rick Seidler
President and CEO
Judy Renaas, RN, MSN
Chief Nurse Officer
Allen Hospital-Waterloo
Room 3: Employee Recognition
- Presentation: Employee Engagement: Are You Stuck on an Escalator
Presenter
Emily Porter
Director, Human Resources
Iowa Health System
Room 4: Blueprint: The Iowa Health System Path to Ideal Care
- Presentation: Adaptive Design - The Path to Ideal Care
Blueprint Panel hosted by:
Mary Ann Osborn, RN, MA
Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
Diane Pfeiler RN, CPUR
Nurse Managerf
Connie Bulman, RN, CMSRN
Lead RN
St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids
Room 5: Iowa Health System Sustainability and Green Initiatives
Presenter:
Katie Allen
Customer Service Representative, Owens and Minor
Iowa Health System Consolidated Services
Room 6: Rapid Fire: Best Practices of Value Stream Analysis Lean Initiatives from Iowa Health System Affiliates
- Presentation: Electronic Requisitions for West Des Moines Hospital
- Presentation: Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Denials
- Presentation: Allen Memorial Hospital OR Value Stream
- Presentation: Lean in the Laboratory
Presenters:
Discussion hosted by:
Dean Bliss
Lean Improvement Specialist
Iowa Health System
Linda Whaley, MS, RN
Vice-President Clinical Services
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Anne Iehl, MT (ASCP)
Assistant Lab Manager
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Room 7: Palliative Care: A Value-Based Care Delivery Strategy
- Presentation: Palliative Care within Iowa Health
Presenter:
Brad Archer, MD
Medical Director - Advanced Care Innovation
Iowa Health Physicians
Monique Reese, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, ACHPN
Vice President of Clinical Services, Chief Clinical Officer
Iowa Health Home Care
Room 8: Rapid Fire: Best Practices from Systemwide Improvement
- Presentation: CLABSI: Working Toward Zero
- Presentation: Electronic Requisitions for West Des Moines Hospital
- Presentation: The Turnaround with Fall Prevention
Presenter:
Patricia Herath, BSN, RNC
Infection Preventionist
Trinity Regional Health System
Marlene Turner
Supply Chain Analyst
Iowa Health - Des Moines
Susan Quade, RPT, Rehabilitation Supervisor
Marlene Turner, Supply Chain Analyst
Dennis McInerney
Panel discussion hosted by:
Robert Dickerson, MSHSA, RRT
Evidenced Based Care Administrator
Iowa Health System
Room 9: The Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
- Presentation: Influencer, The Power to Change Anything
- Video: The Influencer - Intro 1
- Video: The Influencer - Intro 2
- Video: Vital Smarts
Presenter
Kent Jackson, MA, LMSW
Director of Children's Specialty Services
St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids

