Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center,
555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

This all-day conference will focus on how environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) can help health care facilities increase compliance with environmental regulations and manage costs. Hospital representatives will describe their experience implementing EPP, and government representatives will discuss compliance priorities and initiatives. For more information contact Susan Stuard, and to register contact Barbara Marino, at GNYHA.

HEICS
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2003
Time: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Westchester Medical Center, Cedarwood Hall Auditorium, Valhalla, New York

This introductory briefing on the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) is identical to the HEICS briefing held at GNYHA on January 29. The program is intended as an entry-level session for those who are unfamiliar with HEICS, and will cover basic principles and the responsibilities of the positions outlined in the HEICS command and control structure. Hospitals are strongly encouraged to register employees who work evening, night, and weekend shifts. This program is a pre-requisite to an upcoming GNYHA training session on incident commander development. For more information contact Terri Straub, and to register contact Barbara Marino, at GNYHA.

Preventing and Managing Risk in the ED
Date: Friday, March 14, 2003
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center,
555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

GNYHA and the Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Inc., are co-sponsoring this second briefing in the "Beyond Risk Management" series, which is designed to assist senior management, clinical staff, and health care professionals improve quality and patient safety, and manage medical malpractice exposure. The briefing will focus on emergency department (ED) risk management and interventions to minimize hospital exposure when an event occurs. Attendees will participate in a mock trial involving an ED physician, with examinations by both a plaintiff's attorney and a defense attorney. Best practices in communication and documentation will be identified, and a panel discussion will highlight ED risk exposure scenarios. For more information contact Terri Straub, and to register contact Barbara Marino, at GNYHA.