On April 14, GNYHA will host a briefing on adult guardianship in New York State. John Holt, Director of Legal Services at Project Guardianship will provide an overview and how adult guardianship may serve as a tool to protect and promote the health and safety of certain patient populations. Mr. Holt will discuss the legal…

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic stressing the health care workforce in unimaginable ways, systems, strategies, and approaches that acknowledge what staff are experiencing and offer acute and ongoing supports are more critical than ever before. Consequently, GNYHA is excited to launch the Wellbeing Leaders Lecture Series, a set of presentations to be offered throughout 2022. This…

Review the importance of QI within GME for both faculty supervising residents and residents in leadership positions, and provide an overview of how to develop QI projects and build QI teams within a teaching institution Speakers Jennifer I. Lee, MD, Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell…

Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council Presentation Samia McEachin, Assistant Director, Emergency Preparedness, GNYHA Response to a Level B Hazmat MCI: February 16th School Pepper Spray Incident Joseph Knichel, Senior Emergency Management Program Specialist, Cohen Children’s Medical Center Matt Harris, MD, Cohen Children’s Medical Center Chris Boukas, Emergency Department Admin, Cohen Children’s Medical Center Meghan McPherson, CEM,…

GNYHA held a special meeting of the Community Affairs Forum, via Zoom, with representatives from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Take Care New York Team. DOHMH staff provided a live demonstration of the redesigned Community Health Profiles and EpiQuery sites, showcasing its new functionalities in order to help support members…