Quality Improvement Fair Agenda
UTHealth / Memorial Hermann – TMC Quality Symposium
Clinical Safety and Effectiveness 2021 Graduation and Quality Symposium
Friday, May 6, 2022
8:30 am – Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Greg Haralson, Senior Vice President and CEO, Memorial Hermann–TMC
- Marissa Kiefer, Senior Vice President and CEO, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
- Richard Andrassy, MD, Executive Dean ad interim, McGovern Medical School
8:50 am – Introduction – Keynote Speaker
- Bela Patel, MD, Graham Distinguished University Chair, Vice Dean for Healthcare Quality UTHealth Houston, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann–TMC
9:00 am – Keynote Speaker
- Clifford Ko, MD, Director of Quality, American College of Surgeons
10:00 am – Break
10:15 am – Introduction- 2022 CS&E Graduates
- Jean McBride, LSSMBB, Co-Director, CS&E Program, Director, Process Quality and Improvement UTHealth Houston
10:20 am CS&E Graduation Presentations
- Fatima Boricha, MD
Implementation of Sick Visit Follow-up Calls at the Neonatal High-Risk Clinic - Michael Boyars, MD
Reducing the time to 1st dose ABX Administration in Medicine Units - Matthew Brown, MD, MS
Reducing Delays in the Pediatric/Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Labs - William Ciozda, MD and Brittany Pelsue, PharmD
Blood Pressure Management in Code Stroke Alerts in the Emergency Department - Allison Davidson, DO
Hepatitis B Vaccination in the NICU - Vishal Demla, MD
Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) and Resource Utilization - Sara Guzman-Reyes, MD and Travis Markham, MD
Improvement of Opioid Sparing Process in PACU - Avni Kapadia, MD
Increasing Adherence to Key Elements of the Stroke Clinical Pathway - Ann Marshburn, MD
Improving Pediatric Oncology Pharmacy Process - Nada Mustafa, MD
Improving Medication Reconciliation Timeliness and Decreasing Discrepancies on the Medical Floors at Memorial Hermann- Sugarland - Mary Russell, DO, MS
Improving Onset of Antibiotic Administration Time at TIRR-TMC - Lilit Sargsyan, MD & Reeba Mathew, MD
Optimizing Sleep Lab Utilization - Lavanya Sendos, MD
Accurate Blood Pressure measurements in UTPB Endocrinology Clinic - Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO
Improving MH-Cypress Case Mix Index with Documentation
12:20 pm – Closing Remarks
- Jeffrey Katz, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann–TMC
12:30 pm – Presentation of Certificates
- Eric Thomas, MD, Co-Director, CS&E Program, Director, UTHealth Houston -Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, Associate Dean for Healthcare Quality UTHealth Houston
- Jean McBride, LSSMBB, Co-Director, CS&E Program, Director, Process Quality & Improvement UTHealth Houston
1:00 pm – Lunch and Quality Fair
~~ Memorial Hermann – TMC, Ground Floor, Hermann/Children’s Pavilion ~~
3:00 pm – Awards Presentations
- UTHealth Houston – Internal Medicine Awards
Luis Ostrosky, MD, Memorial Hermann Endowed Chair, Vice Chairman for Healthcare Quality Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, UTHealth Houston - UTHealth Houston – Graham Awards in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Bela Patel, MD, Graham Distinguished University Chair, Vice Dean for Healthcare Quality UTHealth Houston, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann–TMC - MH-TMC Awards in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Greg Haralson, Senior Vice President and CEO, Memorial Hermann–TMC