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