• Bring your fully charged electronic device (laptop, tablet, etc.) with you to the program so that you can access the program materials and take notes.
• Download/access program materials from the event app. 1-2 weeks before your program, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the program materials. And, those materials will continue to be available to you post-program, on both the event app and the JCR Learning Management System (LMS).
• If you prefer hard-copy program materials, please print before the program and bring with you. There will be no hard-copy program materials provided on site, other than the agenda itself.
• Full-text requirements books (with relevant Joint Commission standards for the program) will no longer be provided, either in hard copy or electronically. Please plan accordingly if you want to reference the standards during the program (for example, bring your own manual or plan to access E-dition).  
• Come ready to learn, network with peers, and be prepared for 2018 compliance challenges.

FACULTY:

VINCE AVENATTI CFPCA, CMS Consultant Joint Commission Resources	JOHN BERRY RN, MSN, CMS Consultant Joint Commission Resources
MICHELLE MCDONALD RN, MPH Executive Director Goverment Regulations and Advisory Services Joint Commission Resources	KATHRYN SPATES JD, ACNP-BC Director Federal Relations The Joint Commission

Please note: Westin Los Angeles Airport is a smoke free hotel

This year’s Briefings are all about you and will provide a completely different format based on your feedback.  You will have an opportunity to submit your questions before the Briefings on the event app, DoubleDutch.  Plan now to actively participate during the interactive components, hear best practices and practical solutions that will help you to prepare your hospital for a safer, more compliant 2019.  You can’t afford not to attend this year’s Briefings!

For physicians in attendance, don’t miss the opportunity to participate in a Physician Leader Luncheon with Dr. Ana Pujols McKee, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer.

Complement this event with our Hospital CMS Update seminar to create an immersive 2-day learning experience.

• Accreditation professionals
• Medical directors and nursing leaders
• Performance improvement and risk managers
• Quality managers and directors
• C-suite and vice presidents
• Patient safety officers and regulatory compliance specialists

• Bring your fully charged electronic device (laptop, tablet, etc.) with you to the program so that you can access the program materials and take notes.
• Download/access program materials from the event app. 1-2 weeks before your program, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the program materials. And, those materials will continue to be available to you post-program, on both the event app and the JCR Learning Management System (LMS).
• If you prefer hard-copy program materials, please print before the program and bring with you. There will be no hard-copy program materials provided on site, other than the agenda itself.
• Full-text requirements books (with relevant Joint Commission standards for the program) will no longer be provided, either in hard copy or electronically. Please plan accordingly if you want to reference the standards during the program (for example, bring your own manual or plan to access E-dition).  
• Come ready to learn, network with peers, and be prepared for 2018 compliance challenges.

FACULTY:

DAWN ALLBEE MA Customer Engagement Director Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare®	ROBERT CAMPBELL PharmD Pharmacist, Standards Interpretation Division of Healthcare Improvement The Joint Commission
SYLVIA GARCIA-HOUCHINS MBA, RN, CIC Director, Infection Prevention and Control Division of Healthcare Imrpovement The Joint Commission	JAMES KENDIG MS, CHSP, CHCM, CHEM, LHRM Field Director, Surveyor Management & Development Accreditation and Certification Operations The Joint Commission
KENNETH MONROE PE, MBA, CHC, PMP Director of Engineering Standards Interpretation Group The Joint Commission	MARK PELLETIER RN, MS Chief Operating Officer Accreditation & Certification Operations The Joint Commission
KATHRYN PETROVIC MSN, RN-BC Field Director, Surveyor Management & Development Accreditation & Certification Operations The Joint Commission	EMILY WELLS MSW, CSW Project Director Surveyor Management and Development  The Joint Commission

Please note: Westin Los Angeles Airport is a smoke free hotel