Agenda

Day One:

8:00 AM .......... Registration Open

8:30 AM .......... Opening Remarks

8:45 AM .......... Explanation of the Approach to Sustainability

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Sustainability and its impact on hospitals
• Describe the management plans required in the EOC Standards.
• Discuss the survey process for the Environment of Care.

10:00 AM.......... Break

10:30 AM.......... Current Events of Environment of Care Surveys

Learning Objectives:

• Name and describe the elements of the Environment of Care Management Cycle.
• Describe the elements of The Joint Commission performance measurement and evaluation process.
• Describe the types of measures that are useful for measuring and evaluating performance related to the management of the environment of care.
• Scoring, Standards, Focus and Q&A

12:00 PM .......... Lunch

1:00 PM .......... Hazardous Materials and Waste

Learning Objectives:

• Learn why pharmaceutical waste has become such an issue now and what your facility must do for compliance.
• Discuss the primary implementation models for managing hazardous pharmaceutical waste.
• Discuss the element of performance, accompanied by the material used to comply with the standards.

2:00 PM.......... Break

2:30 PM.......... Life Safety Code: The Beginning and the Means of Egress

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how the Life Safety Code began and why it is necessary.
• Define who the Authorities Having Jurisdiction are and what role they play with the Life Safety Code
• Explain the difference between the fundamental chapters and the occupancy chapters in the Life Safety Code.
• Interpret the presenter’s summary on what the basic premise is for the Life Safety Code.
• Discuss the importance of Construction Types and how they apply to hospitals
• Identify the three parts of the Means of Egress and where they are used.  

4:30 PM.......... Adjourn for the Day

Day Two:

8:30 AM......... Life Safety Code: From Egress Components to ‘Exit’ Signs

Learning Objectives:

• Define which components of egress are permitted in hospitals and which are not.
• Learn which component in the means of egress is considered to be the most basic and fundamental of all components.
• Understand the limitations placed on locking doors in the path of egress
• Describe how, when and where ‘Exit’ signs are required in hospitals

10:00 AM......... Break

10:30 AM......... Challenges to Life Safety Compliance

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the common challenges found in hospitals to life safety compliance.
• Summarize the three basic challenges to life safety compliance and explain the strategy to overcome them.
• Discuss what the surveyors are looking for during the building tour.

12:00 PM......... Lunch

1:00 PM......... Documentation Required for the Life Safety Survey

Learning Objectives:

• Explain why life safety drawings are so important in the survey process.
• Learn what the major deficiencies are in the fire alarm, fire pump and sprinkler systems test reports.
• Understand the certification requirements for everyone who performs service, testing and inspections on the fire alarm system.
• Identify the requirements for fire drills.
• Learn what you can do to make the document review session a success.

2 :00 PM......... Break

2:30 PM......... Environment of Care Team Jeopardy

Learning Objectives:

• Experience teamwork approaches in attempting to devise the correct responses to Jeopardy answers.

3:30 PM.........Wrap-up with Q&A