17th Annual Dr. Dennis English Virtual Patient Safety Symposium MOVING to A New Era of PROBLEM SOLVING

March 1, 2022

Magee’s Quality/Patient Safety Symposium is one of the regions focused seminars for advancing patient safety. Our speakers are recognized both regionally and nationally for driving high reliability, teamwork, and collaborative care where team members work  together and include the patients and their families into the care activities.

Target Audience

Staff, Nurses, Physicians, Administrators, Pharmacists, Ancillary Staff.

Learning Objectives

  • The  attendees will learn mechanisms for coping with the reality of healthcare changing and forward thinking in care delivery.  
  • The attendees will  describe the need to redesign healthcare work for the present and the future based on the evolution of healthcare.
  • The attendees will  learn skills for resilience in an environment of rapid change.
  • The attendees will  learn to analyze ones work environment for opportunities to modernize and streamline work flow.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/04/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
03/01/2022 - 7:15am EST
Event ends: 
03/01/2022 - 12:00pm EST

7:00 AM      Sign-in to Teams

7:15 AM      Welcome

                     Richard Beigi, MD, MSc

                     President, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

                     Professor of Reproductive Sciences, Dept OB/GYN/RS, UPSOM

7:20 AM     “So how long have you been trying to solve this problem?”

                     Tami Minnier, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN

                     Senior Vice President, Health Services Division

                     Chief Quality and Operational Excellence Officer, UPMC

                     University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

8:20 AM     Break

8:25 AM     “Beyond Survival: Finding Meaning in  Times of Difficult Change”

                     James Tew, MD  

                     Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  

                     Associate Chief of  Clinical Services

                    UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

9:25 AM     Break                      

9:30 AM     The Role of Hospital Associations on Healthcare Delivery

                    Robert G.  Shipp III, pHD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

                    Vice President, Population Health and Clinical Affairs

                    The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

                    Harrisburg, PA


10:30 AM   Break                  

10:35  AM   “Creative Staff Management to Overcome Challenges”

                        Dave Rimsek, B.S  RT (R)(MR)(CT)(QM)

                     Manager, Imaging Services, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

                      Pittsburgh, PA

                      “Yesterdays Problems Today’s Solutions”

                      Heather Ambrose, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPN

                      Director of Nursing, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

                       Pittsburgh, PA

                      Opportunity in the Midst of Chaos'

                     Rosella Hoffmann,  RPh, MBA

                     Director of Pharmacy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

                      Pittsburgh, PA

11:35 AM   Magee Panel  ~  Open Discussion with Attendees

                    Dave Rimsek, B.S  RT (R)(MR)(CT)(QM)

                     Heather Ambrose, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPN

                    Rosella Hoffmann,  RPh, MBA

12:Noon      Adjourn

Live Virtual Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Microsoft Teams meeting

Richard Beigi, MD, MSc
President, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Professor of Reproductive Sciences, Dept OB/GYN/RS, UPSOM

Tami Minnier, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Health Services Division
and Chief Quality and Operational Excellence Officer, UPMC

James Tew, MD
Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Robert G.  Shipp III, pHD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President, Population Health and Clinical Affairs
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

Dave Rimsek, B.S  RT (R)(MR)(CT)(QM)
Manager, Imaging Services, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Heather Ambrose, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPN 
Director of Nursing, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Rosella Hoffmann,
Director of Pharmacy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Faculty Disclosures:  
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers, and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

CME Accreditation and Designation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.5 contact hours.

Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 4.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.50 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 Attendance
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Questions regarding registration or for links to the sessions please contact Lisa Manetta at [email protected].

Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing Lisa Manetta at [email protected].