UPMC Staff Safety Training & Resources

Pittsburgh, PA US
July 18, 2023

This presentation will give an overview of UPMC safety protocols in place as well as tips to keep patients and staff safe at work and at home.   LifeSolutions will provide resources for UPMC employees related to crisis intervention and having tough conversations, in addition to EAP resources and services to best support commercial members working with Health Plan clinical staff in the management of physical and behavioral health chronic conditions.

Target Audience

ISD Clinical Staff

Learning Objectives

1.   Outline safety protocol in place to remain safe inside and outside of the UPMC network

   2.   Describe personal safety tips for use in the community

   3.   Identify resources available for UPMC employees to address crisis intervention safely, effectively, and efficiently professionally and personally

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/07/2023
Course expires: 
08/18/2023
Event starts: 
07/18/2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/18/2023 - 10:00am EDT
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Program begins at 9:00am and ends at 10:00am.  Total Education Time = 1 Hour(s)

TIME

CONTENT

PRESENTER

9:00am to 9:20am

Overview and discussion of safety protocol to remain safe inside and outside of the UPMC network

Kimberlee Sweeney

9:20am to 9:40am

Review personal safety tips to use in the community

Kimberlee Sweeney

9:40am to 10:00am

Examine the available resources for UPMC employees to aid with crisis intervention

Brigid Crawford, MA

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Kimberlee Sweeney
UPMC Corporate International/Domestic Senior Security Specialist

Kim has a history of 36 years in Law Enforcement.  She worked for the City of Pittsburgh as a Police Officer/Detective as well as for Erase Enterprises (Emergence Response and Safety Education) where she held the role of Worldwide Corporate Security Investigator/Trainer).  Currently Kim is the UPMC International and Domestic Senior Corporate Security Specialist.

Brigid Crawford, MA
Program Manager, LifeSolutions EAP

Brigid Crawford has been with LifeSolutions EAP since July of 2015 and serves as the team expert in crisis response and workplace violence. In addition to delivering trainings and providing leadership consultations, she oversees the EAP’s Disruptive Event Management program which supports workgroups through times of crisis.

Brigid is an approved instructor of Assisting Individuals in Crisis, Group Crisis Intervention, and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid. She earned her master’s in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a bachelor’s in psychology from Virginia Tech.

 

 

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.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour(s).

CCM CE is not offered with this educational activity.

This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics.  Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 1 CE credit(s).

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit(s).

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.

NOTE:  Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved.  This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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