Alarm Summit Agenda: Day 2


Wednesday, October 5, 2011
9:15-10:30 am	Learning From One Another: Sharing Compelling New Approaches and Best Practices
	Maria Cvach, MS, RN, CCRN, Johns Hopkins Hospital Ana McKee, MD, The Joint Commission Jim Piepenbrink, Boston Medical Center Linda Talley, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Children’s National Medical Center
	Panelists will open the day by sharing innovative solutions and best practices on alarm reduction and management techniques; alarm workflow optimization; staff training and compliance oversight; and the like. The audience will be invited to share their own knowledge and experiences in a lively discussion session.
	Session goals:
	Learn “what’s working out there” from one another Give audience members “take away ideas” for improving alarm challenges in their own facilities Create opportunities to replicate innovative solutions
10:45-Noon	What Don’t We Know?: Essential Research on Alarms
	Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, MSc, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Joseph Frassica, MD, Philips Healthcare Marjorie Funk, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Yale University School of Nursing J.J. Persensky, PhD, Idaho National Laboratory - presentation J. J. Persensky, PhD, Idaho National Laboratory - 1 J. J. Persensky, PhD, Idaho National Laboratory - 2 J. J. Persensky, PhD, Idaho National Laboratory - 3 J. J. Persensky, PhD, Idaho National Laboratory - 4
	Panelists will review research related to medical device alarms and identify knowledge “gaps.” Audience members will be asked for their input regarding additional research needed to close these gaps and lead to better alarms systems.
	Session goals:
	Identify current, useful research related to alarm management Identify key gaps in existing research and prioritize ways to close them Explore a coordinated approach to performing, validating, and sharing research related to medical device alarms
12:45-1:45 pm	Have We Gone Too Far?: The Role of Secondary (Remote) Notification Systems
	Shawn Forrest, MS, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tim Gee, Medical Connectivity Consulting Linda Talley, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Children’s National Medical Center
	Panelists will provide an overview of common uses and misuses of secondary notification systems. This overview will be followed by a facilitated discussion with audience members about their experiences with these systems and whether we should and/or how we can reduce what appears to be a growing dependency on them. The audience also will be challenged to consider what, if any, role is there for the EHR as a potential “secondary notification system.”
	Session goals:
	Identify common practices among hospitals in the use of secondary notification systems associated with medical alarms Gain consensus on the role these systems should have in monitoring patients’ conditions. Identify and prioritize areas for improvement to ensure that these devices are used correctly
1:45-2:30 pm	Core Competencies: Training and Competency Requirements in Alarm Management
	Laurie Groesbeck, BS, RN, CRRN, CRNI, Complete Infusion Services, LLC and Kathy Puglise, MSN/ED, RN, CRNI , Home Choice Partners James Piepenbrink, Boston Medical Center
	Panelists will present scenarios focusing on ways that clinicians respond to or deal with alarms and show how varying levels of training and experience can have an impact on their ability to manage escalating bedside issues. The audience will have the opportunity to discuss the current state of training requirements and experience needed to deal with alarms and ways that training could be standardized and/or improved.
	Session goals:
	Identify core competencies required to safely and reliably address medical alarms Identify common disparities among clinical staff’s readiness to manage alarms Identify required or essential training and experience for managing or responding to alarms Set priorities for the criteria or requirements for training
2:45-4:45 pm	*It Takes a Village: The Audience* Sets Priorities and Action Plans**
	The Summit Moderator will briefly review the findings of the Summit discussions and ask the audience to develop a list of priorities based on those findings. Audience feedback will be essential to refine and rank the priorities and provide direction on action plans.
	Session goals:
	Review the “Master List” of problems and issues from Day 1 and Day 2 discussions; Identify the top 5-10 priorities on the Master List according to its importance and impact on patient safety; Identify the potential timeframe of “addressing” or “fixing” each issue; Identify stakeholders who should be involved in addressing the priorities.
4:45-5:00 pm	Summit Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

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Alarm Summit Agenda: Day 2

Wednesday, October 5, 2011