Meeting/Event Information

28th Annual New England Regional

Healthcare Risk

Management Conference 

 April 29, 2018 - May 1, 2018

Newport Marriott Hotel

Newport, RI

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 Sunday, April 29,2018, 9:00 AM

 Newport National Golf Club, Middletown, RI

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Program Agenda

*Topics and speakers subject to change

Sunday, April 29

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Conference Sign in

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Do You Hear What I Hear? ED Behavioral Patient Risk

Monica Cooke, Quality Plus Solutions

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception

Monday, April 30

7:00 am– 9:00 am Conference Registration Open

7:00 am - 8:15 am Breakfast/ Exhibits

8:15 am - 8:30 am Opening Remarks

Ailish Wilkie, Past President, MSHRM

8:30 - 9:30 Data Visualization

Katherine S. Rowell, HealthDataViz

Breakout Sessions

9:45 - 10:45 Safety Hotline: One Hospital's Experience

Ruth Cardiello, VP, Enterprise Risk Management & Sally Johnston,Risk Management, Stamford Health, CT

9:45-10:45 Nuts and Bolts of Contract Law for Busy Risk Managers

Susan Purcell Montiel, Law Office of Susan Purcell Montiel, MA

10:45 - 11:15 Break and Exhibit Hall

Breakout Sessions

11:15 - 12:15 Safety First: An Organization's Journey to Develop a Workplace Violence Prevention Program

Carrie Arrieta, Risk Manager, North Shore Medical Center, MA

11:15 - 12:15 Batch Me if You Can  

William McDonough, Managing Principal, Integro

Laurel Byerly, SVP, Western Litigation

Timothy Slowick, Dir Claims, UMass Memorial Healthcare, MA

Barbara McCarthy, Enterprise Risk Officer Beverly Hospital

12:15 - 1:00 Lunch and Exhibit Hall

1:00 - 2:00 Medical Negligence Claims in the New England States: An Overview

Karen Frink Wolf, Verrill Dana, ME

Pete Mosseau, Devine Millimet, NH

Kaveh Shahi, Cleary Shahi & Aicher, VT

M. Karen Noble, Danaher Lagnese, CT

Angela Carr, Barton Gilman, RI

Breakout Sessions:

2:15 - 3:15 Anchors Away – The Story of a Team Training Adventure

Trish Goodwin, Reina Dastous, Terasa Giovannucci, Lahey Health, MA

2:15 - 3:15 Enterprise Risk Management: Using bench-marking analytics to develop and implement your ERM Program—a case study 

Denise Shope, Risk Management Consultant, RCM&D

3:15 - 3:45 Break and Exhibit Hall

Breakout Sessions

3:45 - 4:45 Would You Expect Aggression at an Airport? Re-Shaping Organizational Culture

Monica Cooke, CEO/Consultant Quality Plus Solutions LLC

3:45 - 4:45 “The Virtual Doctor Is In: What That Means For You, the Doctor, and the Insurance Industry”

John B. Mullahy & Paul Squire, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan

Richard M. Slutsky, MD, CT 

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Exhibits/ Refreshments

7:30 pm - 11:30 pm Singing, Dancing and Trivia!

Tuesday, May 1

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast/ Exhibits

8:00 am - 9:00 am From "I'm Sorry" to Trial: Risks of Apology/Disclosure

Noel Dumas, Brent Tingle, Anthony Abeln, Tory Weigand, Stephen Orlando, Caroline Kelly, Morrison Mahoney; Jes Vigliotti, Reliant Medical Group, MA

9:00 am - 10:00 am Communication, Apology and Resolution (CARe): The MA Alliance for Communication and Apology Following Medical Injury (MACRMI) Experience

Pat Folcarelli, Interim Dir. Risk & Pt Safety, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA

Elyse G. Merrigan, Program Manager, Baystate Health 

Melinda B. Van Niel, Project Manager, MACRMI/ Health Care Quality Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA

10:00 am - 10:30 am Break/Checkout

10:30 am - 11:30 am From Burnout to Breakdown: One Physician's Journey

Melanie Osley, Dir. Pt Safety & Risk, Medstar, DC

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Closing and Raffles- Must be present to win

Elizabeth Dodge, RN, MHA, CPHQ, CPHRM, CT

  Sponsorship and Exhibiting

The Planning Committee is seeking financial support from insurers, brokers and agents, law firms, healthcare facilities, consultants, medical product and service providers and others who support risk management efforts across the continuum of health care facilities.

You may contact Basia Kula at [email protected] or 860.408.7860 for more information or:

All sponsorship and exhibiting choices may be made by making a credit card or check payment using the Read More, then Registration button and choosing the applicable ticket and payment method. Be sure to choose your sponsorship and exhibiting tickets, as well as any applicable complimentary registration tickets that are included with your sponsorship level.

Please make any checks payable to:

NERHRMC c/o Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management.

Mail to: Patrick McGrath. McGrath Associates Claims & Risk Services, Inc.

Seven Peter Road, Merrimack, NH 03054 -4545

Monday Night Reception ($7,500) – April 30

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage at the event.
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Opportunity to introduce a speaker at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• Complimentary exhibitor’s table.
• 4 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.

Lunch Sponsor ($6,000 each) – April 30 & May 1                    

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage at the event.
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Opportunity to introduce a speaker at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• Complimentary exhibitor’s table.
• 3 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions. 

Breakfast Sponsor ($5,000) – May 1                                            

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage at the event.
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Opportunity to introduce a speaker at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• Complimentary exhibitor’s table.
• 3 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions..

Break Sponsor ($3,000 each) – May 1 (AM)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• 3 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.
  

Platinum General Sponsor ($5000.00)                                                                    

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage at the event.
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Opportunity to introduce a speaker at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• Complimentary exhibitor’s table.
• 3 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.

Gold General Sponsor ($2,500)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage
• Verbal acknowledgement at the conference.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites with a web link to your company website.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• 3 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions. 

Silver General Sponsor ($1,000)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in the Program materials and signage
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on State Chapter websites.
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• 2 complimentary registrations to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.

Bronze General Sponsor ($500)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship in Sponsor brochure.
• 1 complimentary registration to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.

Exhibitor ($500)

• Tabletop display in the Exhibit Hall
• 1 complimentary registration to attend the conference including all receptions, exhibits and educational sessions.

Non-Monetary Donations:

• These donations are appreciated and will be accepted but do not meet sponsorship criteria and benefits of sponsorship will not be applied (e.g.  books, items designated as raffle prizes, etc.).

No refunds for cancellation or non-attendance. You may substitute a registrant by notifying [email protected]