DCHA’s Health Care & Innovation Summit on October 22 was a convening of health care professionals sharing best practices and successful approaches to improving patient safety. The summit featured specialized and curated sessions on strategic issues and quality health care breakthroughs through diverse topics and shared ideas. Our experts represented a variety of backgrounds and perspectives based on hands-on experience and the latest research. Breakout sessions featured submissions from the Abstract & Poster Competition and the summit will recognize the recipients of the Health Care & Innovation Summit Awards.
NEW! PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT BOOTH
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Refund Policy: No refunds are given for cancellations within seven days of the event; substitutions may be made in lieu of cancellations. All cancellations must be submitted in writing to jhirt@dcha.org.
From Burnout to Balance: Building Resilience in High-Stress Health Care Environments
Chazz Scott
Mindset & Resilience Coach
Chazz Scott is an author, keynote speaker, and resilience expert dedicated to empowering leaders and organizations to break free from burnout and create meaningful success. He helps ambitious professionals reclaim their energy, clarity, and confidence — all while building a life that feels as good as it looks.
Accreditation 360: Enabling and Affirming Quality & Safety
Dr. Ken Grubbs
EVP Accreditation and Survey Operations & Chief Nursing Officer
The Joint Commission
This session will focus on the launch of a new approach to hospital and health care accreditation from The Joint Commission called, Accreditation 360: The New Standard. The speaker will highlight key features and discuss how this approach aims to reduce burden and enhance patient safety and quality.
Cybersecurity & Governance
Gerry Blass
President & CEO
ComplyAssistant
Martin von Grossmann
Senior Consultant
ComplyAssistant
AI in Health Care: Policy & Perspectives
Carolyn Metnick
Partner & Founder/Leader of Healthy AI
Sheppard Mullin
Incorporating Patients Into Your QI Initiatives
Elizabeth O’Donnell
Program Manager
MoMMAs Voices
Leigh Sims
Founder
EdCoSpace
Panel: Assessing Health Seeking Behaviors in Light of Federal Update
Addressing health seeking behaviors has long been a focus of improvement efforts to ensure individuals receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Recent federal policy changes have the potential to effect the health care landscape in the District, impacting access to care for uninsured populations and funding for prevention. This panel will examine health seeking behaviors and how recent policy shifts influence care quality and patient outcomes, identifying opportunities and challenges in ensuring comprehensive care for all. The panelists will share insights on barriers to care, emerging solutions, and strategies to promote effective health-seeking behaviors of patients in the District in response to evolving federal priorities.
Jacqueline D. Bowens
President & CEO
DC Hospital Association
Ruth Fisher Pollard
President & CEO
DC Primary Care Association
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH
Executive Director
George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences Center for Population Health Sciences & Health Equity
Karen M. Dale, RN, MSN
Market President
AmeriHealth Caritas DC
Mila Kofman
Executive Director
DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
Change Management
Veronica Gilespie-Bell, MD, MAS
Board-Certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Ochsner Health
Patient Safety & Human Factors Engineering
Laura Lee, MS, BSN
AVP for Patient Safety
MedStar Health
Rebecca L. Butler, MA
System Safety Program Senior Program Manager
MedStar Health
Speak Up & Speak Out: Strengthening Clinical Conversations
Tamika Auguste, MD, FACOG
Board-Certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist
MedStar Washington ziekenhuiscentrum
Panel: Coordinating Care Across the Health Care Continuum
Fragmentation in the health care continuum can lead to health care inefficiencies and adverse outcomes for patients, particularly those with health-related social needs. This session will bring together leaders across the health care continuum, seeking to improve care coordination, support beneficial return to the community through timely discharges from the hospital and improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations in the District.
Dr. Manisha Singal, MD
Chief Medical Officer
BridgePoint Healthcare
Stephanie Brown, MPH, MSL
Executive Director
CRISP DC
Andrew Robie
Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President of Population Health
Unity Health Care
Shannon Lott, LPC (Not Pictured)
Director of Clinical Services
Psychiatrisch Instituut van Washington
American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
