Global Webinars and Summits
TMIT Global has led a global community of practice of clinical, administrative, and patient safety leaders since the 1980s. More than 180 free monthly webinars have been delivered over more than a decade. They are served by 500 subject matter experts who have been speakers and advisors on a number of patient safety initiatives. The webinars are posted monthly at www.SafetyLeaders.org.
May 18, 2023
Workplace Violence IV: Hunting and Howling in 2023
Active Shooter Events and Lethal Force Incidents are an Epidemic. Listen to our experts discuss modern threat management science applied to well known attacks. They will discuss how to differentiate between those who are the “hunting” who will strike out to wound and kill and those who are “howling” who complain, make threats, and frighten the community.
The expanded definition of the Joint Commission for workplace violence has created a NEW set of incidents that make the behaviors of howlers workplace violence: “An act or threat occurring at the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, written, or physical aggression; threatening, intimidating, harassing, or humiliating words or actions; bullying; sabotage; sexual harassment; physical assaults; or other behaviors of concern involving staff, licensed practitioners, patients, or visitors.”
April 20, 2023
Workplace Violence III: Dealing with NEW High Impact Incidents
We are all dealing with NEW incidents. We will discuss case studies and apply the principles of prevention, preparedness, protection, and performance improvement.
The expanded definition of the Joint Commission for workplace violence has created NEW set of incidents: “An act or threat occurring at the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, written, or physical aggression; threatening, intimidating, harassing, or humiliating words or actions; bullying; sabotage; sexual harassment; physical assaults; or other behaviors of concern involving staff, licensed practitioners, patients, or visitors.”
March 16, 2023
Workplace Violence II: Beyond Physical Harm – Systems Issues
This is a call to action for everyone. Workplace violence is impacting everyone in healthcare and higher education.The Joint Commission definition expanded definition goes far beyond physical harm and beyond caregivers: “An act or threat occurring at the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, written, or physical aggression; threatening, intimidating, harassing, or humiliating words or actions; bullying; sabotage; sexual harassment; physical assaults; or other behaviors of concern involving staff, licensed practitioners, patients, or visitors.”
February 16, 2023
Workplace Violence in 2023: A Threat to Caregivers, Staff, Educators, and the Community
January 19, 2023
Teaching Bystander Rescue Care: A Survive and Thrive Guide™
This is a call to action for caregivers and community leaders. Caregivers, teachers, risk managers, safety leaders, educators, scout leaders, lifeguards, and coaches must step up to address Preventable Death and Severe Injury to our youth and families. See our recent December and November Webinars.
Our Public Safety Net has never been more stressed, and our Public Health Education programs can’t keep up with the threats. In this webinar, you will be provided with the latest concepts, tools, and resources to address emergencies:
- Opioid Overdose Poisoning: These are claiming almost 300 Americans a day. Counterfeit medications laced with fentanyl, vaping, and THC overdoses are threatening our youth and workforce.
- Major Trauma: Everyone needs to learn to control severe bleeding and trauma, such as provided by the Stop-the-Bleed®. Concussion best practices are evolving. All need to know what to do.
- CPR and AED Use: The latest guidelines need to be explained, and deliberative practice will pay off. The case for CPR/AED certification has never been stronger.
- Choking and Drowning: A major cause of death in our young, with many deaths and preventable harm .
- Anaphylaxis: Still a major problem requiring educators and families to prioritize best practices and availability of epinephrine injectors.
- Infections: The current tri-demic of flu, RSV, and Covid demand that we underscore the basics.
- Transportation Accidents: Drive-over accidents of children and bystander care at motor vehicle accidents claim way too many lives.
Learn how to teach bystander care practices to those in your community. Families you serve can dramatically reduce risk, harm, and liability.
Preventable Death and Severe Injury to students educators, caregivers, and staff is on the rise. See our November 2022 Webinar.
They are occurring on and off campus. Students and all families can act over the holidays to have a much safer 2023.
In this webinar we will provide concepts, tools, and resources students, families, educators, and caregivers can apply:
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- Prevention: Both primary prevention of events at all and secondary prevention of harm from unavoidable events.
- Preparedness: Readiness for incidents that can impact our youth, young adults, and their friends including detailed checklists and plans.
- Protection: Reduction of harm from unavoidable events with emphasis on Bystander Rescue Skills.
- Performance Improvement: What we can learn from prior incidents of opioid, alcohol, and THC poisoning all of which may be related to falls and motor-vehicle accidents. And less common choking, drowning, and lethal force incidents.
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Learn how to reduce risk, harm, and liability for severe trauma, motor vehicle accidents, opioid overdose, vaping, drowning, choking, and the other common causes of harm to our youth and young adults. Be ready for less common lethal force incidents of active shooters and stabbings.
November 17, 2022
Preventable Death & Severe Injury: An Emerging Threat to Staff and Students
Both invisible and visible threats cause unintentional and preventable Death and Severe Injury to educators, caregivers, staff, and students. The risks of these are growing and extends far beyond active shooter events. Not only are they occurring onsite, but in the community.
Many leaders feel responsible for the public safety of their staff and students families in the community.
Leaders from healthcare organizations and institutions of higher learning are working to deal with an accelerating threat stream. Over the months to come we will be addressing the 30 threats keeping leaders up at night. In this webinar we will cover unintentional death and harm due to:
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- Accidents: That occur on campus as well as off campus to staff and students.
- Failure to Rescue: Deaths and harm that may be preventable with non-medical bystanders rescue care.
- Opioid OD & Poisoning: Opioid related deaths due to overdoses and from counterfeit drugs laced with fentanyl cause 293 deaths per day in the U.S.
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Learn from leaders of our finest large and small institutions and how they are dealing with both visible and invisible threats.
October 20, 2022
Emerging Threats: The Top 30
There are at least 30 emerging threats keeping leaders up at night. They range from active shooter and lethal force incidents to employee fraud, medical harm, and cybersecurity issues. Many policies and the unwritten rules governing our healthcare providers are destroying their brands.
Leaders from large and small academic and regional centers are working to deal with an accelerating threat stream. We will cover 30 topics that will drive our agenda for the next year.
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- Inside Threats: Insider threats are just the tip of the iceberg. There are clinical, operational, and financial policies and actors who are responsible for enormous harm to caregivers, administrative staff, and the patients they serve.
- Outside Threats: The COVID crisis has truly tested our public safety system and our healthcare institutions. There are outside threats that may be low frequency, yet so high impact that we need to be prepared.
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Learn from leaders of our finest large and small institutions and how they are dealing with both visible and invisible threats.
September 15, 2022
The Exploding Opioid Crisis: A Fiercely Emerging Threat
There is no better example of “failure to rescue” than the opioid crisis – it is exploding. The public, our youth, our families, and our organizations are under attack. Most of us are unaware of the explosion of opioid overdoses until they hurt someone close to us. It is up to our healthcare and public safety leaders to act now. Please join us as we address the magnitude of the problem – the who, what, where, and why. Help us identify ways our patient safety community leaders can provide solutions through leadership, practices, and technologies. Critical issues include:
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- The Addiction Trap of our patients
- Counterfeit medications
- Fentanyl Contaminated drugs on the street
- New Contaminants in drugs on the street
- The Direct Attack on our children and youth
- Social Media – the “Perfect Delivery System”
- Narcan Training – What Everyone Should Know
- Diversion of medications within care centers
- The “5 Rights of Pain Management”
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Our population is burned out on Coronavirus Issues, however there are critical questions we are all asking for this fall:
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- Quarantine & Isolation – what’s the latest?
- Testing – what test and when?
- Masks – who, what, and when do I use them
- Vaccinations – what do I do now?
- Travel – what is the safest approach?
- Kids & Youth- what’s the latest?
- College Students – what are the unique threats?
- Family Safety Plans – what are important updates?
- How do I deal with Emergencies?
- Trusted Information – what source do I trust?
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August 18, 2022
Active Assailant Response Design: Critical Static and Dynamic Factors
The recent dramatic rise in active shooter and lethal force incidents demands that our organizations, caregivers, the public, our youth, and our families be prepared. Critical factors include:
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- Fixed Structures and Systems
- Population Kinetics
- Special Events
- Unanticipated Surge Events
- Competency Currency of Rescue Care
- Regular Simulation Events
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The sweet spot for High Performance Care is at the intersections of leadership, practices, and technologies. Magical thinking will not save lives – planning and regular training will.
The Omicron BA5 surge is upon us. Update your family and protect them from:
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- Reinfections and Long COVID
- Waning Immunity and Vigilance
- Misinformation and Disinformation
- Preventable Holiday Risks
- Layers of Protection
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Review the latest on the layers of protection we can use to maximize family experiences and avoid infections and harm. The role of a lifeguard is 90% prevention and 10% rescue. The same goes for family safety during a COVID surge.
July 21, 2022
Active Shooter Events: Be Prepared
Join us to address:
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- Prevention: Understand the concept of “leakage” – early warnings and getting “left of boom.”
- Preparedness: Learn how medical centers are preparing and training for lethal force events.
- Protection: Learn what strategies and tactics are being used to reduce harm from events.
- Performance Improvement: Learn lessons from the most recent events and how to apply them.
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Learn from leaders in medicine, emergency preparedness, law enforcement, community organizations, students, and families. There really is a lot can do to prevent loss of life and harm.
Any crises can bring out both the best and the worst in our society – learn how to protect your family from fraud:
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- Prevention: How to prevent harm from fraudsters
- Preparedness: How to be prepared for fraud
- Protection: How to reduce harm if deceived
- Performance Improvement: Learning from others
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Hear from those who have experienced fraud through testing initiatives, caregivers, and those disseminating disinformation and misinformation.
June 16, 2022
Active Shooter Events: Be Prepared
The recent dramatic rise in active shooter and lethal force incidents demands caregivers, the public, our youth, and our families to be prepared. Join us to address the threats to caregivers and solutions:
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- The range of professional liabilities.
- Weaponization of H.R. by organizations.
- Confusion about legal representation.
- What we can learn from COVID stories.
- Insider threats to organizations.
- Teaming up with plaintiffs.
- Uncovering the cover up.
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Join us to learn from faith-based leaders about how they have best served their memberships and flocks:
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- Support of loved ones in hospital
- Best Practices in Long COVID Care
- Dealing with grief during the pandemic
- Delivering SAFE Good Samaritan Care
- Loving Friends and Family through Division
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Hear from our faith-based leaders from multiple faiths and world class clinical experts of faith who are caring for families, friends, and patients.
May 19, 2022
Caregiver Liability and Criminalization: An Emerging Threat
The recent conviction and criminalization of a nurse for an unintentional medical error is only one example of the exploding risk to nurses, physicians, researchers, and allied healthcare workers. Join us to address the threats to caregivers and solutions:
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- The range of professional liabilities.
- Weaponization of H.R. by organizations.
- Confusion about legal representation.
- What we can learn from COVID stories.
- Insider threats to organizations.
- Teaming up with plaintiffs.
- Uncovering the cover up.
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Learn from the stories of Julie Thao and Eric Cropp who were both convicted for unintentional medical error and the families of victims of medical error and systems failures.
The impact of the COVID Pandemic is far from over. There is much more we can apply to medical emergencies…whether we have more COVID or other challenges. Join us and learn what we have learned through our study of more than 1,000 families:
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- Prevention of harm – primary and secondary harm
- Preparedness for surges, infections, and disasters
- Protection strategies and tactics
- Performance Improvement – apply what we learned
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Hear from our experts on what can apply today and on our journey forward.. regardless of the medical emergency.
April 21, 2022
Care of the Caregiver: When Healing Hurts
Building on the great success of Dr. Jeanne Huddleston and Lacey Hart, the H2 Foundation was formed to help care for our caregivers – those individuals who dedicate their lives to helping others and are at high risk for compassion fatigue; many services are popping up around burnout and labor shortages but fall short to addressing the unique needs of humans who are wired for caregiving. Lacey Hart, the co-founder of H2 will share the vision and framework for the work of this non-profit organization.
Dr. Huddleston, one of our most appreciated speakers led the development of mortality reviews at the Mayo Clinic that have had extraordinary impact. The Safety Learning System Collaborative is a global community of practice of terrific medical centers and hospitals that have carried on the work.
April 7, 2022
The Next Normal – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
The impact of the COVID Pandemic is far from over even as the Omicron surge is dissipating. Join us and learn what we have through our study of more than 1,000 families:
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- Readiness – How can we be ready next time?
- Response – How do we respond to a new a surge?
- Rescue – How do we best respond to emergencies?
- Recovery – How do we deal with Long COVID?
- Resilience – Can we reduce our family’s vulnerability?
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Hear from our experts on the latest we know about the “Next Normal”. We will provide an updated tour to our 24 Survive and Thrive Guides developed from our 90 minute programs since March of 2020.
Join us to learn from the first 5 years of the Safety Learning System Collaborative led by the world class quality and safety leader Dr. Jeanne Huddleston.
Dr. Huddleston led the development of mortality reviews at the Mayo Clinic that have had extraordinary impact. The Safety Learning System Collaborative is a global community of practice of terrific medical centers and hospitals that have carried on the work. There is so much to learn from their experience.
March 3, 2022
Our Stressed Emergency Safety Net – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
The COVID crisis has created gaping holes in our public safety net – EMS, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Caregivers are stretched past the breaking point. Public health leaders tell us the WHAT to DO. We will provide the HOW. Our more than 1,000 household responses and more than 130 subject matter experts have guided our learning community. Let’s learn together and answer:
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- How do we deal with family medical emergencies?
- What do I need to know about EMS?
- How do we help loved ones get to the ED?
- How has COVID impacted Law Enforcement?
- How has COVID impacted Firefighters?
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We will provide a thorough update on how to keep your employees, families, and business safer through future surges.
February 17, 2022
Safety at the New Normal: Leadership, Practices, and Technologies
The COVID Crisis and driven a “new normal”. Patient and caregiver safety are an entirely new ball game. This program will address the actions leaders can take, new and former safe practices, and how we can leverage new and existing technologies to improve safety for everyone.
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- What are the best Leadership strategies and tactics?
- What existing and new Best Practices we can employ?
- How do we leverage existing and new Technologies?
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Join us to target the intersection of leadership, practices, and technologies at the “new normal” driven by the COVID crisis.
February 3, 2022
Testing to Navigate Care – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
Testing is becoming very important to our “new normal”. The CDC tells us the WHAT to DO. We will provide the HOW. Our more than 1,000 household responses and more than 130 subject matter experts have guided our learning community. Let’s learn together and answer:
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- What is VIRAL LOAD and what do I need to know?
- What is the RIGHT TEST at the RIGHT TIME?
- How do the TESTS DIFFER – PCR vs Antigen?
- QUARANTINE: HOW does testing impact it?
- ISOLATION: HOW does testing impact it?
- Can testing make FAMILY GATHERINGS SAFER?
- How does TEST-TO-STAY work?
- How do I best TEST-TO-TRAVEL?
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We will provide a thorough update on how to keep your employees, families, and business safer through future surges.
January 20, 2022
Staffing Shortages: Patient Safety Tools – SO Important Now
The COVID Crisis has generated terrific staffing shortages which have intensified the threats to patients and caregivers. Tried and true concepts, tools, and resources can help caregivers and patients.
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- Lessons Learned from Aviation.
- Caregivers SBAR: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
- SBAR for Patients: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Request.
- Checklists
- Safety Huddles
- Situational Awareness for New Staff
- WHO Surgical Checklist
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Join us to revisit many of the important innovations that have been developed for patient safety. The loss of “team-ness” with transient staffing we are now experiencing has increased the risk for adverse events. We need to go back to the “basics”.
January 6, 2022
Bystander Rescue Care and Omicron – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
We are in the midst of the Omicron Variant surge. The CDC tells us the WHAT to DO. We will provide the HOW. Our more than 1,000 household responses and more than 130 subject matter experts have guided our learning community. Let’s learn together and answer:
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- How should OMICRON impact my plans?
- TESTING: HOW do I get the right test?
- QUARANTINE: HOW do I follow the new guidelines?
- ISOLATION: HOW do I follow the new guidelines?
- BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION: How deal with one?
- How do I care for leading FAMILY EMERGENCIES?
- How do we design a safer FAMILY GATHERING?
- How should I “RETURN TO WORK”?
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We will provide a thorough update on how to keep your employees, families, and business safer through future surges.
December 16, 2021
Med Record Fraud: Vaccinations, Tests, and Medical Records
Fraud is exploding across clinical, operational, and financial areas.
The COVID Crisis has opened up a whole new emerging threat to suppliers, providers, and purchasers in healthcare. Despite the criminal penalties predators are putting caregivers, patients, and families at risk.
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- Vaccination Card Fraud
- COVID Testing Fraud
- Medical Identity Theft
- Medical Record Fraud
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A case based approach to medical record fraud will be presented by professional security experts, caregivers, administrators, and patient safety advocates.
December 2, 2021
Omicron and Back to Work – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
The Omicron Variant could not have come on the scene at a worse time – most states and countries were already seeing a holiday surge. Our more than 1,000 household responses and more than 130 subject matter experts have guided our learning community. Let’s learn together and answer:
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- How should Omicron impact my plans?
- How should HR leaders plan for “return to work”?
- How do I make an at home hybrid model work?
- How do I plan for a Breakthrough Infection?
- Can I work at home if someone is in Isolation?
- What if someone has a close contact?
- How do I make an airline flight safer – do I go?
- How do we design a safer family gathering?
- How will Omicron impact my Family Safety Plan
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We will provide a thorough update on how to keep your employees, families, and business safer through future surges.
November 18, 2021
Workplace Violence: A Caregiver and Patient Safety Crisis
Vicki King is a world class law enforcement and medical center executive who brings leading edge insights to the current workplace violence crisis that is impacting both caregiver and patient safety. She will provide an update on the latest critical issues challenging hospitals and medical centers. Richard Mereu, JD, MBA, is a leader at the Emergency Nurses Association and expert in government affairs with a terrific grasp of the national problem. He will provide a critical update. Workforce violence can be physical, verbal, and reputational. We will cover the range of harm that can befall both caregivers and patients.
Emergency Medicine experts address the key issues that are at play now in our Emergency Departments who are at the “bleeding edge” of much of the violence.
November 4, 2021
Safer Holidays & Safer Families – Family Survive & Thrive Guide™
More than 1,000 household responses have guided our learning community. Although infection rates and deaths are trending down, the national forecasters indicate we may have surges through and after the holidays. There are key questions we need to answer. The best defense is a strong offense:
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- How I make an airline flight safer?
- How do we design a safer family gathering?
- How do we make it safer for the elderly?
- What can I do for the immune-compromised?
- How about play dates – what can we do?
- What if someone has a close contact?
- What is a Family CFO – a Chief Family Officer?
- What is a Family Lifeguard?
- What do we tell our kids, teens, young adults?
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We will provide a thorough update on how to keep your employees, families, and business safe through future surges.
October 21, 2021
Emerging Threats: The “Fraud Factor” – Patient & Caregiver Safety
Fraud is exploding across clinical, operational, and financial areas. From ransomware with disrupted services and delay of treatment to identity theft and insurance fraud. The problem is exploding, however there are new concepts, tools, and resources that are being employed by leading organizations. Professional liability for caregivers voicing their concerns regarding safety, staffing, and PPE provisions is intensifying.
A case based approach to the most common safety issues will be presented through interviews of a number of frontline caregivers, administrators, and patient safety advocates.
More than 1,000 household responses have guided our learning community. To date we have covered typical healthy Americans. In this special program we will address the immunocompromised, high risk populations, and children. Patients who are immunocompromised have a reduced ability to fight infections and other diseases. The immunocompromised may have certain diseases or conditions such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, malnutrition, and certain genetic disorders. It may also be caused by certain medicines or treatments, such as anticancer drugs, radiation therapy, and stem cell or organ transplant. Our children who have not yet been vaccinated or are not yet eligible are also at special risk.
