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September 9 October 12-13
Endocrinology Nursing Symposium Future of Medicine Summit XI
The 2017 Endocrinology Nursing Symposium will be held September 9 at David The Palm Beach County Medical Society’s Future of Medicine Summit XI is set
G. Jagelman Conference Center/Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic for October 12-13 at Hilton Palm Beach Airport, West Palm Beach. Visit pbcms.org
Blvd., Weston. For more information or to register, visit the website at for reservations or for more information, contact Jim Sugarman at JimS@pbcms.org
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/nursing/conferences/endocrinology- or Katherine Zuber at KatherineZ@pbcms.org or call (561) 433-3940.
nursing-symposium.
October 21
September 14 Ronald McDonald Gala Celebration
SFHEF Education Event The Ronald McDonald House Charities 35th Anniversary Gala Celebration will
South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, Inc. presents Diversity and Inclusion be held Saturday, October 21 at the Donna E. Shalala Student Center Grand
in Healthcare on Thursday, September 14 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at FAU – Davie Ballroom, 1330 Miller Dr. Coral Gables. To purchase tickets, visit the website
Campus, 3200 College Ave. Register at www.sfhef.org. www.rmhcsouthflorida.org/gala or call (786) 476-2176.
September 14 October 26
SFHHA Networking Event Salute Our Physicians in Lung Health
SFHHA will host a Summer Networking Event on Thursday, September 14 from The American Lung Association in Florida Salutes Our Physicians in Lung
6-8 p.m. at The Yard House, 601 Silks Run #1490, Hallandale Beach. For more Health on October 26 from 6-9 p.m. at Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center. For more
information, contact Stephanie Foy at sfoy@sfhha.com or (954) 964-1660. information, visit lungphysicians.org.

September 14 October 26
Big Bad BBQ Cannabis Law and Business Conference & Expo
The 4th Annual Big Bad BBQ benefiting the Special Olympics will take place on Save the Date for the Cannabis Law and Business Conference & Expo to be held
Thursday, September 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 5601 Powerline Rd. #401, Fort October 26 at the Bonaventure Resort, Weston.
Lauderdale. Tickets at www.specialolympicsbroward.org/dantobigbadbbq.
October 27-28
September 22 Echocardiography Symposium
Suncoast AHRMM Fall Symposium Baptist Health South Florida presents the 36th Annual Echocardiography
Suncoast AHRMM in partnership with the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Symposium October 27-28 at the Hilton, Miami Airport. For more information,
Association present the 2017 Fall Symposium on September 22 at Cleveland visit http://MiamiEcho.BaptistHealth.net or contact JulieZ@BaptistHealth.net.
Clinic. Suncoast AHRMM is Florida’s premier education event for providers, aca-
demics, affiliates, and vendors who work in all facets of healthcare supply chain. November 2
For more information, visit www.flsuncoastahrmm.com. SFHHA 25th Annual Golf Tournament
This annual golf tournament will benefit the South Florida Hospital Research
September 28 and Education Foundation. For more information, call (954) 964-1660 or visit the
South Florida Healthcare Networking Group Meeting website www.sfhha.com.
You are invited to the monthly meeting of the South Florida Healthcare
Networking Group (SFHNG) hosted by Memorial Hospital Miramar on Thursday, November 5-8
September 28 from 7:45 to 10 a.m. Download the reservation form at the website Emergency Radiology Symposium
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com or call (561) 368-6950. Baptist Health South Florida presents the 17th Annual Emergency Radiology
Symposium November 5-8, at the Ritz Carlton South Beach, Miami Beach. For
October 11 more information, visit http://EmRadMiami.BaptistHealth.net or contact
Broad and Cassel Health Forum JulieZ@BaptistHealth.net.
Broad and Cassel LLP and The Advisory Board Company are hosting the Seventh
Annual Health Forum on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Signature Grand in December 1-2
Davie, FL. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by presentations and dis- Miami Neuro Symposium and Miami Brain Symposium
cussions with some of the industry's top professionals knowledgeable about Baptist Health South Florida presents the 6th Annual Miami Neuro Symposium
today's rapidly changing health care landscape. For more information, contact and the Inaugural Miami Brain Symposium December 1-2 at the Biltmore Hotel,
Elizabeth Levine at elevine@broadandcassel.com or (407) 839-4229. Coral Gables. For more information, visit http://MiamiNeuro.BaptistHealth.net or
contact JulieZ@BaptistHealth.net.

New Approach Developed by FAU Nursing Professor Could Save

U.S. Health Care System Millions of Dollars

Thinking “outside-the-box,” a researcher from the Christine E. Lynn College of a hospital transfer guide, “Go to the Hospital or Stay Here? A Decision Guide for
Nursing at Florida Atlantic University has developed an innovative yet simple and Patients and Families.”
inexpensive approach that could have a dramatic impact on health care cost sav- Prior to development of this guide, little attention was paid to the role residents
ings, morbidity and quality of life for residents in nursing homes across the coun- and their families play in avoiding potentially preventable hospital transfers.
try. Studies have shown that their insistence on going to the hospital accounts for as
Using a guide developed for nursing home residents and their families, FAU’s much as 15 to 18 percent of these admissions. Furthermore, it is commonplace that
College of Nursing, Barry University in Miami Shores, and The Larkin Health medical providers will not refuse to transfer the nursing home resident to the hos-
System in Miami have joined forces to launch a pilot program in seven South pital if the resident or a family member insists.
Florida nursing homes for a much-needed initiative to help avoid unnecessary hos- This guide provides residents and families with vital information to help them
pital readmissions. make informed decisions about whether or not a transfer to the hospital is neces-
With the support of a $677,000 grant from The Patient Centered Outcomes sary. Explaining the risks and benefits of treatment in long-term care versus trans-
Research Institute (PCORI), Ruth Tappen, Ed.D., R.N., FAAN, Christine E. Lynn fer to the hospital, this guide was developed based on interviews with 271 resi-
Eminent Scholar in Nursing in FAU’s College of Nursing and her team developed dents, family members and care providers.

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