Violence Prevention in Health Care
Jointly Provided by AFT & HPAE

May 9, 2023
Registration & Cocktail Hour – 5 - 6 pm
Workshop & Dinner – 6 - 8 pm

Merighi’s Savoy Inn, 4940 Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360

Cecelia Gilligan Leto, BA, Authorized OSHA Trainer
2.0 Contact Hours

Description: Workplace violence perpetrated upon frontline healthcare workers by patients and visitors has continued to escalate year after year. The short staffing and patient acuity of the COVID pandemic only accentuated HPAE member risk of workplace violence at the workplace. This workshop reviews risk factors and the unprecedented extent of workplace violence in healthcare. Participants will gain information to identify risks, strategies to respond to violent episodes, and the elements of effective violence prevention programs in their facilities.

Outcome: Learners will acquire knowledge to identify hazards, effectively identify and respond to violent incidents, and improve violence prevention programs in their facility.

ACCREDITED PROVIDER:

American Federation of Teachers/Nurses and Health Professionals is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

There has been no commercial support of this program and the presenters declare there is no conflict of interest.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION:

The learner must attend 100 percent of each chosen session. After the learner has completed all of his or her chosen sessions, a certificate of attendance, program evaluation/survey must be completed and returned to the provider.

CONTACT HOURS:

If applicable; contact hours awarded (100% of activity; or missing no more than 10 minutes of activity; attendee with a successful completion (noted above) will be awarded contact hours.