JCAHO Video Conferences Available at Jefferson

Jefferson is participating in the Joint Commission Satellite Network, which conducts video conferences on various survey topics throughout the year. All employees at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center City, Ford Road and Methodist Divisions are invited to attend. Reservations are not necessary.

Employees interested in attending can fax related questions ahead of time to 214-416-1261. You may also ask questions during the conference using the videoconferencing call-in feature.

If you are unable to attend a session and would like to borrow its videotape, please contact Theresa MacKale, Quality Management Department, at 5-8131.

Following is the schedule through June 1998. All programs are from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

• February 10: Update on Key Accreditation Issues; no room available, call 5-8131 for videotape.
• March 17: Infection Control Issues and Answers; 105 BLSB
• April 21: Meeting the Requirements of ORYX: The Next Evolution in Accreditation, Part One; 107 BLSB
• May 12: Preparing for Survey: Establishing Priorities, Reducing Cost, Improving Results; 107 BLSB
• June 9: Innovative Models of Patient and Family Education; no room available, call 5-8131 for videotape.

Room assignments will be announced later for July through November video conferences:

In addition, 18 conferences from 1996 and 1997 are available on videotape. For their titles, and all other questions, call Jo-Lyn Brace, Manager, Quality Management Department, at 5-5233.