AHA

Violence in hospitals has been a major concern for emergency planners, security personnel and facility leadership. Armed intruders, bomb threats, shootings in the workplace and threats to patients as well as health care personnel are issues we face in hospitals today. Learn how to assess your risk and determine your vulnerabilities by recognizing the signs of escalating violence, the importance of planning with law enforcement partners and recovering from such an event.

What You Will Learn:

• How to define the categories of workplace violence that hospitals can encounter
• How to identify the warning signs of workplace violence
• How to define the action steps to be taken by the hospital in responding to workplace violence
• The ways in which hospitals and local law enforcement can jointly plan for, respond to and recover from an act of workplace violence

Speakers:

• Mark A. Potter, Prevention & Response Plan Expert & Adjunct Instructor, New Mexico Tech; Retired, San Francisco Police Department
• Mitch Saruwatari, Vice President of Quality and Compliance, LiveProcess