Join healthcare leaders, safety professionals, clinical experts, and workforce champions for this year’s Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Summit. While the full agenda is still being finalized, attendees can expect timely updates on the latest trends, challenges, and solutions shaping healthcare workplace safety.

Building on the success of last year’s program, this year’s event will revisit key topics including violence prevention strategies, staff support and recovery, behavioral health challenges, risk assessment, security innovations, and organizational culture. We will also share new data, emerging insights, and practical approaches that healthcare organizations can implement to create safer environments for patients, visitors, and staff.

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8:30 – 9 a.m.: Networking Breakfast

9 – 9:10 a.m.: Opening Remarks

• Michael Sroczynski – Interim President & CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

9:10 – 9:30 a.m.: Opening Keynote: Strengthening the Legal Response to Violence in Healthcare

• Marian Ryan – District Attorney, Middlesex County

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.: From Incident to Justice: Navigating the Legal Response to Violence Against Healthcare Workers

• Marian Ryan – District Attorney, Middlesex County
• Thomas Browne – Chief of Police, Burlington, Mass
• Moderator: Brendan Riley – Executive Director, Security, Parking & Transportation, Facilities, Environmental Services, Lahey Clinic

10 – 10:45 a.m.: When Security Isn’t Enough: Exploring the Role of Hospital Police Departments

• Craig Forcina – Executive Director, Division of Police & Public Safety, Southcoast Health
• Greg Irvine – Chief of Police, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

10:45 – 11 a.m.: Break

11 – 11:45 a.m.: Re-establishing Safety: Patient & Staff Debriefing Following an Incident of Violence

• Fiona McCaughan, RN – Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Inpatient Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance
• Gina Cugno, DNP – Nurse Manager, Cambridge Health Alliance
• Christi Barney, RN – Vice President Quality and Patient Safety, Chief Health Equity Officer, Emerson Health
• Susan Uhl-Miller – Senior Director, Human Resources, Emerson Health
• Moderator: Kimberly Stevenson – Director, Workforce & Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Lunch

12:30 – 1:20 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

A: Safety in Uncontrolled Environments: Preparing Teams for Home-Based Healthcare Risks

• Eric Hanley – Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator, Tufts Medical Care at Home

B: You’re Not Alone: Harnessing the Power of Peer Support After Workplace Violence

• Jen Coutts – HR Project Administrator, South Shore Hospital
• Linda Kenney – Director, Peer Support Programs, The Betsey Lehman Center for Patient Safety

1:20 – 2 p.m.: Decreasing Incivility Through Education and Prevention

• Jaceline Fianza, RN, Boston Medical Center
• Nneka Nwokeji, RN, Boston Medical Center
• Yetunde Oyenuga, RN, Boston Medical Center
• Zandra Williams, RN, Boston Medical Center

2 – 2:15 p.m.: Break

2:15 – 3 p.m.: Balancing Compassion and Safety: Caring for Patients with Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Related Conditions

• Sarah D. Berry, MD – Senior Scientist, Hebrew SeniorLife; Chief, Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

• Alice Bonner, PhD, RN – Chair, Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition; Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 

• Sakhonh (Shack) Kheuamun – Director of Security & Emergency Management, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
• Jackie Mello, RN – Director of Professional Practice and Educational Programming, Hebrew SeniorLife
• Moderator: Pat Noga, PhD, RN – Vice President, Clinical Affairs, MHA

3 – 3:45 p.m.: Safe by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments That Protect Patients and Care Teams

• David Corbin – Owner & Principal Consultant, Dynamic Security Strategies, LLC

3:45 p.m.: Closing Remarks