2026 Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Summit
November 12 | 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
$229 Member Rate
$329 Non-Member Rate
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FAX 781-262-6136
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MHA Education Department
500 District Ave.
Burlington, MA 01803-5096
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.
**Agenda is still in development; speakers and session details are subject to change.**
Featured Speakers:
- Michael Sroczynski – General Counsel, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association; President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island
- Craig Forcina, MPA, CHPA, CHSP, CHEC – Executive Director, Division of Police & Public Safety, Southcoast Health
- Greg Irvine – Chief of Police, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Christi Barney – Vice President Quality and Patient Safety, Chief Health Equity Officer, Emerson Health - Eric Hanley – Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator, Tufts Medical Care at Home
- Jen Coutts – HR Project Administrator, South Shore Hospital
- Sarah D. Berry, MD, MPH – 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
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