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Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Chapter Leadership Forum & Awards Luncheon
(Additional fee and registration required)

Whether you are an existing chapter officer or looking to start a new chapter, you will want to plan to attend this annual event. Join fellow chapter leaders for an informal discussion to share and discuss best practices, challenges and participate in engaging discussion on key issues affecting your chapter.This forum starts with a special Chapters Leaders Breakfast with the Board.Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with your Regional Representative over breakfast to share ideas and network with other leaders from your region.The program ends with our Annual Awards Luncheon to recognize the yearly achievements of our chapters.

Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Program—Infection Control
(Additional fee and registration required)

Gordon D. Burrill, PE, SASHE, President, Teegor Consulting Inc; Leo T. Old, Industrial Hygiene Officer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Linda L. Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, Manager-Infection Control & Epidemiology, University of California Irvine Medical Center

The Infection Control program educates you on the importance of environmental infection control during construction, renovation and maintenance of healthcare facilities and how it relates back to patient and worker safety. Faculty present this important information through lectures, presentations, case-studies, and real-life experiences and give you an opportunity to share your experiences as you learn from others. Increase your understanding of the strategic and practical elements that go into a successful environmental infection control program.

Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Program—CHFM Preparation
(Additional fee and registration required)

Leo M.Gehring, CHFM, FASHE,Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

This pre-conference seminar, and select sessions throughout the annual conference,will help prepare you to take the CHFM exam.Through a combination of lectures, CHFM formatted practice test questions, and study materials, you will gain confidence in your knowledge in each of the five key competency areas of the CHFM. Learn what you need to do to prepare for the exam and become one of the elite in the facilities management profession. Note: Your participation in this seminar does not guarantee you will receive a passing score on the CHFM exam.

Monday, July 21, 2008 -7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Session Awards Presentation and Keynote Presentation

Keynote Speaker – Gene Kranz, former NASA Director of Mission Operations Keynote speaker is presented by Johnson Controls.

Gene Kranz is best known as the leader of the“Tiger Team” of flight directors who brought the Apollo 13 spaceship safely back to Earth on April 17, 1970, in which he demonstrated extraordinary courage and heroism.Mr. Kranz served as flight director for the 33 missions of Projects Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab, and led the flight control team during the first lunar Landing.He is also the author of Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear the words of a great American Hero and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
Maintaining Fire Protections Systems in Healthcare Facilities

Frank Van Overmeiren, President, FP & C Consultants Inc.

Gain a better understanding of the applicable codes and standards, inspection, testing and maintenance requirements, documentation requirements and recent code changes.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe the requirements and methods for the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire and life safety features
  • Prepare and provide required documentation for our fire and life safety feature testing

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
NFPA 110 Update – Paying More Attention to the Business of Emergency

David L. Stymiest, P.E., CHFM, FASHE, CEM, Senior Consultant- Compliance & Facilities Management, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

This session focuses on the NFPA 110 EPSS testing and maintenance requirements, and where they fit into Utility Management and Emergency Management programs. The session enables attendees to:

  • Assess the impact of existing testing and maintenance programs on the operational reliability of existing EPSS’s and Essential Electrical System branches
  • Assess existing EPSS testing and maintenance programs against NFPA 110 and position them to get ready for anticipated changes in the 2009 revision

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Migrating from Emergency Preparedness to Emergency Operations Management

George D.Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission

Emergency management has become a focus for all healthcare organizations.The Joint Commission released new standards effective January 1, 2008 that emphasize Emergency Operations Management including planning, mitigation, response and recovery.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe how The Joint Commission Standards address the various aspects of Emergency Operations Management
  • Assess the proposed revised Emergency Management Standard which will become effective in 2009

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Sustainability
Here Comes the Sun

Walter N.Vernon, Principal,Mazzetti & Associates; Jeffrey Keyak, Senior Maintenance & Operations Consultant, Kaiser National Facilities Services

Kaiser Permanente owns roughly 60 million square feet in facilities across the nation. In response to California’s regulations (AB 32) as well as its own environmental ethic, Kaiser has been taking climate change very seriously and has implemented an aggressive program to install as many megawatts and solar panels as possible by the end of 2008.The session enables attendees to:

  • State the benefits of solar energy
  • Discuss the details of power purchasing agreements of no cap installations for solar energy

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: PDC
Who Needs a Master Plan?

David Ginsberg, Principal, Perkins Eastman

Every health facility needs a capital plan, but in a fastchanging environment a detailed Master Plan may take too long, be too expensive and become out of date quickly.This session presents a“priority projects program” that helps to quickly identify facility issues and options which can be the basis for an easily updated facility plan, while keeping a focus on long term priority decisions.This session enables attendees to:

  • Assess facility needs quickly to maintain and improve functionality
  • Develop action-oriented prioritized capital plans and budgets

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Advance Your Career—Attain CHFM Certification

Robert R. Feldbauer, CHFM, Consulting Practice Leader, Joint Commission Resources

The Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) examination consists of 110 multiple choice questions testing five core knowledge areas.This session provides information across all five testing areas, as well as testing strategies. Sample exam questions are provided giving a better understanding of the examination’s content, structure and scoring.This session enables attendees to:

  • Apply proven test-taking strategies
  • Identify knowledge gaps and gain confidence

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Seeking Perfection in Healthcare: Applying the Toyota Production System to Medicine

Stephen J.Grose, CHFM, Administrative Director,Virginia Mason Medical Center

This case study presentation describes Virginia Mason Medical Center’s cutting edge adoption of LEAN and the Toyota Production System.Hear how the facilities and engineering departments supported the implementation throughout the organization while maintaining the required regulatory compliance standards, meeting the daily demands of their work order requests, and implementing these initiatives within their own areas. This session enables attendees to:

  • Discuss the tools and standard approaches used to implement LEAN principles, processes and concepts
  • Describe significant success and failure areas of the case study

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Surgical Suite Temperature and Humidity: Providing What SurgeonsWant Versus the Limitation of Your Equipment

Alan R. Neuner, Associate Vice President, Facilities Operations Geisinger Health System and; Ronnie Moffitt, PE, CEM, Principal Applications Engineer, Trane, Applications Engineering

The session looks at commonly used HVAC systems available today as well as new technology that offers surgical suite solutions and alternatives. The session features two case studies showing real-life applications. The session enables attendees to:

  • Develop a list of criteria for evaluation and selection of HVAC systems utilized in surgical suites
  • Describe the critical temperature and humidity control issues in a surgical suite and provide practical solutions to regulate humidity within acceptable parameters

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 1:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Plenary
The Joint Commission 2009 Life Safety and Environments of Care Standards

George D.Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission

This plenary speaker is presented by Trane.

The Joint Commission has proposed new standards for the Environment of Care and Life Safety.Gain insights into the new standards that go into effect January 1, 2009. The session provides valuable information regarding the survey process, elements of performance that are frequently out of compliance and provides methods to assist organizations in maintaining compliance.

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
NFPA 101 - 2009 Healthcare Update

Michael Crowley, Vice President, Rolf Jensen & Associates

NFPA 101 is updated on a three-year cycle. 2009 will be the next edition of the code.This presentation addresses the major changes to the healthcare requirements and the impact on new and existing healthcare facilities. Examples of design changes allowed by the new Life Safety Code will be provided.This session enables attendees to:

  • Discuss the major changes to the updated NFPA 101 relative to healthcare facilities
  • Explain the impact that the changes will have on all buildings

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Emergency Response Strategies

Isaac Powell, Product Manager, 3E Company

This session discusses incident management strategies for a chemical release and/or other emergency situation. Learn to identify types of spills and what information first responders need and how to best provide it. This session enables attendees to:

  • Prepare a solid incident management strategy, which can mitigate exposure and reduce risk
  • Attain the tools and knowledge necessary to properly prepare for/respond to a HazMat incident

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Strategies for 96-Hour Critical Infrastructure Compliance

Connie Lackey, Service Area Emergency Preparedness Manager, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center; Steven Storbakken, Service Area Director of Safety, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Hear how one hospital developed a regional disaster plan by integrating community partners and outside agencies, creating methodologies for maintaining 96-hour critical infrastructure needs, and incorporating lessons learned from past disasters to meet The Joint Commission’s new 2008 standards for emergency preparedness.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe how to integrate community partners and outside agencies into regional disaster response plans
  • Evaluate methodologies for establishing and maintaining 96-hour critical infrastructure needs

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
Change Behaviors

Geoff Glanders, President, August Mack Environmental, Inc.

Deciding to become a "green" facility can be a significant undertaking for a healthcare facility. Once a facility does make this commitment, it is imperative all employees are on-board with this effort.This session enables attendees to:

  • Identify the key steps a healthcare facility should follow when trying to achieve employee buy-in for "greening" their facility
  • Discuss potential methods of increasing employee buy-in and make it part of an employee’s daily work life

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
The Environmental & Economic Benefits of Cool Roofs

Scott Kriner, Technical Director, The Metal Initiative

This presentation explains cool roofing basics and terminology, and examines the environmental benefits of these systems in a healthcare environment, including decreased energy consumption, a reduction in urban heat island effect, reduced emissions, enhanced sustainability and possible contributions to LEED® credits.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain the emerging concept of "cool roofing" and properties required by a roof to be considered "cool"
  • Discuss current codes/guidelines regarding cool roofing as well as possible future developments affecting the criteria

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
ASHE E2C Initiative: First Step Tutorial

Jean Garris Hand, Senior Associate, ICF International; Erin Richmond, Associate, ICF International

Gain information on ASHE’s Energy Efficient Commitment (E2C) initiative. After a demonstration of EPA’s free, online Portfolio Manager, instructors provide assistance to help attendees set up an account and input basic hospital characteristics and data to receive an energy performance rating. Attendees are encouraged to bring 12 months of energy data and the aggregate square footage for the hospital campus (excluding parking). This session enables attendees to:

  • Discuss the benefits of joining ASHE’s Energy Efficiency Commitment Initiative
  • Set goals and compare performance to the national average

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: PDC
Older Healthcare Buildings: Should They Be Reused?

John Barker, Executive Vice President, Hobbs+Black Associates; Charlie Huber, Senior Associate, Hobbs+Black Associates; James Henrichs, Senior Vice President, Hobbs+Black Associates; Marco Cappichioni, Vice President Support Services, Henry Ford Health System

Learn how and when to reuse existing structures. By citing specific examples, the speakers illustrate what needs to be done to reuse building for future use. This session provides tools to help establish guidelines for making the determination on what can be rehabilitated and what should be changed in buildings. This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe the optimal approach to be taken when reusing an older healthcare building
  • Assess the defining, but not limiting factors prevalent in rehabilitating older healthcare buildings

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Healthcare Facilities Management Degree Program

Leo Russo, Director, Skilled Trades and Construction Training, Cuyahoga Community College

There is a gap in skilled trades training for healthcare facilities people. This session presents a chronological study of needs identification including the details required to develop the curriculum and program, and the many implementation and launch challenges. This session enables attendees to:

  • State how to begin consideration of establishing a similar training program for their respective institutions
  • Explain the reasons to establish educational programs

Monday July 21 , 2008 - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Introduction to LEAN Construction

Robert Blakey, Principal, Strategic Equity Associates

This introduction to LEAN Construction provides an overview of LEAN Construction and its underlying theory, principles and techniques.The Last Planner System® of production control, the essential planning system for lean projects will be described and its function explained. People and companies considering or adopting LEAN Construction should attend.This session enables attendees to:

  • Evaluate the design, operation and improvement of the project based production systems
  • Assess their control along with the continuing practice of work structuring

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Regional Breakfasts

Learn what is new in your region from your Board of Directors representative and chapter officers at the Regional Breakfast Meeting.This is a great opportunity to connect and network with people in your region.

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
Running Effective Safety Committee Meetings

Thomas A. Zahorsky, CHSP, CHFM,VP of Business Development, Facilities Technology Group

Learn how to select the Safety Committee team, structure your program and organize the meeting agenda, the minutes and the leadership report for the maximum use of time and the greatest impact on the organization.This session enables attendees to:

  • Write a comprehensive meeting agenda that serves as a framework for an effective meeting and the foundation for clear communication between the committee and the leadership
  • Research decisive conclusions based on clear discussions and assessment of data, and generate action plans for those conclusions

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
Town Hall Meeting – The Joint Commission Q & A Session

George D.Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission

This Town Hall Meeting is an open forum with George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM. Take this opportunity to ask questions regarding The Joint Commission standards, compliance and the survey process.

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Taking Care of Business—How Power Shutdowns Can Facilitate Emergency Management

David L. Stymiest, P.E., CHFM, FASHE, CEM, Senior Consultant - Compliance & Facilities Management, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

Emergency Management is not just a paper exercise.New regulations require an all-hazards approach, but hospitals still do not turn off their power systems for maintenance. Why the dichotomy? Attend this session and learn strategies, tactics, and procedures for conducting safe, effective power shutdowns.This session enables attendees to:

  • Use the increasing emphasis on emergency management to demonstrate the credible need to plan, communicate, train clinicians, and conduct safe, effective building-wide or multiple building
  • Describe proven techniques, tactics, strategies, forms and procedures to facilitate power shutdowns

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Sustainability
Best Practices in HazardousWaste Management

Isaac Powell, Product Manager, 3E Company

Gain information on how to select and manage pre-qualified haulers for scheduled or on-call pickups and the importance of utilizing a reliable waste tracking database for reference and reporting purposes.This session enables attendees to:

  • Properly identify and classify waste
  • Develop a strategy for properly managing waste

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: PDC
Retro-Commissioning Case Studies: FromWorst to First

Roger Boyington, Director of Engineering Services, Maine Medical Center; Anand K. Seth, PE, CEM, President, Northeast Region, Sebesta Blomberg; Nick Valls, Senior Facility Manager, Sebesta Blomberg

Why are my operating rooms not in compliance with the ASHRAE guidelines and 2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities?Why does risk management and infection control look to me whenever infection rates become an issue in the operating theatre? Gain answers to those and other questions.This session enables attendees to:

  • Identify root causes operating room temperature and relative humidity issues
  • Evaluate duct components that cause substantial pressure loss

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: PDC
Construction Delivery Methods

Jennifer Macks, Project Director, Barton Malow Company; and Matt Wood, Project Director, Barton Malow Company

Obtain the necessary tools for choosing (and then applying) the most suitable delivery method for individual construction projects.Attendees hear what each method is best designed to do (and best asked not to do).This session enables attendees to:

  • Determine the pros and cons of each construction delivery system
  • Choose the most effective construction delivery system for an individual project

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Facility Condition Assessment

Bob Johnson, Director of Engineering Services, North Memorial Medical Center and Jerry Turner AIA, Principal Facilities Asset Management

Find out how to present facilities capital requests in formats that will reap great results and secure the C-Suite approvals that managers need.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain the basis for determining rates of deterioration for specific components, systems, and buildings
  • Determine current and project future budget needs and work activities

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Soft Skills for Engineers – Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) – A Tool in your Professional Portfolio

Laura Rygielski-Preston, Healthcare Director, Trane

Panelists include representatives from three group purchasing organizations along with an owner representative for each GPO, and a facilitator.Discussion and examples provide insight on how GPOs work, their advantages to the healthcare industry and how owners or someone working with an owner can better understand and utilize the GPO to reach your objectives.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain the value of GPOs to both the facility and to their professional portfolio through direct examples and lessons learned
  • Apply what they learn to make quality and valuable decisions utilizing key GPO strategies

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
Is an Operating RoomaWet Location?

Douglas Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, Deputy Executive Director, American Society for Healthcare Engineering

This interactive session explores the latest proposals for the 2010 edition of NFPA 99 to modify the definition of wet location. If approved, this modification will require all newly constructed or remodeled operating rooms to include the installation of isolated power systems. Come and be a part of this exciting discussion and help ASHE determine if we want to support or reject this proposed modification.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe the proposals for the 2010 edition of NFPA 99
  • Discuss the potential requirements for newly constructed or remodeled operating rooms

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Use of Amateur Radio by Hospitals During Emergency Operations

Jane V. E. Richter, DrPH, RN, CHES, Director and Co-investigator, University of South Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness; Paul A. Richter, MA, FASHE, CHSP, South Carolina Hospital Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, VW International, Inc.

Communication is vital during emergency operations. South Carolina hospitals are forming a communications network utilizing amateur radio as a reliable communications device.This session enables attendees to:

  • State the importance of accessing reliable redundant communication systems during emergency operations and exercising them regularly
  • List potential partners from diverse state and local agencies that can be tapped to assist with

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Customization of HICS: Making it Work in Your Hospital

Susan B. McLaughlin, MBA, SASHE, CHSP, MT (ASCP), SC, President SBM Consulting, Ltd.; Stephen Monteiro, Emergency Management Coordinator, Children’s Hospital Boston

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is intended to meet the needs of all hospitals of any size and in any location.This session provides overall guidance in HICS customization through the experiences of a hospital that has gone through the process.This session enables attendees to:

  • Compare the HICS organizational chart to the way their hospital functions
  • Describe opportunities to condense and modify the HICS organizational chart

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Sustainability
Commissioning 101: Understanding the Basics of Commissioning

Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEED, AP, Senior Commissioning Engineer, AKF Engineers

Explore the basic processes and guiding principles of building commissioning.Whether you are working on a LEED-NC project or simply looking for ways to improve your building, this session helps discover new tools for achieving your energy efficiency and sustainability goals. This session enables attendees to:

  • Identify who is involved in the commissioning process
  • Explain why commissioning is valuable

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: PDC
Policies & Procedures Required WhenWorking in Hospitals

Doug Armstrong, Director Facilities Planning, Design & Construction, Novant Health/Presbyterian Hospital; DenisWhite, Architect/Project Manager, Crystal Health Care Planning, LLC

Hear about a program that educates contractors and vendors on the policies and procedures they must follow when working in hospital facilities in order to help contractors understand the critical nature of working in a hospital.This session enables attendees to:

  • Develop a program that educates contractors and vendors working within healthcare facilities
  • List the requirements that The Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies impose on healthcare facilities during construction and renovation projects

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Managing Other Services – How to Step into Other Roles

Richard L. Parker, Director of Facilities Services, Northwest Medical Center

The opportunity to expand responsibility with management oversight of other services is something that many people seek. However, there are also people that have new responsibility given to them.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe basic operating strategies and the tools for the jobs in other support departments
  • Discuss the differences in employee personalities, work-ethics and backgrounds

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 a.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Data and Evidence Driven Risk Assessment and Performance Improvement

Steven Spaanbroek, Manager, Facilities Consulting, Premier, Inc.

Data transformation, analysis techniques and simple statistical tools using real world examples to illustrate their benefit in understanding true process capabilities and performance is presented.These examples demonstrate the pitfalls associated with using raw data for measuring key processes.This session enables attendees to:

  • Improve selection, transformation, and measurement of performance indicators for key processes within their organizations
  • State the benefits of using statistics when presenting data

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Facility Manager’s Dilemmas: Crossroads for Infection, Green and Safety

Judene Bartley MS, MPH, CIC; Vice President Epidemiology Consulting Services Inc.

Do copper or silver doorknobs or antimicrobial carpets reduce infection? Do HEPA filters reduce infections outside of specialty areas such as BMTs and are they necessary in the OR? This session examines the evidence for whether specific materials or ventilation can affect patient infectious outcomes, as well as cost effective strategies to achieve a cleaner, energy saving, safer environment. This session enables attendees to:

  • Apply current evidence when selecting materials or methods claiming to reduce infection
  • Explain the reasons why and when HEPA filtration makes sense—and when it doesn't

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
New Legionella Guidelines, Directives and Standards: Will They Result in a Safer Environment?

Janet E. Stout, Ph.D., Director, Special Pathogens Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA

Outbreaks of community-acquired and hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease continue to occur despite efforts to minimize Legionella colonization of building water systems. Legionella pneumophila is one of the most deadly waterborne pathogens to infect patients in both the acute and long-term care settings. In response to this continued threat, changes have been made to Legionella guidance documents from the World Health Organization, the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, the New York Department of Health, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (ASHRAE). These changes will be reviewed and the information provided will assist healthcare engineers with devising a practical and cost-effective approach to prevention. In this session, attendees will be able to:

  • Learn approaches to managing the risk of Legionnaires' disease from healthcare utility water systems: Do's and Don'ts
  • Know the status of Legionella guidance documents and the potential impact on utility system operation and maintenance
  • Learn the most recent information on methods of detection and prevention of Legionella in hospital water systems

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Pandemic Planning: Building Response Capacity through Information Sharing and Use of Multi- Disciplinary Response Teams

Jeffery Sinchak, MSHS, Operations Intelligence Analyst. Federal Emergency Management Agency

This presentation summarizes current planning trends (i.e.WHO Interim Protocol; Rapid cooperation to contain the initial emergency of pandemic influenza,North American Plan for Avian & Pandemic Influenza,) and describes how developing integrated strategies for planning through various organizational levels will expand the geographic focus of activities and strengthen readiness through multi-disciplinary response teams. This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe the organization and structure of multidisciplinary teams
  • List collaborative preparedness approaches and plans which assist local, state, federal and international officials and agencies in pandemic planning

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Emergency Response
Disaster and FEMA Preparedness and Recovery

Fred Gans, Vice President,DMJM Management; Ronald H.Miller, Vice President, DMJM Management; Perry Rhodes, Vice President, DMJM Management

Most medical and research facilities in the United Stated do not have adequate emergency management and recovery plans in place to prepare for, and quickly recover from, a major disaster. Few are properly prepared to respond to FEMA in an efficient, economical, and timely manner to facilitate fund recovery.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain what it takes to prepare for a disaster both physically and operationally
  • Discuss ways to be prepared to communicate with FEMA post-disaster and recover funds quicker

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
Sharing Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Achieving LEED® Silver Certification

Scott Avirett, Account Manager, Johnson Controls and Christopher Male, Medical Center Developer, Parrish Medical Center

Sustainability requires collaboration and a long-term approach.A team from Parrish Healthcare will share how they developed a vision for sustainability and their approach to achieving it. In addition to receiving LEED Silver certification, the team’s design and construction approach created a facility centered around patients and responsive to the community.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe one model of collaboration between the owner, designer and construction team
  • Explain the planning process that enabled the team to meet its goals

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
Covering Your Assets

Sergio E. Pages, Vice President/CIO, StructureTec

Presented from an engineering design perspective, this session highlights provenmeans,methods and procedures on how to protect and maximize the service life of your building structures with an emphasis on building envelope systems.This session will enable attendees to:

  • Explain about multiple building envelope systems
  • State the advantages and disadvantages of certain systems, as well as their expected service lives with proper maintenance

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Sustainability
ASHE E2C Initiative: First Step Tutorial

Jean Garris Hand, Senior Associate, ICF International; Erin Richmond, Associate, ICF International

Gain information on ASHE’s Energy Efficient Commitment (E2C) initiative. After a demonstration of EPA’s free, online Portfolio Manager, instructors provide assistance to help attendees set up an account and input basic hospital characteristics and data to receive an energy performance rating. Attendees are encouraged to bring 12 months of energy data and the aggregate square footage for the hospital campus (excluding parking). This session enables attendees to:

  • Discuss the benefits of joining ASHE’s Energy Efficiency Commitment Initiative
  • Set goals and compare performance to the national average

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: PDC
Moving from ICRA to PCRA and Beyond

Michael Chihoski, MS, CHFM, CHSP, SASHE, Sr.,VP Corporate Engineering OSF Healthcare System; John E.Martinelli, Director, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services

Move fromcursory infection control risk assessments (ICRA) to comprehensive pro-active construction risk assessments (PCRA). Learn fromcase studies of successful PCRA applications and where failure to apply the concepts results in significant negative impact on the facility, service availability, cost and schedule.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe current and pending regulatory standards and guidance documents
  • Identify necessary participants in the risk assessment process and their roles

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Succession Planning: Who is Coming Next?

Robert W.Guerry, CHFM, Director, Engineering & Operations, Duke University Medical Center; Gregory C. Lasker, Professor, Purdue University

As the first “baby boomers” retired, healthcare is faced at the crossroads and the winds of change is blowing. This presentation discusses some solutions to how to find, hire and manage student interns.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain and describe the healthcare facility management career path
  • Utilize templates for an effective facilities internship program

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Continuous Service Readiness-Best Practices for The Joint Commission Surveys

Bert M.Gumeringer, Director, Facilities Operations, Texas Children’s Hospital; David Holzen, Operations Manager, Texas Children’s Hospital

Learn from one hospital’s process for Continuous Services Readiness for The Joint Commission surveys and how they developed mock surveys, building tours, maintenance data reviews, and data process improvement.This session enables attendees to:

  • Assess their Environment of Care for compliance with The Joint Commission standards
  • Review examples of data collection instruments that were described by The Joint Commission Resources as an industry best practice

Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Track: Facilities Management
Facilities Management Issues Roundtable

Gain and share information at this roundtable session. Topics will include issues in healthcare facility management and healthcare facility technology.

Tuesday July 22, 2008
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
President’s Reception

7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Annual Conference Banquet

The President’s Reception and Annual Banquet are always a highlight of the Annual Conference. Be sure to bring your family and guests to enjoy a great dinner with all of your ASHE peers. The evening also includes entertainment provided by The Capitol Steps. Originally formed from a group of Senate staff, this comedy troupe satirizes the very people and places that employed many of them through parodies, songs and sketches.

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast

JohnWood, CHFM, SASHE, 2008 ASHE President; DaleWoodin, CHFM, SASHE, Executive Director, American Society for Healthcare Engineering

Enjoy breakfast while listening to 2008 ASHE President, JohnWood and Executive Director, DaleWoodin present an ASHE business update.As ASHE reaches the half-way mark of its three-year Strategic Plan, learn about the accomplishments the Society has made over the past year and what goals still lay ahead. In addition, hear the candidates for the president-elect position offer their views and vision for the future of ASHE.

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
The Life Safety Master Plan

Kenneth P. Kaiser, AIA, CHFM, SASHE, Principal, Proteus Group, LLC

Gain insight on the "how to" process of developing and maintaining a viable Life Safety Master Plan for your facility.Additionally, learn how to effectively communicate the Life Safety Master Plan to the organization’s staff and administration and to the authorities having jurisdiction. This session enables attendees to:

  • Create a clear, comprehensive and understandable Life Safety Master Plan (LSMP)
  • Utilize the LSMP as a tool for facilities management, emergency preparedness and quality improvement

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: Codes and Standards
NFPA 70E - Standard for Electrical Safety in the Healthcare Workplace

Andrew Meyers, PE, LEED AP, Associate,Mazzetti & Associates

Electrical worker safety is of the highest importance to responsible organizations. Learn to interpret the requirements of training and protection of electrical workers who install and service electrical distribution equipment/components in healthcare environments. This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain how NFPA 70E applies to healthcare facilities and projects
  • Assess the implications to the operation and maintenance of healthcare facilities

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: Emergency Response
We’ll Figure Out What to doWhen the Time Comes: The Need for Developing Effective Emergency Operations Exercises

Susan B. McLaughlin, MBA, SASHE, CHSP, MT (ASCP), SC, President, SBM Consulting, Ltd.; Steven Spaanbroek, Manager, Facilities Consulting, Premier, Inc.

Attendees learn practical solutions for developing effective emergency management exercises. Emphasis will be placed on maximizing the training, evaluation, and compliance benefits from each drill.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain the purpose of emergency management exercises
  • Plan more effective and efficient emergency management drills that will ensure compliance with the current Environment of Care standards

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: Sustainability
Defining Sustainability Priorities for Your Organization

Clay G. Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI; and Karen Kubec, Senior Program Manager, Innovation Services, Milwaukee, WI

One of the challenges in developing a plan for sustainability is reaching consensus on the definition of sustainability and agreement on priorities for improvement. Learn what your peers have identified as the 10 most important sustainability needs to address in previous research. In addition, you will have an opportunity to assess your organization’s effectiveness in implementing a variety of sustainability practices including management and strategy, environmental design, operational efficiency, social development, metrics and reporting. Participants will be able to compare their individual results with other organizations. The session results will also be shared with ASHE leadership to help define future educational and technical programs. This session enables attendees to:

  • Assess this tool by completing a needs assessment exercise during the session
  • Evaluate their individual results with their peers and a benchmark of other healthcare organizations.

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: PDC
Critical Risk Investment Priorities Decision Matrix

Damon G. Greeley, PE, CEM, CBCP,Director of Engineering Consulting, Freeman White Inc.; Alan Holley, PE, CHFM, CHE, Regional Director of Engineering Consulting, FreemanWhite; Phil Stephens, MHA, CHFM, CPE, SASHE, Director of Facilities, Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast

This presentation summarizes the ever-increasing trend to curtail engineering infrastructure investment and the potential large looming risks associated with these trends with respect to patient safety and financial loss.A cursory review of the Scientific Approach to risk analysis defined as Failure Mode Affect Analysis (FMEA) and Facility Condition Index (FCI) is discussed in detail.This session enables attendees to:

  • Apply the Failure Mode Affect Analysis (FMEA) process
  • Evaluate the Facilities Condition Index (FCI) process

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: PDC
Call a Doctor

Barry Aron, MD, Barry I. Aron, MD

From the size and configuration of operating rooms to the flow and egress of your cafeteria just about every change, upgrade and expansion effects how physicians use and view your facilities. Learn ways to increase communication with these important professional.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe how a physician leader assigned to building projects can effectively liaison with other physicians, physician groups, hospital/health system executives and be able to articulate the four key areas of physician expertise and benefit
  • Explain how and when to have a physician liaison with other physicians and executives

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: PDC
A New Approach to Mold Remediation Utilizing Chlorine Dioxide

Robert L. Hacker, CHFM, SASHE, Director, Facilities Management, CHW/St. John’s Regional Medical Center

A case study of the experiences St. John’s Regional Medical Center recently went through employing the use of chlorine dioxide to combat mold.This session enables attendees to:

  • Describe the advantage and disadvantages of the use of chlorine dioxide
  • Discuss the process St. John’s Regional Medical Center recently went through

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Track: Professional Growth & Development
Gaining Knighthood - Making it to the C-Level

Jonathan Flannery, CHFM, SASHE, Acting Administrative Officer, Gallup Service Unit, Indian Health Service

The lack of facility management representation at the C-level has continued the propagation of many long and difficult issues such as improper long term facility planning, a failure to improve safety within hospitals and a continued feel of institutionalization within hospitals. By including the facility manager within the C-level status of an organization many of these issues will be focused on and properly addressed.This session enables attendees to:

  • Explain the needs for establishing a C-level position for the environment of care
  • Identify the basic needs required for C-level position

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 10:45 – Noon
Plenary
Codes and Standards Implications on the Physical Environment

Douglas Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, Deputy Executive Director, American Society for Healthcare Engineering

The proliferation of national and state facilities codes and standards appears to be at an all time high.This session reviews the impact of proposed or recently adopted changes to the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, NFPA, ASHRAE, and ICC.Are these modifications making a difference in the overall safety of our patients and staff or are they nothing more than an opportunity to sell products and services?

Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
CHFM Paper and Pencil Examination
(Additional fee and registration required. Space is limited)

Gain your CHFM designation at the Annual Conference and prove that you are one of the elite in the critical field of healthcare facility manage-ment.As an Annual Conference attendee you have the added benefit of attending educational sessions throughout the Annual Conference, as well as the opportunity to attend the CHFM Preparation Pre-Conference program. In addition,we are also offering ASHE members the chance to take the CHFM exam completely FREE OF CHARGE! Click here for further details and to apply to take the CHFM exam at the Annual.

* Please note sessions, speakers,and times are subject to change.