2010 Annual Meeting - Practicing Quality Medicine

The 2010 SDSMA Annual Meeting was held on June 3 & 4 at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota Quality Collaborative First Annual Conference on Quality, Patient Safety and Value

On Thursday, June 3, the South Dakota State Medical Association (SDSMA) was pleased to host members of the health care team at the First Annual Conference on Quality, Patient Safety and Value. The Thursday session was presented by the South Dakota Quality Collaborative (SDQC) for the purpose of working toward the common goal of exceptional health care. The SDQC encourages individual and team attendance, and the conference’s target audience included physicians, CEOs, CFOs, senior administrators, nurses, quality assurance professionals, clinic managers, pharmacists and other health care personnel.

2010 CME and Other Educational Opportunities

View the presentations given at the 2010 SDSMA Annual Meeting and First Annual Conference on Quality, Patient Safety and Value.

• "Improving Inpatient Care with Complete and Accurate Medication Histories" - Molly R. McDaniel, PharmD, MHA, Patient Safety Program Manager, Sanford Health; Laura K. Stoebner, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident, Sanford Medical Center
• "Working together to reduce Health Care Associated Infections - The Iowa Project" - Thomas C. Evans, MD, President and CEO, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
• "Decreasing Surgical Site Infection Using National Recommendations" - Judy Lamphron, RN, BSN, CIC, Infection Prevention and Control Program Manager, Avera McKennan Hospital
• "Building a Strong Medical Home" - Nancy Jaeckels, Vice President, Member Relations and strategic Initiatives, ICSI
• "Comparison of Predictive Value of Calcium Score and Framinham Score in Determination of Cardiovascular Risk and Disease in Native Americans vs. General Population" - Muhammad Khan, MD, Resident in Internal Medicine; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, Director of Cardiology Services, Sanford USD Medical Center
• "Health Information Technology and Health INformation exchange: Embracing the Changing Landscape" - Kevin DeWald, Senior Director, South Dakota eHealth Collaborative