Join us for a three-day virtual certification course offering the same core curriculum and certification pathway in a convenient live online format. Participants engage in expert instruction, facilitated discussion, and scenario-based learning designed to strengthen accountability, psychological safety, and organizational learning.

Course Schedule:
September 30 – October 2 | 9am – 2pm daily

Discounted Registration Fee:$250 per person
Includes the full virtual course and eligibility to sit for the Just Culture Certification Exam.

Please note: Attendance at all course dates is required for certification exam eligibility.

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Join us for an immersive three-part, in-person certification course designed to help leaders and teams build practical skills for responding to errors, risk, and harm in a fair, consistent, and learning-focused way. Delivered over three months, the course provides time to apply concepts between trainings while learning through real-world scenarios, facilitated discussion, and peer collaboration.

Course Schedule:

• July 16 | 10am – 4pm

• August 20 | 10am – 4pm

• September 17 | 10am – 3pm

Location:
The River Center at Saluda Shoals Park | Columbia, SC
(All three course dates will be held at this location.)

Discounted Registration Fee: $450 per person
Includes the full three-part course and eligibility to sit for the Just Culture Certification Exam.

Please note: Attendance at all course dates is required, as learning builds between trainings.

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During this July 14 webinar we will review this year’s Zero Harm awards criteria and metric updates and provide a guided tutorial of how to use the online application portal. This information will especially be important for those who will be submitting a Zero Harm application this year. Please share this webinar information with anyone at your facility who will be applying for one or more Zero Harm awards on behalf of your organization. A recorded version will be posted on the website after the webinar date. To register, click here.  

SCHA will be hosting the 2nd annual Better State of Health meeting on December 10-11 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC. This year we are excited to recognize Zero Harm award winners in-person again at SCHA’s BetterState24 meeting on December 11. All 2024 award winners are invited to attend this meeting and the Zero Harm awards presentation on December 11.  Registration is required to attend. For more information about BetterState24 and how to register visit www.betterstatesc.com.

To register, click here.

During this webinar, we will review this year’s Zero Harm awards criteria and metric updates. A guided tutorial of how to use the online application portal will also be provided. This information will especially be important for those who will be submitting a Zero Harm application this year. Please share this webinar information with anyone at your facility who will be applying for one or more Zero Harm awards on behalf of your organization.

To register, click here.

In partnership with SCDMH, this presentation will include an overview of the requirements for the 2024 Zero Harm Drive to Zero Suicide and highlight available suicide prevention trainings. Jessica Barnes, SCDMH Program Manager Office of Suicide Prevention, and Jennifer Butler, SCDMH Program Manager, Office of Emergency Services will provide an overview of each metric, ways to show improvement on the metrics, examples of best practices and training, share SC-specific resources to enhance metrics, and will address any questions about applying for the award.

Title: Diagnostic Excellence, hosted by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Leadership Alliance Patient Safety Learning Series (Sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation). Free to attend—Zoom registration here.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers workplace violence a widespread problem across all industries, but the agency says workers in healthcare face unique safety risks and that an OSHA standard focusing on violence in healthcare facilities is in the works.

In this Feb. 29 fireside chat, Hector Alvarez, MSPSY, CTM, president of Alvarez Associates, will discuss the issues that healthcare facilities must address to keep patients and staff safe from violence. In addition, he’ll explain how California’s new workplace violence prevention law could prove influential if other states follow suit. Register here.

This year we are excited to recognize Zero Harm award winners in-person at our first annual BetterState23 meeting in December. All 2023 award winners are invited to attend this meeting and presentation. Pre-registration is required to attend. Please ensure that a representative can attend this meeting and pick up your award after the Zero Harm award presentation. For more information about BetterState23 and how to register visit www.betterstatesc.com.

The portal opens July 17 at 9 am and closes August 14 at 5 pm, so save those dates! More information and an application link will be provided soon.

Join us virtually as we provide an in-depth review of this year’s 2023 awards portal, application process and important updates. We will also be reviewing the new awards criteria for our Priority Awards, including the Drive to Zero Suicide Award and the new Drive to Zero Violence and Drive to Zero Disparities Awards. All member hospitals interested in applying for any Zero Harm award this year should make plans to attend! Register here.

Join us for this Certified Zero Harm webinar series! This webinar will focus on surgical site infection prevention. Speakers will include Dr. Mark Lockett with the SC Surgical Quality Collaborative For more information about this webinar and other upcoming Zero Harm events, please contact Nan Carter at ncarter@scha.org.

Register here:  Webinar Registration - Zoom

Continued health care staffing and supply shortages are leading to burnout, frustration, decreased morale and ultimately, increased patient and staff harm. This presentation will highlight one hospital’s journey to "zero harm." The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) used the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) concept of Tiered Briefs as a foundational tool to promote timely bi-directional communication from the frontline to executive leaders and empower everyone to solve problems quickly. Learn how this best practice can be adapted by both large and small hospitals to improve safety across the board.

Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Join us for our third webinar of 2022, Leading Quality: Patient Safety Through Crisis. This informative session will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare quality and patient safety, identify successful quality and safety initiatives, and explain the important role leadership plays in achieving high reliability in healthcare facilities.

Meet the Presenters: 

These meetings occur every first Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM until Fri 12/30/2022.

These meetings occur every first Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM until Fri 12/30/2022.

These meetings occur every first Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM until Fri 12/30/2022.

This year’s summit will take a deeper dive into understanding and addressing the root causes of health inequities in South Carolina. The summit will feature a diverse array of speakers who will provide promising practices and resources to impact work at the state and local level. Continuing Education Credits will be available. The agenda is available here. Register here.

Diabetes Free SC: A New Focus of Women's Health

Diabetes Free SC has supported multidisciplinary care for pregnant women with pre-gestational or gestational diabetes. This presentation will outline plans to build on that work by improving pre-pregnancy counseling, post-partum care, and the long-term prevention of diabetes and its complications in young women, their children, and their extended families.

The Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is showcasing the work of our members and how they support the Live Healthy South Carolina State Health Improvement Plan. Please register below and make plans to join us Tuesday, November 9th.