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Title: Medical Risk Management for Meeting Professionals


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Medical Risk Management for Meeting Professionals
  • A Panel Discussion By
  • Risk Management Executives Thought Leaders
  • August 10, 2008

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Session Description
  • A senior panel of risk management thought leaders
    will share firsthand experiences and
    recommendations designed for anyone who faces the
    responsibility of coping with medical liability
    issues at meetings events.
  • Skills of a Strategic Meeting Planner from the
    2007 Strategic Meetings Management Handbook
  • Health and Safety Factors
  • Risk Management
  • Security and Emergency Response Planning
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

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Session Objectives
  • Learn the basics of planning for and handling a
    medical emergency
  • Learn how to properly evaluate a meeting site and
    your audience for medical preparedness
  • Acquire the necessary tools to ensure a safe and
    risk-averse international program

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Expert Panelists
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Health Safety
  • Attentiveness to factors that impact safety,
    communication regarding ways to improve safety,
    and compliance with relevant rules and
    regulations.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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Health Safety
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International Travel Risks
  • Medical Risks
  • Destination-specific diseases
  • Injury
  • Inadequate medical care
  • Inconsistent emergency services
  • Counterfeit medications, unsafe blood supply
  • Language barriers
  • Natural Events
  • Political Civil Turmoil
  • Myth of safe locations

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Risk Management
  • Analysis, identification, planning and control of
    those procedures and practices that can adversely
    impact the business.
  • Outputs include prevention, contingency planning
    and preparation of alternatives.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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Common Medical Issues
  • Most common emergencies include Sudden Cardiac
    Arrest, food allergies, asthma attacks and trauma
  • Non-emergency situations can also intrude upon
    your meeting / event sprained ankle, flu,
    stomach ache, toothache, sore throat, cough, back
    pain, migraine

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Security Emergency Response Planning
  • Planning for and response to security problems
    and emergency situations.
  • Knowledge of the procedures and methods used to
    ensure the safety security of staff and
    attendees at meetings and events.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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  • The magnitude of a tragedy may be measured by
    the degree to which it could have been prevented.

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Chain of Survival
  • Early recognition and call for EMS
  • Initiation of basic life support CPR
  • Defibrillation
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) with drug
    intervention

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Venue Challenges
  • Availability of AED equipment
  • Maintenance and testing
  • Training of on-site personnel
  • Communication / coordination with local EMS for
    transport and definitive treatment

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Contingency Planning
  • Focus on principles of the event, not the details
  • Know that communication failures will occur
  • Empower people with both responsibility
    authority
  • Benefits of an effective plan
  • Coordination in a time of uncertainty
  • Minimize liability
  • Speed return to business

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Corporate Social Responsibility
A concept whereby organizations consider the
interests of society by taking responsibility for
the impact of their activities on customers,
suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities
and other stakeholders, as well as the
environment. This obligation is seen to extend
beyond the statutory obligation to comply with
legislation and sees organizations voluntarily
taking further steps to improve the quality of
life for employees and their families as well as
for the local community and society at large.
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Question Answer Session
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Thank You for Your Attendance and Involvement in
Todays Panel !
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