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PROGRAM OVERVIEW This two-day workshop is designed to help staff planning to take the certified professional in health care quality examination. This field of study is applicable for all levels and in all health care settings. The goal of certification is to promote excellence and professionalism by documenting individual performance as measured against a predetermined level of knowledge about quality. The National Association for Healthcare Quality’s certification program is fully accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the accrediting arm of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. A certified quality professional’s comprehensive body of knowledge includes management, leadership, strategic and operational planning, quality management and measurement, information management, patient safety and performance improvement. SPEAKER Sarah Pavelka has more than 20 years of experience leading and coaching in organizational performance and continuous improvement in business, industry, education, and health care. Dr. Pavelka is the CEO and owner of Pavelka’s Point Consulting. She is the program director for the master’s of health care administration program at Walden University and a subject matter expert and faculty for the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Dr. Pavelka also has been a faculty member for the master’s in healthcare administration program at Des Moines University for 13 years and improvement faculty for the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Her previous professional experiences include the quality management director at the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, director of business and industry relations for Pella Regional Health Center and has clinical experience as the director of occupational therapy for Pella Regional Health Center. Dr. Pavelka’s extensive volunteer experiences included being a six-time National Baldrige examiner and a seven-year state examiner for the Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence. She was the director-at-large for the National Association for Healthcare Quality Board. Dr. Pavelka is a past-president of the Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality Board, a task force member for the Iowa Hospital Association and a member of the Des Moines University Alumni Board. Dr. Pavelka holds degrees in biology and psychology from Luther College, an occupational therapy degree from Concordia University-Wisconsin, a master’s of health care administration from Des Moines University, and a doctoral degree from Walden University. She is a fellow for the National Association for Healthcare Quality, a certified professional in health care quality, and has credentials in occupational therapy, ergonomics, Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt. View full conference details. Questions about this program can be sent to Corey Martin.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW This two-day workshop is designed to help staff planning to take the certified professional in health care quality examination. This field of study is applicable for all levels and in all health care settings. The goal of certification is to promote excellence and professionalism by documenting individual performance as measured against a predetermined level of knowledge about quality.
The National Association for Healthcare Quality’s certification program is fully accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the accrediting arm of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. A certified quality professional’s comprehensive body of knowledge includes management, leadership, strategic and operational planning, quality management and measurement, information management, patient safety and performance improvement.
SPEAKER Sarah Pavelka has more than 20 years of experience leading and coaching in organizational performance and continuous improvement in business, industry, education, and health care. Dr. Pavelka is the CEO and owner of Pavelka’s Point Consulting. She is the program director for the master’s of health care administration program at Walden University and a subject matter expert and faculty for the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Dr. Pavelka also has been a faculty member for the master’s in healthcare administration program at Des Moines University for 13 years and improvement faculty for the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Her previous professional experiences include the quality management director at the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, director of business and industry relations for Pella Regional Health Center and has clinical experience as the director of occupational therapy for Pella Regional Health Center. Dr. Pavelka’s extensive volunteer experiences included being a six-time National Baldrige examiner and a seven-year state examiner for the Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence. She was the director-at-large for the National Association for Healthcare Quality Board. Dr. Pavelka is a past-president of the Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality Board, a task force member for the Iowa Hospital Association and a member of the Des Moines University Alumni Board. Dr. Pavelka holds degrees in biology and psychology from Luther College, an occupational therapy degree from Concordia University-Wisconsin, a master’s of health care administration from Des Moines University, and a doctoral degree from Walden University. She is a fellow for the National Association for Healthcare Quality, a certified professional in health care quality, and has credentials in occupational therapy, ergonomics, Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt.
View full conference details.
Questions about this program can be sent to Corey Martin.