President's Message

 

February 2012

 

Dear Members,

 

We have had a very mild winter so far and hope that will continue as Spring is around the corner.  On March 27th, we are excited about getting together at the Lighthouse International for our Evening Program featuring a Focus Group Presentation Mock Trial. The brochure and registration will be available shortly online on the AHRMNY website. Our annual full day conference is also going to be at the Lighthouse International this year on June 8, 2012. We will keep you posted on that day’s topics as soon as they are finalized, but topics tentatively include a speaker on Social Media, Reprocessing of SUDS, Perinatal Safety and Managing Clinician Risk through Education, Risk Management and Safety Innovations.  We also plan to have breakout sessions for the first time as part of the annual conference.

 

As always we would also like to thank the continued generosity of our sponsors and contributors.  Their support is essential to our organization.

 

We also had a very successful webinar on February 3, 2012 on Emergency Preparedness. Joseph Marcellino, Director of Emergency Management at Coney Island Hospital, recounted his experiences evacuating CIH during Hurricane Irene and discussed other important issues on this topic.  Over 65 people attended and we plan to do more webinars in the future.  

 

It is that time of year again, and our nominating committee will be meeting to nominate the members for vacancies for officers and directors and getting the ballots out to our members to vote. We also want to remind you about the distinguished service award we implemented last year. All AHRMNY members are eligible. Candidates for the award may be nominated by submitting a paragraph of no more than 200 words. The Award is a free annual membership and free registration for the full day conference. All candidates will be voted on by AHRMNY membership by electronic ballot.

 

We are also pleased to report that we currently received a record high of 308 members.  We are thrilled and gratified by the interest and response of our members.   Please feel free to reach out to us if you need our support in any way. You can also find our group on LinkedIn.

 

I hope you enjoy this edition of the Risk Management Quarterly. It contains many interesting, topical and useful articles. Our hardworking Publications Committee has produced another outstanding publication.

 

Looking forward to seeing you on March 27, 2012.

 

Jon Rubin

 

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Jonathan D. Rubin
President
July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012