Session Details
Date & Time
Monday, April 19, 2027, 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Name
06. Top Strategies to Boost Workplace Safety and Reduce Violence
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Ben Mance, Vice President, Safety and Security, Lifepoint Health
- Claudia Aime, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Adult Inpatient, Emergency and Trauma Services, OHSU Healthcare
- Deborah Grimes, MHQHS, Senior Vice President and Chief Health Outcomes and Inclusion Officer, Ochsner Health
- Krystal D. Atkinson, DNP, RN, CNOR, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Vandalia Health, Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center
Description
Violence against healthcare workers has become an operational and retention crisis, not just a headline. Leaders share proven strategies for strengthening security protocols, staff training, and reporting culture across clinical and non-clinical settings. Attendees walk away with actionable tactics for building safer workplaces and protecting the workforce that sustains care.