141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Selecting the right documents for accreditation

Sunday, November 3, 2013 : 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Robin Wilcox , Public Health Accreditation Board, Alexandria, VA
This session will be hands-on practice with both individual and small group work. Using a case study type format, participants will assess sample documentation against the requirements of the Standards and Measures and against PHAB requirements. Participants will be given immediate feedback on their selection choices. The exercises will be preceded by a short lecture on the key elements used to evaluate the appropriateness of documentation to meet standards.

Group discussion will follow the hands-on exercises. The group members will discuss their findings as faculty discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the sample documentation. Participants will also participate in critiquing each small group's documentation selection.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe the elements that constitute excellent documentation Demonstrate their ability to select appropriate documentation for measure conformity

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Chief Program Officer at the Public Health Accreditation Board and the principal lead in the development of the public health accreditation Standards and Measures and the accreditation process. I am responsible for all interpretations of the Standards and Measures and guidance for the selection of documentation. I also manage the site visit process, where health departments’ documentation is assessed against the Standards and Measures.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.