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 Atkinson, DNP, RN, CNOR, Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Nursing Executive, 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.