Past Speaking Engagements

2020

  • Covenant Healthcare Medical Executive Retreat, Midland, MI
  • Advocate Christ, Grand Rounds, Midway, IL
  • South Carolina Pediatric Trauma Symposium, Myrtle Beach, SC

2019

  • LincolnHealth and Maine Medical – Nurse’s Week,  Damariscotta and Portland, ME
  • Virtua Health System Symposium, Philadelphia, PA
  • Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV
  • Harford Community College and Cecil College in Maryland – Annual Professional Development Workshop for Senior Nursing Students, North East, MD
  • Fort Washington Medical Center, Fort Washington, MD
  • University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM
  • St. Joseph’s Health Patient Safety Fair- Patient Safety Awareness Week, Paterson, NJ
  • Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  • Charles R. Drew University – Los Angeles, CA
  • Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) – Annual Meeting – Pittsburgh, PA

2018

  • Provena St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Pediatric Symposium, Joliet, IL
  • Tower Health Quality and Patient Safety Symposium, Reading, PA
  • O’Connor Hospital, Patient Safety Awareness Week, San Jose, CA
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care Conference, Boston, MA
  • Silver Cross Hospital Nurse’s Week, New Lenox, IL
  • Kingman Regional Medical Center, LDI Summit, Kingman, AZ
  • Dallas Ft. Worth Hospital Council Foundation, 11th Annual Patient Safety Summit, Arlington, TX
  • Evangelical Community Hospital, Patient Safety Event, Lewisburg, PA
  • Northside Hospital, Patient Safety Week Kickoff, Atlanta, GA
  • North York General, Canadian Patient Safety Week, Toronto, Ontario
  • UC Davis Children’s Hospital Conference, Sacramento, CA
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics – 6th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium (QSS), Iowa City, IA

2017

  • Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL
  • Critical Care Services, Annual Quality Conference speaker, Ontario, Canada
  • Rochester Regional Health System, Rochester, NY
  • Dimension Health, Greenbelt, MD
  • Riverside Health System, Onancock, VA
  • Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists, 10th Annual Conference Keynote Speaker, Las Vegas, NV
  • Kaiser Permanente, Washington, D.C.
  • Methodist Health System, Governance & Leadership Forum, Dallas, TX
  • Valley Presbyterian Hospital, First Annual Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics Conference, Van Nuys, CA
  • Gilchrist Services, Hunt Valley, MD
  • Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL
  • Northside Hospital, Quality Week Kickoff speaker, Atlanta, GA
  • GS1 Healthcare – 32nd Global Conference, Chicago, IL
  • London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario
  • NYCOMEC Grand Rounds, Long Island, NY

2016

  • Sinai Health System, Chicago, IL
  • Riverside Health System, Annual Leadership Conference, Williamsburg VA
  • MedStar Good Catch Luncheon, present the Josie King HeRO for 2015, Columbia MD
  • University of Delaware School of Nursing’s 50th anniversary, University of Delaware Student Nurses Organization, Newark, DE
  • Huntsville Hospital – 5th annual Patient Safety Symposium, Patient Safety Week speaker,
    Huntsville, AL
  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Patient Safety Week speaker Washington, DC
  • St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital, Albany Acute facilities of St. Peter’s Health
    Partners, Patient Safety Week speaker, Albany, NY
  • New Jersey League for Nursing(NJLN) Convention, Atlantic City, NJ
  • Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma, OK
  • The Penn State University, Dept of Health Policy and Administration-Endowed Stanley P. Mayers Lecture, State College, PA
  • WellStar Cobb Hospital, Austell, GA
  • Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA
  • Adventist Medical Center, Portland, OR
  • Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, OR
  • St. Charles Health System, Bend, OR
  • Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston, AL
  • Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL
  • Regional One Health, Memphis, TN
  • Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, IA
  • Prince George’s Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD

2015

  • Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Stormont Vail HealthCare – Systems Thinking Educational Program (STEP), Topeka, KS
  • Riverside Health System Management Group, Williamsburg, VA
  • Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, MD
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD
  • North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA
  • Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Saint Clare’s Health System, Denville, NJ
  • Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  • Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
  • AmeriTech College, Draper, UT
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Care for the Caregiver Rounds, Baltimore, MD
  • Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, present Hero Awards, Baltimore, MD
  • UCLA Health System – Santa Monica and Ronald Reagan locations, Santa Monica, CA
  • Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta GA
  • Emory School of Nursing, Atlanta GA
  • Indiana Association for Healthcare Quality State Conference, Indianapolis, IN
  • Maryland Community College Simulation Users Network (MCCSUN), Silver Spring, MD
  • Beckwith Institute, First annual Grant-Report-Out, Keynote speaker, Pittsburgh, PA
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • CMS, 2015 Training Coordinators Training (TCT), Annapolis, MD
  • Telluride Experience Maryland, Ellicott City, MD
  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
  • Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, MD
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center /50th Anniversary, present Hero Awards, Baltimore, MD
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
  • Thomas Jefferson University – Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College, Cambridge campus & Coon Rapids campus, Minneapolis, MN
  • Hennepin Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
  • UPMC Hamot, Hero Award kick off, Erie, PA
  • CaroMont Health, Manager’s retreat, Gastonia, NC
  • LCMC Health, New Orleans, LA

2014

  • Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI)- National Nurse Educator Summit, Orlando, FL
  • Colorado Health Information Management Association, Denver, CO
  • JKF participated in the Annual QSEN conference, Baltimore, MD
  • International Crown Executive Women’s Day, LPGA, Baltimore, MD
  • Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences –Interprofessional Perspectives Speaker Series, South Orange, NJ
  • Georgia Hospital Association – Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders 2014 Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, Georgia
  • The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ
  • New Jersey State Nurses Association, Atlantic City, NJ Sentara Heathcare – Critical Concepts Conference, Norfolk, VA
  • Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Kentucky Nurses Association’s FIRST Patient Safety and Nurse Advocacy Conference
  • Allegheny Health Network – AHN Health Care Innovation Forum, Pittsburgh, PA
  • The Benecon Group, Lancaster, PA
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine – annual “Conference on Practice Improvement”,Tampa, FL

2013

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine, A Woman’s Journey -West Palm Beach, FL
  • CMS & Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association-Richmond, VA
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Patient Safety Awareness week-Little Rock, AR
  • The Medical Center of Plano – Patient Safety Awareness week-Plano, TX
  • Denver Health – Denver, CO
  • Vail Valley Medical Center & Kimberly Linn McDonald Foundation -Vail, CO
  • California Hospital Patient Safety Organization Annual Meeting- Sacramento, CA
  • Pinnacle Health-Harrisburg, PA
  • Upper Chesapeake Health -Bel Air, MD
  • VCU School of Medicine, Graduation Keynote Speaker -Richmond, VA
  • Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation-Washington, DC
  • HCA Capital Division-Partners in Healthcare-Richmond, VA
  • George Washington University – Washington, DC
  • 5th Annual Perinatal Safety Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Speak Up and Stay Alive Radio Show-aired in Cleveland, Ohio, Phoenix,Denver, Indianapolis and other stations throughout the country via satellite.
  • Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, Alaska
  • Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
  • Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, Juneau, Alaska
  • Providence Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
  • University of Pennsylvania-Annual OB/GYN Educators Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia

2012

  • Tenet Healthcare Corporation – Dallas, TX
  • Seton Hall University – South Orange, NJ
  • Oklahoma University Medical Center – Oklahoma City, OK
  • Altru Health System – Grand Forks, ND
  • LibertyHealth-Jersey City Medical Center – Jersey City, NJ
  • Carolinas Medical Center – Mercy – Charlotte, NC
  • New Jersey Hospital Association – Princeton, NJ
  • Carroll Hospital Center – Westminster MD
  • Providence Hospital – Washington, DC
  • 1199SEIU Labor Management Project – NY, NY
  • Society of Pediatric Nurses – Houston, TX
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital – St. Louis, MO
  • Washington Adventist Hospital – Takoma Park, MD
  • Medstar Washington Hospital Center – Washington, DC
  • MA/RI Medical Group Management Association – Rockland, ME
  • Maimonides Medical Center – Brooklyn, NY
  • Hillsdale Community Health Center – Hillsdale, MI
  • Frye Regional Medical Center – Hickory, NC
  • Providence Hospital – Washington, DC
  • NY College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York Institute of Technology –
  • Old Westbury, NY
  • Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania – Lancaster, PA
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, AL
  • Florida Hospital Association – Orlando, FL
  • UAB University Hospital – Birmingham, AL
  • Akron Children’s Hospital – Akron, OH
  • Aultman Hospital – Canton, OH
  • The Tennessee Nurses Association/Tennessee Association of Student Nurses -Nashville, TN
  • Hodgson Vo-Tech High School – Newark, DE
  • Colorado Hospital Association – Greenwood Village, CO
  • Aria Health Hospital – Trevose, PA
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore, Maryland
  • Children’s of Alabama – Birmingham, AL

2011

  • The Reading Hospital and Medical Center – West Reading, PA
  • Capitol City/Lawrence & Memorial Hospital – New London, CT
  • Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives – Columbus, OH
  • West Houston Medical Center – Houston, TX
  • St Luke’s Pediatric Nursing Hospital – Bethlehem, PA
  • A Woman’s Journey: Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD
  • 2nd Annual Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiatives – Nursing Symposium-Brooklyn, NY
  • Thibodeaux Regional Medical Center – Thibodeaux, LA
  • 1199SEIU Labor Management Project – NY, NY
  • American College of Healthcare Executives – Houston, TX
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – Nashville, TN
  • Cape Fear Valley Hospital – Fayetteville, NC
  • Culpeper Regional Hospital – Culpeper, VA
  • Good Samaritan Hospital – Vincennes, IN
  • Greenwich Hospital – Greenwich, CT
  • Hanover Hospital – Hanover, PA
  • Health Literacy Missouri – St. Louis, MO
  • Left Bank Books – St. Louis, MO
  • Maryland Nurses Association – Waldorf, MD
  • Medline 4th Annual Prevention Above All Forum – Chicago, IL
  • Miami Children’s Hospital – Coral Gables, FL
  • New York College of Osteopathic Medicine – Old Westbury, NY
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital – Washington, DC
  • Stony Brook University Medical Center – Stony Brook, NY
  • University of Virginia Medical Center – Charlottesville,VA

2010

  • Association for Vascular Access – National Harbor, MD
  • Baptist Health – Miami, FL
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association – Chicago, IL
  • Calvert Memorial Hospital – Prince Frederick, MD
  • Catholic Medical Center – Manchester, NH
  • Children’s Hospital for the King’s Daughters – Norfolk, VA
  • Columbia Memorial Hospital – Hudson, NY
  • Excela Health – Greensburg, PA
  • Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare – Hamilton, NY
  • Florida Hospital Association – Jacksonville, FL
  • Gettysburg Hospital – Gettysburg, PA
  • Gilchrist Hospice – Hunt Valley, MD
  • Greater Cincinnati Health Council – North Covington, KY
  • Hancock Regional Hospital – Greenfield, IN
  • Health Management Associates – Plano, TX
  • Indiana State Department of Health – Indianapolis, IN
  • Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative – Nationwide Webcast
  • Lifespan – Providence, RI
  • Louisiana Health Care Review – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Michigan Hospital Association – Dearborn, MI
  • Missouri Patient Safety Center – Columbia, MO
  • Mount Vernon Club – Baltimore, MD
  • New York State Health Occupation Educators Association – Albany, NY
  • Oakwood Hospital – Dearborn, MI
  • Petaluma Valley Hospital – Petaluma, CA
  • Private Book Club – Richmond, VA
  • St. Agnes/Providence Hospitals – Arlington, VA
  • St. John’s Medical Group – St. Louis, MO
  • St. Luke’s/Faxton Healthcare – Clinton, NY
  • State of Maryland Office of Healthcare Quality – Catonsville, MD
  • Tennessee Technological University Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society – Cookeville, TN
  • University Hospitals – Cleveland, OH
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School – Worcester, MA
  • University School – Davie, FL
  • Virginia Hospitals and Healthcare Association – Williamsburg, VA
  • Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety – Richmond, VA
  • Wisconsin Pharmacy Society – Madison, WI
  • Wishard Health – Indianapolis, IN
  • The Woman’s Club – Richmond, VA

2009

  • Banner Health – Care Management Initiative Collaborative – Phoenix, AZ
  • Banner Health – Cardon Children’s Medical Center Open House – Phoenix, AZ
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Bay – Waltham, MA
  • Carroll University – Waukesha, WI
  • Christiana HealthCare System – Newark, DE
  • Consumers Advancing Patient Safety – Workshop – Baltimore, MD
  • Delmarva Foundation – Condition H Regional Collaborative – Linthicum Heights, MD
  • Elkridge Club – Baltimore, MD
  • Georgetown Hospital – Washington, DC
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center – Baltimore, MD
  • Health Care for All – Boston, MA
  • Hospital for Special Surgery – New York, NY
  • Hospital of St. Raphael – New Haven, CT
  • Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists – Oakbrook Terrace, IL
  • Indiana Hospital Association – Indianapolis, IN
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Open School On Call Session – National Teleconference
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement – WIHI – National Teleconference
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Forum 2009 – Orlando, FL
  • Ivy Bookshop – Baltimore, MD
  • Johns Hopkins Department of Gastroenterology – Symposium for Nurses and Advanced Practice Providers – National Harbor, MD
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – Open School Chapter Meeting – Baltimore, MD
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network – Allentown, PA
  • Maryland Hospital Association – Elkridge, MD
  • Maryland Patient Safety Center – Annual Conference – Baltimore, MD
  • Milwaukee Book Festival – Milwaukee, WI
  • New Atlantic Booksellers Conference – Baltimore, MD
  • New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation – Patient Safety Event – Brooklyn, NY
  • North Texas Association for Healthcare Quality – Dallas, TX
  • Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Setting Conference – Durham, NC
  • Pennsylvania State Nurses Association – Center Valley, PA
  • Pennsylvania State University Children’s Hospital – Pediatric Conference – Harrisburg, PA
  • St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church – Richmond, VA
  • University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center – Baltimore, MD
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Tennessee Hospital Association – Nashville, TN
  • Terre Haute Regional Hospital – Terre Haute, IN
  • Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston, TX
  • Virginia Society for Health Risk Managers – Staunton, WV
  • West Virginia University Hospital – Morgantown, WV
  • Yale University School of Medicine – Department of Pediatrics – New Haven, CT

2008

  • American College of Healthcare Executives – Keynote Speech – Houston, TX
  • Association of Women’s Health and Neonatal Nurses – Charlottesville, VA
  • Beebe School of Nursing – Conference at the Bay – Lewes, DE
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts – Boston, MA
  • Carolinas Healthcare – Board Retreat on Safety – Charlotte, NC
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital – Cincinnati, OH
  • Franklin Square Hospital Center – White Marsh, MD
  • Greater New York Hospital Association – Patient Safety Program – New York, NY
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital – Patient Safety Heroes Luncheon – Baltimore, MD
  • Maryland Patient Safety Center – Condition H Collaborative – Columbia, MD
  • Memorial Hermann Hospital – Houston, TX
  • Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group – Keynote Speech – Baltimore, MD
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Care Journal Kick-Off Event – Hershey, PA
  • Prince William Hospital – Apology and Disclosure Conference – Falls Church, VA
  • Suburban Hospital – Grand Rounds – Bethesda, MD
  • Sunnybrook Hospital – Patient Safety Rounds – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Tennessee Hospital Administration – Statewide Conference – Nashville, TN
  • Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston, TX
  • Veterans Administration – Patient Safety Conference – Coatesville, PA

2007

  • Abington Memorial Hospital – Grand Rounds – Abington, PA
  • American Medical Student Association – Annual Conference – Arlington, VA
  • Duke University – Patient Safety Conference – Durham, NC
  • Georgetown University – Patient Safety Session  – Washington, DC
  • Hospital for Sick Children – Grand Rounds – Washington, DC
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
  • The Johns Hopkins University – Post-Baccalaureate Event – Baltimore, MD
  • Magee Women’s and Children’s Hospital – Grand Rounds – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Maryland Patient Safety Center – Annual Conference – Baltimore, MD
  • Michigan Health and Safety Coalition – Patient Safety Conference – Troy, MI
  • North Carolina Rapid Response Team Collaborative – Statewide Rapid Response Team Celebration – Raleigh and Hickory, NC
  • The Joint Commission – Pediatric Safety Expert Panel – Oak Brook, IL
  • Press Ganey – Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
  • Stamford Hospital  – Grand Rounds – Stamford, CT
  • Towson University – Health Professions Session – Towson, MD
  • Union Memorial – Nursing Week Celebration – Union, NJ
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Condition H Symposium – Pittsburgh, PA

2006

  • Advocate Healthcare – Chicago, IL
  • Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, OH
  • Johns Hopkins Children’s Center – Grand Rounds – Baltimore, MD
  • Marsh – New York, NY
  • Methodist Hospital – Joshua Saski Patient Safety Symposium – San Antonio, TX
  • Christus St. Michael Hospital – Texarkana, TX

2005

  • American Society of Health Risk Managers – National Conference – San Antonio, TX
  • Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh – Grand Rounds – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Connecticut Hospital Association
  • Institute for Health Care Improvement – National Patient Safety Conference – Orlando, FL
  • Michigan Hospital Association – Keystone Conference – Dearborn, MI

2004

  • Ascension Healthcare – Chicago, IL
  • European Union – Patient Safety Summit – London, England
  • Maryland Hospital Association – Baltimore, MD
  • Maryland State Senate – Annapolis, MD

2003

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Arlington, VA
  • Institute for Family Centered Care – 1st Annual Conference – Boston, MA
  • Georgia Hospital Association – Patient Safety Summit: PHA Annual Educational Conference – Atlanta, GA
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital – Improving Patient Safety: From Rhetoric to Reality – Baltimore, MD
  • The Joint Commission – 8th Ambulatory Care Conference – Chicago, IL
  • Maryland Healthcare Education Institute – 28th Annual Medical Staff and Governance Leadership Conference – Hot Springs, VA
  • National Patient Safety Foundation – National Congress – Washington, D.C.
  • VHA – New Orleans, LA
  • Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety – Advancing Patient Safety and Quality – Richmond, VA

2002

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital – Grand Rounds – Baltimore, MD
  • Institute for Health Care Improvement – National Conference – Boston, MA