International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Vice President and Treasurer, Connie Packard, CHPA, chief of public safety at Boston Medical Center and Erik Martin, R.N., chief nursing officer of Norton Children’s Hospital are interviewed by Laura Castellanos, AHA associate director and discuss the IAHSS and AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative collaboration, resources and what steps leaders can take to create safety and improve patient care.

 

The new AHA podcast, Advancing Health: Combating Workplace Violence in Health Care by Creating Safer Workplaces is a resource for all healthcare and security leaders.

 

“IAHSS and AHA have created tools that healthcare leadership and security leadership can use to build safer workplaces,” said IAHSS Vice President and Treasurer, Connie Packard, CHPA. “The podcast and the leadership guide are collaborative efforts, that address workplace violence prevention. These tools create the pathway for healthcare security leaders and healthcare leaders to work together to review and implement workplace violence prevention strategies.”

 

Listen to Advancing Health: Combating Workplace Violence in Health Care by Creating Safer Workplaces

 

Download the guide “Creating Safer Workplaces: A guide to mitigating violence in health care settings.”