Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton South
Rates:
  Single to Double Occupancy - $135.00 CDN
  (Rates valid until Sept 2, 2008)
Reference MUSE Conference for preferred rates

Holiday Inn Edmonton Convention Center

File Type and Name	Posting Date
Vendor Setup & Tear Down Memo	Aug 16/08
GES Exhibitor Kit	Sep 22/08
Workshop & Session Abstracts	Sep 27/08
Conference Schedule	Sep 27/08
Exhibitor Announcement	Sep 25/08
Attendee List Memo	Oct 03/08

Call for Participation

The Medical Users Software Exchange (MUSE) supports healthcare organizations using MEDITECH developed software and technologies, by providing a user-driven networking environment conducive to learning - where ideas are exchanged and information is shared so that our members can continually improve organizational performance.

MUSE is your user conference - this is your opportunity to participate and share ideas!  

Ways to Participate

• Be an instructor at one of our half day workshops
• Facilitate a Show & Tell session (Facility members only)
• Offer an educational session presentation
• Be a Regional Peer Group Leader (RPGL) (Facility members only)

Benefits of Participation

• Registration fee is waived for a presenter if the educational session presentation is submitted before Friday August 1, 2008 (Facility members only and only for one presenter per session)
• Complimentary registration for Regional Peer Group Leaders (RPGLs)
• This is an excellent opportunity for professional and personal growth
• Enhance your presentation skills before a friendly audience of your peers
• Teaching is rewarding and beneficial to all involved
• Chance to share information and receive feedback
• Make contact with industry counterparts

Show & Tell

Representatives from different hospitals can give brief presentations that demonstrate their achievements and innovative solutions. Show & Tell sessions are designed to be short, informative sessions in the peer group meetings where “users teach users.” (Note that Commercial members may not offer Show & Tell presentations.)

Each Show & Tell session is specific to a particular module and should be about 15 to 20 minutes in duration. It can be as simple as a quick online demonstration, a handout of a unique report, a straightforward PowerPoint show, or just a speech that explains a helpful tip or trick. A Show & Tell presentation can be interactive with the audience and it should generate good discussion.

Western Canada Region Keynote Speaker
Kathleen Catalano

MUSE is pleased to welcome Kathleen Catalano RN, JD, to the Western Canada MUSE Conference. Kathleen will be speaking to our conference theme “Patient Safety - Everyone’s Responsibility”.

Her presentation is entitled “Patient Safety is Like a Box of Chocolates”.

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm

Kathleen Catalano is the Director of Healthcare Transformation Support in Perot Systems’ Clinical Solutions Center. Ms. Catalano’s responsibilities focus on the areas of patient safety, risk management, and medical staff where she enhances Perot Systems’ approach to managing complex clinical content and regulations. Ms. Catalano authors and assists in the writing of articles and white papers that showcase Perot Systems’ Clinical Solutions Center. She also speaks on National Patient Safety Goals, Risk Management (Sentinel Events and FMEA), pay-for-performance, core measures, and the EMR/EHR.

Ms. Catalano has served on the Task Force for Quality for the Federation of American Health Systems and was a member of the Joint Commission’s Professional Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) for Hospitals. Ms. Catalano is also a frequent speaker at national conferences and has written numerous articles.

Ms. Catalano has a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in law from the Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California, and a Science Degree and Nursing Degree from Riverside City College, Riverside, California.