Conference

Dr. Tricia Kassab, EdD., RN, FACHE, CPHQ, HACP Tricia Kassab is the District VP of Quality & Patient Safety at Palomar Health in San Diego, CA. Tricia is a systems thinker and is passionate with patient safety and mitigating preventable patient harm. She is the Immediate Past President of Healthcare Executives of Southern California. In addition, Tricia is an adjunct professor at University of Massachusetts Global University in the School of Business. Dr. Kassab's background as a RN began in the cardiovascular ICU at Mass General. She has worked at high performing organizations across the nation over her 35+ years of [...]

Currently, Shannon McDougall holds the Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer for The City of Hope, Enterprise Occupational Safety and Health, Environment of Care, and Emergency Management. Shannon previously held the role as the Regional Director of Healthcare Operations for Allied Universal, with the responsible and oversight for Healthcare Operations in the NW and SW regions, equating to over $123M in business, and was the acting portfolio manager of one of the top health systems in the industry. She served as a subject matter expert in Healthcare Security, Safety, Support Services, and Emergency Management. Previous to serving as Regional Director of [...]

Chibunna E. Nwaobia Ph.D., MSN, RN., is the Founder and Executive Director of NursesBond Inc, Dr. Nwaobia comes with a wealth of knowledge in healthcare leadership and management with over 15 years of experience. He believes in helping individuals in any capacity to gain their momentum to live their dreams and aspirations. Due to his passion for social change, he believes that the best way to effect changes is through education which has the power to make an impact in the lives of individuals. As a healthcare leader, he has contributed immensely to not only saving lives but coaching and transforming [...]