Scaling New Heights!

On behalf of the Maryland - District of Columbia Society for Healthcare Risk Management (“MD-DC SHRM”), welcome! We are a very active society, continuously striving to meet your expectations as a professional association. Please know that whether you are a new or seasoned risk management professional, being a member of MD-DC SHRM provides you an opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and learn about new concepts, current views of significant interest and other legislative or regulatory changes in the areas of risk management and patient safety.

As your President, I am very excited to be celebrating our 31st year as an ASHRM affiliated state risk management organization, with the Maryland Chapter in existence since 1981. Our mission is to advance the art of healthcare risk management by promoting the development of risk management and patient safety professionals in Maryland and the District of Columbia. We have several informative educational opportunities planned for this year and hope you can join us. In addition we are the Host Chapter of ASHRM’s annual conference at the National Harbor, October 7-10, 2012 and will have a special event planned to show off our region.

Your Board will be very busy this year. Beginning with our inauguration in January, we will continue to meet monthly to discuss issues affecting Risk Managers in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Our Committees have been working diligently to keep our organization moving forward - with the goal of helping you improve and grow in your profession.

I would like to thank all the Board Members for all the hard work you put into this organization. As members of MD-DC SHRM we are recognized as leaders in our fields. We take pride in our expertise, but recognize we must continuously seek new learning. It is with this in mind that our Society places a heavy focus on the continuing education of our membership so that we are all prepared for what the future of risk management holds.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of our members, welcome to the Maryland – District of Columbia Society for Health Care Risk Management. I am proud to be the President of this fine organization and looking forward to “scaling new heights”!

MONICA COOKE, MA, RN, C., CPHQ, CPHRM
CEO – Quality Plus Solutions LLC
1110 South River Landing
Edgewater, MD 21037
Cell: 301-442-9216 Fax: 410-956-6359
monicacooke@qualityplussolutions.com