Texas Gulf Coast Association for Healthcare Quality upcoming events

HQCollective OrAHQ: Quality on Autopilot: Are We Missing the Warning Signs? (1.5 NAHQ CE) (September 16, 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Quality on Autopilot:
Are We Missing the Warning Signs?

Hosted by the Oregon Association for Healthcare Quality (OrAHQ)

SPEAKER

Martie Moore, MAOM, RN, CPHQ

Martie L. Moore is a senior healthcare executive and transformational leader with a distinguished career spanning more than three decades across integrated health systems, senior living, and the broader healthcare industry. Renowned for her strategic leadership and ability to navigate complexity, she has consistently driven enterprise-wide transformation, aligning clinical excellence with operational and financial performance.

Her expertise spans value-based care, population health, and large-scale clinical redesign. As Chief Nursing Officer at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Martie led the organization to achieve Magnet® designation, advancing nursing excellence, strengthening professional practice, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.

She is also a recognized innovator in the integration of emerging technologies, including AI and VR/AR, into clinical care delivery and workforce development. Currently serving as President/CEO of M²WL Consulting, Martie continues to shape the future of healthcare through strategic advisory services focused on innovation, performance optimization, and leadership development.

A published author of The Leadership Sandwich and an international keynote speaker, Martie's work reflects a deep commitment to advancing patient care, empowering clinicians, and building resilient, high-performing health systems.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT (Noon – 1:30 PM PDT)

Format: Online Live Webinar

Cost: FREE for HQCollective members | $25 for Non-Members

CE: 1.5 NAHQ CE Credits (pending approval)

Registration closes: September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT

HOW TO REGISTER

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Free for members of OrAHQ, AzAHQ, FAHQ, MAHQ, OAHQ, NEAHQ, TGCAHQ, UAHQ & NCAHQ. $25 for non-members.

CONTACT

OrAHQ: orahqboard@gmail.com

Website: www.orahq.org

TGCAHQ: 2026 3rd Quarter Meeting (Online) (September 17, 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

(TGCAHQ QTR MEETING - ONLINE, No CEs)
TGCAHQ - 2026 3rd Quarter Meeting (open)

We are hosting our third Quarterly Meeting for 2026 to anyone who would like to attend and learn more about what is happening this year.

MEETING OBJECTIVES

Welcome new members and friends
Review the progress of the year
Consider changes to strategies
Share results of annual member survey
Ask for participation in leadership activities, nominations
Member feedback

AGENDA

We are going to do this a bit differently. From 6:30-7:00pm, it will be 100% e-meeting and networking. Then at 7:00pm we will move on with the meeting.

NOTE: No Education CEs for this meeting

Registration will give you the link to finish your registration and get your free link to the webinar.

TGCAHQ: Effective Communication with Patients & Families (1.0 CPHQ) (October 07, 2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

(WEBINAR, 1.0 CE (CPHQ)
TGCAHQ - Effective Communication with Patients & Families

DESCRIPTION:

Effective Communication with Patients & Families is essential to strengthen clinicians’ communication skills to prevent harm and build stronger patient and family partnerships. The session emphasizes practical tools and phrases clinicians can use immediately — from structured team handoffs to empathy‑based approaches for difficult conversations — so participants leave with actionable strategies to reduce safety risks.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Identify communication barriers that increase safety risk.
Apply briefs, huddles, SBAR, check-back, and CUS to common healthcare communication scenarios.
Use Ask-Tell-Ask and empathy statements during difficult conversations with patients and families.
Connect communication reliability to patient/family partnership and harm prevention.

Speaker:

Michelle Butler-Jackson, MSN, RN, CPHFH,SCRN, NE-BC, CPPS, CPHQ, CLSS

Division Assistant Vice President, Patient Safety & Clinical Excellence

HCA Houston Healthcare, Gulf Coast Division

Michelle Butler-Jackson serves as Assistant Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality Clinical

Excellence for HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division. She is a pioneering, dedicated, and results-oriented

healthcare executive with more than 20 years of progressive healthcare experience across patient safety,

clinical excellence, total quality systems, regulatory operations, and performance improvement. She has

facilitated performance-improvement teams and initiatives to improve outcomes such as proactive

reduction in patient harm, complications, sentinel events, and healthcare-associated conditions.

NOTE: TGCAHQ COLLABORATIVE webinar for (1.0 CE NAHQ)

This is a free webinar for Collaborative Members, $25 for non-members! Registration will give you the zoom link to finish your registration.

TGCAHQ: 2026 4th Quarter Meeting (In-Person Toy Drive) (December 17, 2026)

Fri, 18 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

(TGCAHQ QTR MEETING - ONLINE, No CEs)
TGCAHQ - 2026 4th Quarter Meeting (open)

We are hosting our last Quarterly Meeting for 2026 to anyone who would like to attend and learn more about what all we did this year. We are planning a networking "Toy Drive/Mixer" for this meeting, so stay tuned for the deets!

MEETING OBJECTIVES

Welcome new members and friends
Review the progress of the year
Consider changes to strategies
Share results of annual member survey
Ask for participation in leadership activities, nominations
Member feedback

NOTE: No Education CEs for this meeting

Registration will give you the link to finish your registration and get your free link to the webinar.