Organization Development Network of New York

Medical experts believe most healthcare acquired infections can be prevented. So why aren't they? The answers are simple, but not easy. Every medical professional knows the importance of hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness. But knowledge alone does not erase old practices. What needs to change is behavior and habit.

One method that's been effective in addressing behavior around social problems is Positive Deviance, which seeks to identify what's working and do more of it. Join us for our monthly program on Monday, April 19, when Lisa Kimball, president of the Plexus Institute, will share how Positive Deviance helped fight in-hospital infection.

In 2005 the Plexus Institute began an innovative effort to prevent infections in healthcare facilities. The effort includes a nationwide network of more than 40 hospitals, six of which are serving as "beta sites" using Positive Deviance (PD), a social change process based on the recognition that in every group or community, there are people who solve problems better than neighbors and colleagues using exactly the same resources. The emphasis is on finding solutions that already exist within the organization. That way, problems and solutions have the same DNA, and successful practices have a better chance of spreading throughout the organization.

Lisa Kimball, PhD, President and CEO of Plexus Institute, is a world renowned expert on Positive Deviance. She is an entrepreneur with more than 30 years experience as an organizational consultant with business, government and non profit organizations. As CEO of Metasystems Design Group and Executive Producer of Group Jazz, Lisa supported the efforts of teams, task forces, communities and organizations and specialized in helping them leverage the power of new technology and social media. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology, cognition and learning conducting research on how senior executives use system thinking. She is active in online community work, organizational development and skilled in applying complexity-inspired principles. She currently serves on the Board of the Organization Development Network.

Please register before noon the day of the program. Advance registration will speed you in to the program. For registrations after that, we can't guarantee access and we'd hate to turn you away. Also please note our registration desk will be closed after 6:15 pm.

Location: Pfizer, 235 E. 42^nd Street,Tudor Room.
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Sign-in and networking starts at 5:30pm) 

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