In-Person and Virtual End of Year Continuing Education Event and Holiday Celebration
UCLA Health Santa Monica Auditorium - Conference Room 3
1250 16th Street Santa Monica California 90404
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30am PT - 1:00pm PT
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Topic
1) Demystifying SSI Prevention: Advancing Surgical Safety and Excellence in Patient Outcomes, 2)Nursing Grand Rounds in the Main Operating Room to Improve Staff Satisfaction, 3)Surgical Site Infections: An Approach to Prevention, 4)From Procurement to Implant: A Culture of Safety Across Transplant Boundaries, 5)Can Implicit Trust in Our Teams Lead to Medical Errors
Credits Offered
This event offers
3.0 CE credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
CEP 17681.
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We’re closing out the year with purpose, partnership, and a powerful lineup of speakers! Join us for a special hybrid continuing education event and festive year-end celebration in collaboration with UCLA Health Santa Monica.
Agenda Highlights
7:15 AM – Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Booths
9:45 AM – Raffle & Networking Break
12:30 PM – Chapter Year-End Message, Lunch & Celebration
Vendor booths, raffles, and holiday cheer await!
TWO Registration Options:
1️⃣ Morning CE Program (Hybrid – limited to 25 in-person seats)
2️⃣ Holiday Year-End Celebration
Space is limited. Parking is too!
Speakers
CEO/Founder
ClarkZim Consultancy Services, LLC
Clark is an experienced infection preventionist with over 15 years of experience. He serves as CEO of ClarkZim Consultancy Services, LLC, Clinical Services Manager for Infection Control at an acute care hospital, and teaches microbiology. Clark holds multiple certifications (AL-CIP, CIC, HACP-IC, CNOR, CPHQ), is an active member of several professional organizations, and co-authored a hand hygiene study in AJIC.
Abdominal transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Faculty Fellow
University of Southern California
Dr. Tayseer Shamaa is a board-certified General Surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He completed two years of dedicated research in transplant surgery and liver perfusion technology, focusing on optimizing organ preservation and graft outcomes. Currently, Dr. Shamaa is completing a fellowship in Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Keck Hospital of the USC, where he specializes in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation as well as complex hepatobiliary procedures.
Assistant Nurse Manager II
UCLA Santa Monica
As new graduate nurse I began my career on a med-surge unit, after two years I transitioned to the CVICU. I developed a passion for cardiac surgery and began a ten +-year career in the CVOR at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Cedar Sinai Medical Center (CSMC).
System VP Perioperative Nursing Practice and Central Sterile
Geisinger Health System
Jamie Ridout, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, CASC, is System VP of Perioperative Nursing Practice at Geisinger, overseeing nine hospitals and four ASCs. With 32 years in perioperative care and 25 in leadership, she serves as AORN National Vice President and candidate for President-Elect; member, Capital NC Chapter (3413). Past three-term president, NC ASC Association. BSN WVU; MSN Duke; MBA Elon. Based in Cary, NC.
Manager of Medical Affairs
Irrimax Corporation
Katie spent 16 years in the operating rooms scrubbing, circulating, charge nursing, clinical coordinating, precepting (basically everything). In Jan of 2025, she was approached to join the clinical team at Irrimax Corporation. She now travels the country educating nurses, techs, doctors, and administration on the benefits of CHG and Irrisept.
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Additional Registration Information:
Registration is now available for both in-person and online sessions. Please use the link to sign up.