Documentation, Collaboration and Communication
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Reasons for documentation; Responsibilities; “Do’s and “don'ts” of documentation; Principles of collaboration; Communication for safe and quality care and service delivery
Bullying and Harrassment
Deb Shearman
1.00 Hours
Overview; Signs of bullying and harassment in the workplace; Responding to workplace bullying and harassment; Strategies for communication and conflict resolution
Workplace Aggression
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Triggers for verbal or physical aggression; Alcohol intoxication; Risk management approach to remove or reduce workplace aggression.
Specific Populations, Substance Abuse and Cultural Sensitivity
Yvonne Martinez, CADC II, ICADC, NCAC I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
Specific Populations, Substance Abuse and Cultural Sensitivity provides an overview in defining cultural sensitivity and the primary dimensions of awareness to become a culturally competent substance abuse counselor. Discussed are world views and clinical issues in treatment and awareness surrounding the Hispanic/Latino, African....
Substance Abuse Group Therapy
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Substance Abuse Group Therapy defines therapeutic groups as those with trained leaders and a primary intent to help people recover from substance abuse. It also explains why groups work so well for treating substance abuse and describes the purpose, main characteristics, leadership, and techniques of five group therapy models, t....
Treatment Program Core Services
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Treatment Program Core Services describes the core services every program should offer, the enhanced services that should be available on site or through links with community-based services, and the process of assessment, placement, and treatment planning that helps clinicians address each client's needs. Based on research and....
The Impact of Care Coordination & Multidisciplinary Team on Value-Based Reimbursement
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Healthcare reform, value-based reimbursement, and revenue cycles all require effective care coordination and multidisciplinary teamwork to produce optimal clinical and financial outcomes. Patient flow, length of stay, discharge and transition planning, and minimal denials are a few functions that depend on a collaborative effort....
Utilization Review Standards: Minimizing Cost and Maximizing Quality
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Utilization review (UR) allows hospitals to monitor and protect themselves and their patients against unnecessary readmissions. It is important to be compliant with the UR standards to avoid penalties from the Recovery Audit Contractors and the Office of the Inspector General. During this program, attendees will learn about CoPs....
What is Your Benchmark for Measuring Case Management Outcomes?
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
When all is said and done, how do we know that we are doing a good job as case managers? During this webinar, our experts will review the latest outcome measures in case management and provide examples of dashboards that can be used to track and trend CM results over time. Learn how to measure your impact on your patients and yo....
Transforming Patient Experience with a Mobile Wayfinding Platform
Katie Logan
0.75 Hours
Navigating and accessing large hospital systems can be difficult for patients. Piedmont Healthcare, a $3.5 billon, seven-hospital system in North Georgia developed a mobile wayfinding platform allowing patients to use smartphones to get from home, to the right parking garage, and step-by-step guidance to their destination to vas....
Using Simulation Training to Speed EHR Adoption
John C. Frenzel, MD, MS and Craig Owen, CPHIMS
1.00 Hours
Successful EHR implementation hinges on several factors with user training in the top rank. Classroom training, while standard, is perceived as high cost and low value by many medical professionals. While time in the classroom is a component of an overall learning strategy, simulation training is playing an increasing role in....
Shared Savings Power Tools: An ACO-Focused App and Open HIE
Faron Thompson, MBA and James T. Whitfill, MD
1.00 Hours
Only a minority of the ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) are meeting the quality performance standards and generating savings above their minimum savings rate. This low success rate may be due in part to the complex data gathering and analytics necessary to meet the MSSP’s compliance and reporting....
SIP Core Integration Seminar 1: GoalsPersonal Time Study
Jim Morningstar, PhD
2.00 Hours
How to approach goal setting from a holistic perspective and utilize physical, mental and emotional energy in synchronous ways to manifesting one's heart's desires is studied. Analysis of one's personal schedule and techniques for effective change will be demonstrated. The recommended text, Spiritual Psychology, Milwaukee, WI: T....
SIP Core Integration Seminar 5: Levels of Existence and Spiral Dynamics
Jim Morningstar, PhD
3.00 Hours
The general systems theory of the late visionary thinker and psychologist, Claire W. Graves, Ph.D., is presented along with its profound implications for understanding and predicting human behavior. Applications in the clinical, business and political arenas are graphically demonstrated by his students in the class text, Beck, D....
The Sevenfold Path to Health and Happiness
Jim Morningstar, PhD
16.00 Hours
During this course students will learn and practice the techniques which best realign their body, mind and spirit. Students will identify their core issues and strengths of each of their chakras and use the most effective Bioenergetic, yogic, sound, and inner reflective exercises to get them humming with harmony. This material is....
Understanding Dementia 4 - Activities and Occupation
e3Learning
This course has been developed to give learners a better understanding of the importance that activities and being occupied have in promoting quality of life for people with dementia. It will assist learners in developing practical ideas on how to keep people with varying levels of dementia active and occupied.
Smile Design: The Mock-up.
Michael Koczarski, DDS
Dr. Koczarski will discuss how an intra oral mock-up can provide valuable information to the patient, the lab and the dentist. He will demonstrate a freehand composite mock-up technique on the front four incisors. The process of a mock-up is not only designed to show what can be achieved but also what cannot be achieved. Dr. K....
Developing a workplace culture to support Innovation, Improvement and service quality
Jenny Bergin BPharm, MBA, FACP, GAICD, General Manager at ACP
Designed to introduce the importance of developing workplace culture as a strategy to support business viability and service quality, and how to differentiate innovation from improvement. Accreditation Details and Estimated Time to Complete This activity was developed and accredited in Australia and was designed to address c....
Clinical Management of Mechanical Ventilation 2
Andrew Hutton and Peter MacNaughton
This session describes how to identify and treat common problems encountered after the initial set up of mechanical ventilation
Screening Asymptomatic Patients
Helen Bailey
0.50 Hours
This session will describe a full screen for diagnosis or exclusion of STIs in an asymptomatic woman, an asymptomatic heterosexual man and an asymptomatic man who has sex with men (MSM) and the rationale behind the approach.
X-Ray - Nursing Interpretation
Dr. Drew McMenamin, MBBS, FRANZCR
A comprehensive review of the fundamental principles in chest X-Ray interpretation and reporting. Despite the technological advancements in medical imaging, the chest X-Ray remains the most frequently requested radiological investigation, and one of, if not the most difficult to interpret correctly. This course provides a comp....
Ultrasound - Critical Care
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
This course provides an understanding of the techniques and interpretation of ultrasound at the bedside with a focus on RUSH techniques including HI MAP, and ultrasound guided intervention. The topics covered include basic echocardiography, ultrasound of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, 1st trimester obstetrics, DVT scanning and ultr....
Ultrasound - Medical and Surgical
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
This course provides an overview of the techniques and interpretation of diagnostic ultrasound in internal medicine and surgery. The topics covered include ultrasound of the chest, neck, abdomen, pelvis and 1st trimester obstetrics. Quizzes are used to ensure participants comprehend fundamental learning objectives.
Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD): More Common Than You Think
Gerriann Jackson (MS, CCC-SLP), Andrej A. Petrov (MD), and Dr. Stephen A. Tilles (MD FAAAAI)
1.25 Hours
Asthma is an extremely heterogeneous disease, with many clinical manifestations. Many patients with asthma experience prominent symptoms of upper airway obstruction (e.g. loss of voice, inspiratory flow limitation) and in some subjects upper airway dysfunction may be a prominent manifestation of disease. VCD exists as a spectru....
Surgery, Anesthesia & PACU Standards: the CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover the CMS Hospital CoP standards for surgery, anesthesia, and PACU, and the current interpretive guidelines regarding pre and post-anesthesia evaluations, anesthesia services, and moderate and deep sedation. Our expert will discuss types of deficiencies hospitals receive in the areas of informed consent, H&....