The Adoption Gap: Challenges and Strategies in Emerging Technologies
Trey A. La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS and John Showalter, MD, MSIS
1.00 Hours
For more than a decade, the adoption of health information technology in the United States has been dominated by the implementation of large electronic health records, billing, and financial systems. As the disruption caused by the implementation of these systems begins to wane and systems stabilize, new technologies are emergin....
Stacking Predictive Models to Reduce Readmissions
Benjamin M. Cleveland and Rhiannon Harms
1.00 Hours
Far too often analytics efforts have fallen short of making a tangible impact on outcomes because they haven't been successfully implemented in real workflows. Predictive models remain at risk of becoming isolated in their use along the continuum of care where their integration may provide benefits larger than the sum of each si....
The Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework Applied to Enterprise Risk Management
Barry S. Herrin, JD, FACHE
1.00 Hours
The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force in its June 2017 Final Report recommended a “holistic strategy” that supports both business AND clinical objectives within the healthcare industry. The problem most healthcare enterprises face in acting holistically is that cybersecurity is kept in its own silo, using a unique fr....
Virtual Reality Gets Real in Healthcare
David Metcalf, PhD and Rick Krohn, MA, MAS
1.00 Hours
Recent, real-world case studies in virtual reality (VR) hold promise for medical training as well as operational support. Organizations like the US Army, VA, medical schools, and private hospital systems are exploring new uses. VR is an umbrella term for other areas including augmented reality ("AR") and 3-D. VR and AR technolo....
The Value of the Clinical Narrative in Cancer Care
Jerry Henderson, MD and Michael Clark
1.00 Hours
This session will explore the value of story telling to cancer care, and present intelligent speech technologies deployed by MD Anderson Cancer Center in the EHR to enable the patient narrative to be captured and integrated into care by physicians and patients.
The EHR App Store Is Open – What Is on the Shelf?
Tina Joros, JD / Michael Palantoni / Janet Campbell
1.00 Hours
With just about every EHR vendor staking a claim in “openness” and plug-and-play with startups through APIs, developer portals, and “app stores” that promise to facilitate seamless delivery of third-party apps to empower patients and clinicians, we set out to compare and contrast the business models and underlying processes to u....
The Use of Blockchain to Improve Quality Outcomes
Jason C. Goldwater, MA, MPA
1.00 Hours
The emphasis on defining, measuring and analyzing clinical outcomes of care has never been greater with the emphasis on value-based care and alternative payment models as defined in the Medicaid and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Collecting information on outcomes usually represents a moment in time during a patient encounter....
Food Services to Vulnerable Persons
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Food risk management; Food safety programs; Food safety specific issues; High risk foods
Substance Abuse Family Therapy
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Substance Abuse Family Therapyprovides an introduction to substance abuse treatment and family therapy. It introduces the changing definition of family, explores the evolution of the field of family therapy and the primary models of family therapy, presents concepts from the substance abuse treatment field and discusses the effe....
When Writing a Script Just Isn’t Enough: Strategies to Overcome Barriers Associated with Poor Asthma Control in Older Adults
Dr. Tolly Epstein (MD MS FAAAAI), Dr. Dennis K. Ledford (MD FAAAAI), and Dr. Carol A. Saltoun
1.25 Hours
Provide participants with evidence-based approaches to improve asthma control in older adults, with consideration for both medication and non-medication related strategies. Approaches to distinguish asthma symptoms from co-morbid illness, as well as strategies to safely and effectively manage older asthmatics with particular phy....
The Safety of Asthma and Allergy Medications During Pregnancy: New Horizons
Christina Chambers (PhD MPH), Tamara Johnson (MD MS, FDA), and Jennifer A. Namazy (MD FAAAAI)
1.25 Hours
The purposes of this workshop are to 1) present knowledge gaps regarding the safety of asthma and allergy medications during pregnancy; 2) present the structure and function of the new FDA pregnancy labeling system; and 3) describe the VAMPSS system and show how VAMPSS can fill in knowledge gaps regarding the safety of asthma an....
Telemedicine, the Cost-Effective Alternative: CMS & TJC Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Telemedicine is a popular model for delivering care because of its accessibility and convenience for patients. With its growing popularity, telemedicine has become part of the standard consultation process, meaning providers now have more compliance standards to abide by. During this session, our expert will guide attendees thro....
SIP Core Integration Seminar 2: Family Systems Study and Application
Jim Morningstar, PhD
4.00 Hours
Using the audio download and class text, "Kerr, M. and Bowen, M. Family Evaluation: An Approach based on Bowen Theory, 1998," students will get a foundational understanding of the theory and practice of Family Systems Therapy. Concepts of individuation, triangling, family secrets, multigenerational projection process and others....
Transformational Psychology
Jim Morningstar PhD
16.00 Hours
Beyond an overview of theory this course provides a variety of learning opportunities and leadership skills for integrating spiritual principles into one's career and everyday life with psychologically grounded techniques. Topics include dream mastery, creating a statement of purpose and a yearly holistic life plan, Gestalt lead....
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
EYPServices
Early identification of additional needs can make a huge difference to the children we care for. Particularly when there is a Special Educational Need or Disability suspected or diagnosed. As practitioners and SEND co-ordinators it is our role to make sure that we offer the best start that we can for all of the children in our c....
X-Ray - Chest and Emergency Interpretation
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
A comprehensive review of the fundamental principles of chest and emergency X-Ray interpretation. 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. Often the chest x-ray will be....
Clinical Management of Mechanical Ventilation 1
Andrew Hutton and Peter MacNaughton
This session reviews the initial settings during mechanical ventilation and the management of abnormal blood gases.
Supporting People to Live and Die Well
Tes Smith
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the NHS National End of Life Care Programme Framework for Social Care (Supporting People to Live and Die Well) and explores the role of social care in working with and looking after people approaching the end of life. This session was reviewed by Tes Smith and Richard Kitchen, and last updated in January....
Management of Symptoms Associated with Wounds
Jane McManus
0.50 Hours
This session explores the assessment and management of wounds in end of life care. It also considers the types of challenging skin problems that individuals may face at end of life and gives an overview of the psychological, social and spiritual implications on the patient. This session was reviewed by Sally Newman and Richard K....
Promoting Best Practice in Catheter Care
Christine Selwood, Debbie Pond, Suzanne Jordan
This session will provide an overview of the risks of catheterisation and the key principles of good catheter care. It will focus specifically on the risk of catheter acquired UTI (CAUTI) and strategies for prevention.
Understanding Operations for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.00 Hours
In this course, you will gain an understanding of medical office functionality, workflows, technology. Content will examine appropriate resource use related to the functionality of operations, and will explore ways to determine operational improvements.
Understanding Cancer
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
30.00 Hours
The topic “Cancer” is profound and multifaceted. In reality, despite considerable advances in research and technology, it remains somewhat of an unsolved mystery to medical science. Even today, the media is full of confirmation of the “mystery” status of cancer.