Resources
Practicing Antibiotic Stewardship in the Detection and Treatment of UTI
Urinary tract infections in nursing homes impact patient and resident quality of life, quality measures and readmissions. Join the conversation with our esteemed physician speakers as they discuss current best practices around recognition, diagnosis, prevention, and antibiotic stewardship.
The Science of Pain: Evidence-Based Approaches to Treatment
This online workshop will provide an overview of the neurobiology of pain. Specific areas of the brain that process pain will be presented. Participants will also learn how opioids are used to treat pain and the limitations of this strategy. In addition, the multitude of evidence-based approaches to treat pain will be a focus of […]
CC September LAN: Care Planning for Successful Transitions During COVID-19
Care transitions are times when hospitalized older adults are vulnerable to poor clinical outcomes such as medication errors, readmission, and even death. Well-executed care transitions incorporate effective communication and shared decision making between patients, care partners, and providers along with accurate medication reconciliation, planned follow-up, and education on reportable signs and symptoms of clinical changes. […]
Neuroscience of Addiction: Disease or Decision?
As addictions professionals, we often have gaps in our education around the basics of how our brain functions as well how that functioning is impacted by substance use, addiction, and recovery. Neuroscience of Addiction is a foundational course designed to introduce the fundamentals of brain functioning in ways that are both understandable and can be […]
CC August LAN: “Daunting” – Discharge Experience Perspectives from Older Adults with Diabetes
Event Description: Patient and family experiences with transitions of care provide insights into opportunities to improve cross-setting care transitional processes and improve customer experience scores. Together, we will learn from Dr. Jacqueline Lamanna’s research how patients and families felt about their transition experiences and their perceptions of the greatest risk factors for readmission.
Opioid Education: What You Need to Know
Event Description: In this session, participants will learn what opioids are and the different types that define them, the benefits and dangers of opioid use and the metabolic impact of opioids on older adults such as mobility, increased falls etc. The side effects of opioids and the signs of overdose in addition to the benefits […]
Optimizing Care Transitions of Older Adults with Diabetes
Over 25% of adults over the age of 65 years have diabetes. We will discuss factors that contribute to complexity of care transitions for older adults with diabetes, interventions to support effective care transitions and challenges faced post discharge identified during interviews with patients and care-partners.
Opioid Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Training
This session will provide an overview of the opioid crisis in North Carolina and how communities are responding. This session will also review administration of the overdose reversal agent, naloxone, and where individuals can access naloxone.
Go to The Hospital Or Stay Here: The Use of Evidence – Based Decision Guides to Reduce Readmissions
Join our conversation as we learn how hospital decision guide tools can help providers think differently on how to prepare patients, families and staff for change in condition discussions and reduce avoidable readmissions.