Resources
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.
NH August LAN: QI Tactics for Increasing & Documenting Short Stay Vaccination Rates
Event Description: Despite the industry wide focus, vaccination rates still reflect an opportunity for improvement in most post-acute care settings. Join our conversation with experienced SNF clinician leaders as we discuss how quality improvement tools, data and best practices can help improve processes to increase vaccination rates.
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.
Establishing a Robust Pain Management Initiative Within Your Hospital
Established in 2014, the Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville initially intended to improve pain management within emergency settings. PAMI has since expanded to address pain management needs across the entire hospital system setting, including inpatient and outpatient care. Learn from the PAMI team about […]
Understanding F-758: A Practical Approach to Gradual Dose Reductions (GDR) with a Definite Purpose
Nursing Home residents are at higher risk for adverse drug event/side effects associated with antipsychotic medication use. Residents transitioning from acute care with dementia may have behavioral expressions of unmet needs (pain, hunger, thirst etc.) treated with an antipsychotic medication. Assessing the true cause of behavioral expressions can help avoid unnecessary antipsychotic medication use. Targeting […]
Naloxone and Overdose Prevention
Opioid overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Naloxone has been proven to reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
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.