Presented December 18, 2018 | 60 minutes
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify risks with care transitions for older people with serious or advanced illness.
- Describe best-practice procedures for conducting successful hand-off.
- Develop safety strategies for older adults and caregivers navigating the health system.
Presenters
- Mary Beth Welesko, FNP-BC, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Care New England
- Kathleen Calandra BSN, CPHQ, Director, RI Safe Transitions, Healthcentric Advisors
- Shannon Leveseque, PharmD, Care Transitions Pharmacist, Kent Hospital
- Laura Shawhughes MD, FHM, FACP, Physician Advisor to Utilization Review, Care Management, CDI, Kent Hospital
Accreditation/Designations
Continuing education credit are available free of charge* for those who :1.) attend the entire live or recorded webinar session and 2.) complete and submit the required Program Evaluation Survey. Contact rigec@etal.uri.edu with any CE related questions.
- Nursing: This activity has been approved by the Northeast Multi-State Division (NE-MSD), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, for 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education. Approval valid through November 21, 2020.
- Social Work: This activity has been reviewed and approved as Continuing Education for Social Work for 1.0 contact hour by the Rhode Island College, School of Social Work.
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