Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Using Plain Language – The CLAS-y Compliant Style of Healthcare Conversations and Communication | April 23, 2024

Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Using Plain Language – The CLAS-y Compliant Style of Healthcare Conversations and Communication | April 23, 2024

Over the past five decades, healthcare providers and healthcare systems have been tasked with providing increasingly complex medical care in a more equitable, cost-efficient, time-efficient – not to mention regulation-compliant – manner. During this Webinar, Dr. Kay...
In Case You Missed It | Helping Long-Term Care Residents Keep Their Shine

In Case You Missed It | Helping Long-Term Care Residents Keep Their Shine

Nearly 37% of adults worldwide have vitamin D levels below the recommended amounts, according to research published in the journal Metabolites. In the U.S., studies have found that 14% to 18% of adults have low levels of vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, bones may...
Grant Applications for the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to Offer Person-Centered Dementia Care to Local Respite Care Providers

Grant Applications for the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to Offer Person-Centered Dementia Care to Local Respite Care Providers

Since its inception, the Alzheimer’s Association has been a leader in outlining principles and practices of quality care for individuals living with dementia. Early on, the Guidelines for Dignity described goals for quality care, followed by Key Elements of Dementia...
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance and Fit & Strong Instructor Trainings

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance and Fit & Strong Instructor Trainings

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance is an evidence-based balance training program designed to help adults improve their balance and reduce the risk of falling. Classes meet twice a week for an hour for 12 weeks. Participants are typically older adults living in the...
In Case You Missed It | Helping Long-Term Care Residents Keep Their Shine

Great Plains QIN Webinar: Helping Long-Term Care Residents Keep Their Shine | March 19, 2024

Nearly 37% of adults worldwide have vitamin D levels below the recommended amounts, according to research published in the journal Metabolites. In the U.S., studies have found that 14% to 18% of adults have low levels of vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, bones may...
In Case You Missed It: It’s All About the Heart; Opportunities for Cardiac Care in the Dakotas

In Case You Missed It: It’s All About the Heart; Opportunities for Cardiac Care in the Dakotas

Want to learn more about cardiac rehab services in the Dakotas? Looking for opportunities to improve cardiac care in your organization or community? Interested in resources and tools for outpatient programs? If so, access the recording from a recent Webinar, hosted by...
From Elimination to Resurgence: The Challenges of Controlling Vaccine-Preventable Disease in a Changing World

From Elimination to Resurgence: The Challenges of Controlling Vaccine-Preventable Disease in a Changing World

The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) and Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist, have hosted a webinar, From Elimination to Resurgence: The challenges of controlling vaccine-preventable disease in a...
CDC COCA Call: Overdoses Involving Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl: Clinical and Public Health Implications

CDC COCA Call: Overdoses Involving Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl: Clinical and Public Health Implications

During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the epidemiology of overdoses involving xylazine mixed with fentanyl, the current understanding of health risks related to these overdoses, and acute treatment strategies. The non-opioid drug xylazine has been found in...
Ensuring Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment through the Care Continuum Webinar Series

Ensuring Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment through the Care Continuum Webinar Series

More than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder in 2020.1 However, fewer than 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries with an opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis received medication to treat this condition. In addition, the number of patients...