by | Jul 8, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
The opioid epidemic refers to the widespread misuse of both prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs in the United States and other countries. This crisis has led to a significant increase in opioid overdoses and deaths, along with profound social and economic...
by | Jul 3, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
An adverse drug event (ADE) is “an injury resulting from the use of a drug.” Under this definition, the term adverse drug event includes harm caused by the drug (adverse drug reactions and overdoses) and harm from the use of the drug. ADE’s may result from...
by | Jul 2, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Join the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) and Drs. Noel Brewer and Jessica Young for the webinar, Effective HPV vaccine communication: Helping providers and nursing staff make strong vaccine recommendations....
by | Jul 2, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to highlight the unique strengths and challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in relation to mental health. Named in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, a journalist, teacher, author...
by | Jun 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) is offering several new trainings in July, including Crisis Intervention Strategies to Decrease the Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Nursing Facility Residents, Effective De-escalation...
by | Jun 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety
The South Dakota Area Health Education Center is excited to again host the fifth annual Mission: Possible | Advancing Action Against Substance Use Together conference. This year’s conference will shine a spotlight on substance use, fostering critical...
by | Jun 27, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
Achieving and maintaining high vaccination rates helps keep tribal communities safe from diseases, such as COVID-19, measles, polio and whooping cough. That’s why Indian Health Service (IHS), tribal, and urban Indian providers are encouraged to apply the national IHS...
by | Jun 25, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Learn about the impact of dementia in caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19 and how to protect the emotional health of nursing home staff through this no-cost, updated Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) online training developed by the Centers for...
by | Jun 21, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
The The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) is hosting several workshops this week; cultural humility, power sharing and systems thinking are the workshop themes. Registration is limited to participants from Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South...
by | Jun 19, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
Join Immunize South Dakota for the next Online & in-the-know session focusing on pertussis and the vaccines that prevent it. With an increase in cases nationally, this webinar is perfectly timed to help improve immunization rates and the health of the communities....
