Friday Focus 4 Health: July Series I Multi-Visit Patients (MVPs) – Reducing Preventable ED Visits
The Friday Focus 4 Health July Series begins on July 7, 2023 Multi-Visit Patient (MVP) - Reducing Preventable ED Visits | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts. Participants will connect across the Dakotas for a diverse and collaborative […]
GPQIN Webinar – Care Approaches for the Person with Dementia | August 8, 2023- 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT
There are an estimated 6.7 million Americans with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023, and the incidence is expected to increase as the number of 65 and older surges. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 75% of people with Alzheimer’s disease will be admitted to the nursing home by age 80. There is much we do not understand […]
Vaccinations In Older Adults
As a healthcare provider, you play a crucial role in promoting and administering immunizations for older adults. Immunizations are essential in protecting older adults from preventable diseases and improving their overall health and quality of life. During this Webinar, Allison Hursman, PharmD, discussed vaccines in older adults, including risks and benefits and addressing safety concerns. […]
Friday Focus 4 Health: August Series | Looking at Immunizations Through A Different Lens
The Friday Focus 4 Health August Series begins on August 4, 2023 Looking at Immunizations Through a Different Lens | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts. Participants will connect across the Dakotas for a diverse and collaborative learning experience […]
Patient Safety Culture: What Your Organization Needs To Know
Fostering a culture of patient safety within our healthcare organizations is critical to ensuring that our patients and residents have the safest care possible. This webinar will provide an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) which assess patient safety culture from the perspectives of providers and […]
September Focus For Health I Strategies to Prevent Adverse Drug Events: Now on Wednesdays
We have moved our Focus 4 Health Sessions to Wednesdays at 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm CT Join our September Focus 4 Health Series: Strategies to Prevent Adverse Drug Events. During September, we will revisit the important topics of 1) Tactics to Reduce ADE’s with Prescribing & Transcribing of Medications, 2) Dispensing and Administration and […]
Care Coordination: The Complex Patient (A Behavioral Health Perspective)
This presentation will aim to illicit conversations surrounding complex patients and will highlight the importance of well-informed, multi-level care coordination. Included will be brief touchpoints related to engagement, social needs and burnout. The intended audience is anyone that works in residential, inpatient, primary or emergency care. Access the Recording Objectives: During this Webinar, attendees discussed: […]
October Focus 4 Health Series: A Culture of Safety | Register Today
Join our October Focus 4 Health Series: A Culture of Safety Wednesdays in October | 12:15 - 12:45 pm CT During this Series, we will discuss strategies to: Achieve consistent, safe operations in recognition of high-risk organizational activities Establish a blame-free environment where individuals report errors or near misses without fear of reprimand or punishment […]
Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Isolation and Loneliness I November 14, 2023
The need for solutions to social isolation and loneliness has never been greater. Solutions consist of developing communities and teams that are cognizant of such solutions nurture a social construct of personal empowerment. An organization that values social connectedness, inclusion and a growth mindset will allow their community and staff to thrive in skills of […]
South Dakota Great Plains Quality Care Coalition (GPQCC) Quarterly Meeting
The goal for these meetings will be to focus on needs within South Dakota and how we can work together to improve and implement best practices. Next Meeting: May 16, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm CT During the May 16 meeting, Jess Danko, MS, RRT, LTC-CIP, will discuss pneumonia and oral health; focused on […]