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AHRQ Resources for Care Delivery
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports improvements in care delivery through the development and dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources designed specifically to address challenges and opportunities in primary care settings. This online...
Back to Basics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fall Reduction | September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT The South Dakota Fall Prevention Coalition’s mission is to cultivate collaboration to reduce falls by increasing knowledge and implementing evidence-based fall prevention solutions for older adults. Fall Prevention Awareness...
Spread the Word About Sepsis to Help Save Lives
September is Sepsis Awareness Month In a typical year, at least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis, nearly 270,000 Americans die as a result of sepsis, and 1 in 3 patients who dies in a hospital has sepsis. Sepsis, or the infection causing sepsis, starts...
International Overdose Awareness Day: A Time to Remember. Time to Act.
CDC Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with New Research on Benzodiazepine Overdose August 31, 2021, marks International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a day to remember and grieve those we’ve lost and to strengthen resolve to end overdose injuries and deaths....
Don’t Lose Staff to the Vaccine Mandate; Build Vaccine Confidence Instead
With the announcement of the emergency regulation requiring staff vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing homes, efforts to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine among staff has become a pressing matter. Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques...
Interprofessional Collaborative Efforts to Deprescribe Medications In Long-Term Care | September 20, 2021
Dakota Geriatrics, in partnership with the North Dakota Long Term Care Academy (ND Pharmacists Assn) and the John Hopkins University GWEP will be offering a webinar, Interprofessional Collaborative Efforts to Deprescribe Medications In Long-Term Care. Monday,...
Best Practice Brief: Spectra Support on a Case-by-Case Basis | September 2
September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Spectra Health has fully embraced its integrated model by including social services within the health care team and expectation of care within the clinic. By offering social services support to all community members, Spectra Health was...
Best Practice Brief: Considering Tribal Culture within the Care Plan | August 26, 2021
Considering Tribal Culture within the Care Plan August 26, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Families and communities commonly recognize major events or transitions...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | August 25, 2021
Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:00 - 3:30 pm CT You MUST register to attend! [button...
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Protect America’s Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19
Aug 18, 2021 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is developing an emergency regulation requiring staff vaccinations within the nation’s more than 15,000 Medicare and...