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Resilience – Individual, Organization, Community | Presentation and Recording Available
An overwhelming 55 percent of front-line health care workers are reporting burnout¹. Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. Dr. Andrew McLean, MD, MPH; Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences,...
CDC’s New Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published new pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adults 19 years or older who have not previously received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or whose previous vaccination history is unknown. CDC now...
February is American Heart Month – Cardiovascular Health For ALL
Every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease¹. The number one cause of deaths for most groups, heart disease affects all ages, genders and ethnicities. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and excessive alcohol...
Online Course Available: Achieving Health Equity
This 2-hour, self-paced course offers education on how to identify and eliminate health disparities in your organization. The course will help your organization prioritize the elimination of disparities as a cross-cutting initiative to improve the quality of care for...
Interactive COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Module for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals are patients’ and parents’ most-trusted source of information on vaccines¹. Motivational interviewing allows us to serve as an objective partner when it comes to decision making. Why does it work for vaccine hesitancy? Those that are in the...
Webinar: Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program | January 26, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 1:00 pm CT Healthcare providers and stakeholders...
Meet Our Newest Team Member: Jenifer Lauckner, RN
Jenifer Lauckner is the newest member of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team; she will be supporting nursing homes and communities as a Quality Improvement Advisor. My work experience…I worked at St. Andrew’s Health Center, a Critical Access Hospital,...
COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassadors – We Celebrate You!
109 organizations have been recognized as a COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador. This is something to CELEBRATE. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network launched our COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Resilience – Individual, Organizational, Community (with annotations for pandemics) | January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. This presentation will discuss risks related to caretaker/provider health during times of crises as well as models for both individual and organizational wellness. [button...
Thursday’s BOOST WIth Your QIO: Nursing Homes Are Invited to Join
A Weekly Education and Sharing Session for North Dakota and South Dakota Nursing Homes Thursdays @ 4:00 CT/3:00 MT | Beginning January 20, 2022 Join Us. We will help your home access and understand new COVID-19 recommendation and guidance. An office hours format will...