Keri McDermott
Antibiotic Stewardship: Updates and Opportunities to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
In this session, Josh Ohrtman, PharmD, discussed antibiotic stewardship and the CDC's core elements and explained why appropriate use of antibiotics is important. Ohrtman also outlined barriers to antibiotic stewardship and provided resources and opportunities for reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Access the Recording | Access the Presentation Speaker: Josh Ohrtman, PharmD | Medicine Shoppe; Rapid […]
Up Your Protection From Infections I Friday Focus 4 Health May Series
Up Your Protection From Infections | 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 designed to improve patient outcomes. Register Today Topics for the May Series include sepsis, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Advance Care Planning: What’s New
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that involves making decisions about your future health care. It typically involves discussions between individuals, their families and their healthcare providers to understand and document a person's values, preferences and goals for medical treatment, especially in situations where the individual may not be able to communicate or make […]
Ensuring Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment through the Care Continuum Webinar Series
WebinarMore 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 who stay in treatment after hospital discharge decrease drastically during the transition of […]
Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Decreasing Stigma & Increasing Access: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities
FreeThis one-hour webinar highlighted the importance of screening for Opioid Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder, an overview of MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder) and how it looks in a rural hospital/clinic and at a treatment facility. Presenters also discussed how stigma impacts the treatment of substance use disorders. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | 3:00 – […]
Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Sepsis Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention | August 20, 2024
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication that occurs when the body’s response to an infection becomes overwhelming. Sepsis can be caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infections, and it can lead to organ failure, septic shock and death. In North Dakota and South Dakota, sepsis is the #1 admission and readmission diagnosis. With sepsis, time […]
Thursday’s Boost Session With Your QIO | Nursing Homes in North Dakota and South Dakota
Register Here Thursdays @ 4:00 CT/3:00 MT For Nursing Home Staff in North Dakota and South Dakota This will be our final weekly BOOST Call. We'll recap what we've achieved and share what we know about what’s next for the QIN-QIO program. Boost With Your QIO will be led by Great Plains QIN Advisors.