Infection Control in Homecare and Hospice provides an overview of the infection control practices applicable to care of the patient in the home setting. The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the CDC Transmission Precautions and CDC / WHO...

Without a ‘playbook’ like the Medicare Hospice Benefit, starting or growing a community-based palliative care (CBPC) program can feel daunting. CBPC programs face many challenges including reimbursement, workforce shortages, and scalability. Despite the challenges...

This course provides an overview of the pathophysiology and management of the tree most common types of lower extremity ulcers: venous, arterial, and diabetic.

Hospice managers need a sound foundation of the basics of financial performance and financial management. Skills in risk management in the realm of financial management are also essential for today’s hospice. Hospice MDP participants will develop...

The goal of this course is to provide the learner with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to assess neuropathic pain, determine patient goals, implement interventions and define outcomes for neuropathic pain to enhance the patient’s quality of life.

This course will provide the learner with the knowledge to assess and identify the type of nociceptive pain (somatic, visceral), the pathophysiology of nociceptive pain and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions that provide relief from suffering associated with types of nociceptive pain.

At best, when a family is facing serious illness, there can be some degree of disruption in family functioning that requires skillful care on the part of the clinician. The challenges to the clinician increase when families begin this journey from a...

This course discusses assessment as the foundation of pain management. Specifically addressed are elements of a complete pain assessment, pain intensity scales, and the role of critical judgment in managing patients' pain effectively.

Healthcare professionals are challenged to chart a path forward that focuses on optimization of health rather than just treatment of disease. There is a dawning realization of what it truly takes to assure an organization’s clinical and financial...

Patient Safety in Home Care discusses the importance of patient safety in the home. Included in this course is information on clinical and non-clinical errors, Outcome Based Quality Monitoring (OBQM) of adverse events, Medical Device Act (MDA) and National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) from Joint Commission.

Acclaimed author, inspirational speaker, nationally known health care advisor, and now President & CEO of Stratum Health System and Tidewell Hospice, Jonathan Fleece, will lead the audience through a transformational journey focused on one of...

This course discusses pharmacological management of pain of various types and origins. Additionally, the categories of analgesics are discussed as well as their role in achieving balanced analgesia.

This course will discuss the importance of regaining the professional skills of evidence-based prognostication. It will discuss the risks of treatment associated with geriatric syndromes and why we should be aware of these diagnoses when we recommend care. We will also touch...

Although suicide is a very difficult topic to cover, this course provides the clinician with the assistance in identifying the warning signs of suicidal ideation in the elderly. In addition, risk behaviors, common myths regarding suicidal behavior and strategies for crisis intervention are covered. Statistics show that suicide rates in the elderly are increasing annually, thus the need for clinicians to have this important information.

Heart Failure: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments covers the types of heart failure, common causes of heart failure and associated symptoms.

The healthcare system of our country is poised for significant change; its future will be built around the consumer and their experience, not a payer nor a provider. New models will fundamentally alter how healthcare organizations interact with...

In this course, leaders from NHPCO and AAHPM will discuss how innovative value-based payment models, including several alternative payment models recently announced by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), are presenting unprecedented opportunities...

The pervasiveness of psychological trauma exposure has been established in the general population and among older adults. There is emerging evidence for additional opportunities for exposure to psychological trauma at or near the end of life...

Are you flummoxed when trying to admit a patient who appears terminal, but doesn’t have an end-stage diagnosis? Are you using the disease-specific guidelines correctly as you assess and document eligibility? What do information do you gather...

This course will assist the learner in discussing communication as a way of moving beyond emotional support, defining effective patient/family communication and exploring more assertive approaches to communication.

This course will assist the learner in identifying and addressing common obstacles associated with challenging cases and taking into account scope of practice when dealing with challenging cases. Application of key concepts to case examples will be...