Tuesday, July 08, 2008
NEWS
Care Transitions Specialist Featured in October Telephone Learning Session
THIS SESSION IS FULL!REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
The October session of the Telephone Learning Series is titled: "Care Transitions: Handling Changes in Care Settings and Care Providers." It will be held Thursday, October 18 at 12 noon EST.
The term “care transitions” refers to the movement patients make between health care practitioners and settings as their condition and care needs change during the course of a chronic or acute illness.
Care transitions are especially vulnerable times for patients, often characterized by conflicting medical advice, medication errors and a lack of follow-up care. These factors diminish the quality of care, thus necessitating additional treatments that might have been avoided. Dr. Coleman developed an intervention designed to target these problems and ease the transition between care sites and health care providers.
All registrants will receive copies of:
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The Patient Health Record that consists of the essential care elements for facilitating productive communication during the care transition.
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The Discharge Preparation Checklist of critical activities designed to empower patients by ensuring they have the information needed to provide effective and comprehensive care.
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The Medication Discrepancy Tool is a tool for identifying and characterizing medication discrepancies that arise when patients are making the transition between sites of care.
Register for the FREE session by calling 229-931-2707, or register online now. When you register, you’ll be given a toll-free number and dialing instructions to use on October 18. All listeners will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. Registration is open until October 17. If you don’t have an e-mail address, you should register by October 10 to receive the packet in the mail in time for the session.
The RCI Caregiver Support Center and Telephone Learning Series are generously funded by the Charles L. Mix Memorial Fund with the purpose of serving the needs of caregivers in the Southwest Georgia region.
All TLS sessions are recorded and available on the RCI website. Visit our audio library.