Educational Programs - The Carolinas Center for Hospice & End of Life Care

July Breakfast for Brainiacs® - Continuous Care
August Breakfast for Brainiacs® - Boundary Issues in Clinical Practice
August Tea Time Topics - Caring with Caution
Leading the Charge: Elevating the Role of Social Work in End-of-Life Care
Beyond the Basics: Implementing the New Hospice Conditions of Participation

EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

The Carolinas Center sends out an education newsletter twice a month with all of our upcoming events as well as events offered by hospice provider members and collaborating agencies of The Carolinas Center. If you would like to be on this mailing list, please click here.

AUDIO CONFERENCE TAPES AND CD's

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OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

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MEDICARE LEARINING NETWORK

The Carolinas Center has a partnership with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
For information on the "Medicare Learning Network" (Medlearn), go to:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn

Breakfast for Brainiacs® Audio Conference

Continuous Care
When: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 from 8:30-9:30am
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Roseanne Berry, MS, RN, Partner and Consultant, RBC Consulting, LLC

When is Continuous Home Care appropriate? How does your IDG assess the need for this level of care? What regulations and criteria govern CHC eligibility? Do you know the key elements for documenting this service? What options do hospices have for staffing CHC? Tune in to hear national hospice expert Roseanne Berry explore the ins and outs of Continuous Home Care.

Note: to register for this event by fax, please download the flyer, complete it, and fax it to 803.791-5664. If you have any questions about the Breakfast for Brainiacs program, please contact Tracy Forman at tforman@carolinasendoflifecare.org or 803.791.4220.

Breakfast for Brainiacs® Audio Conference

Boundary Issues in Clinical Practice
When: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 8:30-9:30am
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Risa Hanau, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Risa Hanau Consulting, Greensboro, NC

Hospice provides the opportunity for clinicians to practice in a highly independent environment. Clinicians are responsible for establishing clear boundaries over the course of the assignment. At times personal issues, expectations of patients and families, and compassion fatigue can impact the clinical care which is provided. Warning signs and common problem areas will be explored through the use of case examples. Education, team consultation, and supervision will be discussed as methods to prevent and address boundary crossings and boundary violations.

Tea Time Topics Audio Conference

Caring with Caution
When: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 3:00-4:00 pm
Where: Audioconference

Speaker: Risa Hanau, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Risa Hanau Consulting, Greensboro, NC

Nursing Assistants hold a unique place on the hospice team. Often it is the nursing assistant that makes the most visits to a particular patient and has the most intimate relationship with the patient and family due to the nature of the care provided. This combination can lead to difficulty for nursing assistants in establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries. This session will provide information on establishing appropriate boundaries at the start of each assignment, how to self-monitor behavior throughout an assignment, and how to utilize team members and supervisors to problem solve. Issues including self-disclosure and gift-giving will be addressed.

Note: to register for this event by fax, please download the flyer, complete it, and fax it to 803.791-5664. If you have any questions about the Tea Time Topics program, please contact Tracy Forman at tforman@carolinasendoflifecare.org or 803.791.4220.

Leading the Charge: Elevating the Role of Social Work in End-of-Life Care

A One-Day Workshop for Social Workers

When: Friday, September 5, 2008
Where: Charlotte Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

Speaker: Mary Raymer, LMSW, ACSW

This workshop is designed to assist social workers view everyday ethical dilemmas through the lens of social work values. A process for ethical decision-making will be outlined and participants will problem-solve some of the most common ethical dilemmas we encounter in end-of-life care Techniques for everyday advocacy and leadership will also be discussed to help elevate the profession to its rightful place at the table.

Participants will be able to:

Articulate key social work values and mission in end-of-life care
Implement an ethical decision-making process
Discuss some of the most common ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care
Identify resources to assist with the ethics resolution process
Define everyday advocacy and leadership techniques that elevate the role of social work in end-of-life care

Click here to fill out your registration online.

Note: Click here to download the brochure for full information about this program.

Beyond the Basics: Implementing the New Hospice Conditions of Participation

Three half-day workshops that go beyond the basics with outstanding speakers to help you prepare for compliance with the CoPs!

When: Friday, September 11-12, 2008
Where: Charlotte Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC

Speaker: Mary Michal, JD, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.; Cherry Meier, RN, MSN, LNHA, Vice President of Public Affairs VITAS Innovative Hospice Care and Susan Balfour, RN , Multiview, Inc.

Program Description:

Now that you have read the new Hospice Conditions of Participation, how do you apply them to your program?
What are the critical points for compliance with the CoPs on assessment, care planning, nursing homes, administration and governance?
How should you manage when the CoPs are not specific or when the federal and state hospice rules differ?

This program offers the opportunity to hear from national hospice experts on three key areas of hospice services and program management in the context of the new Medicare Conditions of Participation. Presentations will emphasize both meeting the ‘letter of the law’ and the focus on quality in patient care and in program operations.

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Note: Click here to download the brochure for full information about this program.

Disclosure to Participants

Successful Completion of this Continuing Nursing Education Activity:

In order to receive full contact-hour credit for CNE activity, you must:

Be present no later than five (5) minutes after starting time
Remain until the scheduled ending time, and
Sign the attendance Roster, and complete and submit the Evaluation Form to the staff person overseeing the workshop at the conclusion of the program, at which time you will receive your certificate.

Requirements for successful completion may also include participation in individual or group activities, such as discussion, exercises, practice questions, pre-/post-testing, etc.

Conflict of Interest

A Conflict of Interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial interest with which she/he has a financial relationship.

The planners and presenters of each CNE activity will disclose any conflict of interest, and the resolution status at each CNE activity.

Non-Endorsement of Products

The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care's approved provider status, and the NC Nurses Association's accredited approver status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.

Off-label Product Use

This CNE activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).