Category: Training

Action Pact’s Culture Change Now – Conversations with Carmen

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August 21, 2020: Meaningfully Engage Individuals – In their Rooms – Especially Those Living with Dementia
Presenters: Carmen Bowman, with Guest Host Megan Hannan

Join us for oodles of ideas to meaningfully engage individuals with their surroundings, especially those living with dementia. Perhaps we are in our biggest challenge ever, to provide meaningful engagement to persons alone in their rooms. What a great opportunity to be creative! Institutionalized, isolated people need the gift of our intentionality to be able to engage naturally with their surroundings, even when there is not a pandemic. We can help to overcome boredom. Get a long list of ideas, contribute to it, and allow it to inform your work into the future.

Leadership and Laughter: The Courage to be Fearless in the Workplace

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August 27, 2020: Leadership and Laughter: The Courage to be Fearless in the Workplace
Presenter: Diana Jordan, Professional speaker / author, entrepreneur, CEO, advocate for women’s health and Internationally Certified Laughter Therapist

A dynamic Virtual Presentation delivered with wisdom & a twist of humor!

Purpose:  Learn how courageous leaders can use humor to cope with today’s demands, bolster their effectiveness, build relationships and teamwork. and improve organizational outcomes.

Target audience:  Leaders and aspiring leaders in any health care setting.  If you want to learn how to see the positive in all kinds of changes and use your common sense of humor to deal with challenging situations in the workplace, this webinar is for you!

More Information: https://extension2.missouri.edu/leadership-and-laughter-the-courage-to-be-fearless-in-the-workplace.

Immunization Webinar Series – FREE!

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Starting August 20, 2020: Immunization Webinar Series

The purpose of this series of 5 webinars is to update the knowledge base regarding immunization practices and vaccine recommendations based on national guidelines and the latest evidence to guide practice.

Topics:

  • VFC 411 Immunization Scheduling
  • VFC 411 The Basics
  • Influenza Vaccination
  • COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

More Information: https://extension2.missouri.edu/immunization-webinar-series-2-fy21.

HAI-Infection Prevention on the Frontlines: Back to the Basics – in the Midst of a Global Pandemic

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July 27 – September 6, 2020: ON DEMAND

Frontline nurses care for patients of all ages, across multiple care settings, with myriad health issues – not just those with infectious disease processes. It is a challenge to stay current with the latest evidence-based knowledge regarding infection prevention and COVID-19 has made this even more demanding. And depending on the practice setting, frontline nurses may have vastly different levels of institutional support and available resources to meet this demand.

The purpose of this conference is to enhance the capacity of frontline nurses to provide exemplary care to individuals with infectious diseases by focusing on the basics – which are applicable to all patients and always changing – and to demonstrate the profound impact an individual caregiver who practices from a proven base of evidence can have on patient outcomes. Linkages to COVID-19 are integrated throughout.

More Information including registration can be found at https://extension2.missouri.edu/hai-infection-prevention-on-the-frontlines-back-to-the-basics-in-the-midst-of-a-global-pandemic.

Missouri Guidance on Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities

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The guidance on reopening of long-term care facilities has been finalized. The guidance will be posted to the DHSS website at https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/professionals.php under Long-Term Care Facilities.

The department has contracted with the University of Missouri-Sinclair School of Nursing QIPMO team to assist homes through the reopening process. DHSS requests that homes contact the QIPMO team as they begin the reopening process.

The “usual” QIPMO team of nurses and leadership coaches will be available for assistance, and a couple of new team members have been added to the new CAT group – the COVID Accountability Team. Please, please feel free to directly contact your “representative”.

Below is the contact information for SNFs and ICFs (you can reach out to your regional QIPMO nurse or leadership coach):

Below you’ll find the contact information for ALFs and RCFs:

 

Please join the QIPMO-Webinar for COVID Updates in Long-Term Care, including a review of the Reopening Guidance

 

A reminder that all staff and resident positive cases should be reported to DHSS through the Congregate Facility Reporting portal: https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/.

VOYCE – Changing Landscape of Long-Term Care Conference

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If you are working in long-term care and want to explore trends and developments in our field and shares best practices as well as innovative solutions to issues related to long-term care, while earning CEUs, this conference is for you!

Due to the threat that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to older populations, especially those in community living environments, VOYCE will host its 9th Annual Changing Landscape of Long Term Care Conference in a VIRTUAL format this year! We are excited to bring you a series of webinars discussing lessons learned, best practices, policies, next steps for long-term care, and MORE from local experts.

More information on speakers and schedules will become available as soon as possible. Thank you for your flexibility!

July 10, 2020 (11:30 am): Resident Rights and the Ombudsman Program
July 21, 2020 (12:00 pm): Reflections on Changes to Long-Term Care Due to COVID-19
July 21, 2020 (1:30 pm): “Tele” Me About It: Tele- and Virtual-Health Innovations in Long-Term Care
July 21, 2020 (3:00 pm): Mental Health Needs of Staff and Residents in Crisis

Additional Sessions
August 4, 2020 (12:00 pm): Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Morbidity and Mortality
August 18, 2020 (12:00 pm): Authorized Electronic Monitoring in LTC Facilities
September 1, 2020 (12:00 pm): End of Life Choices and Ethics during a Crisis
September 15, 2020 (12:00 pm): Legal Rights for Residents in End of Life Planning
September 29, 2020 (12:00 pm): Disaster Preparedness for Long-Term Care Organizations
October 13, 2020 (12:00 pm): Reflections on Changes to LTC Pt. 2: Money Follows the Person, Assisted Living, and Residential Care
October 27, 2020 (12:00 pm): Opioid Epidemic in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Solutions for Care Providers

Where: ONLINE!

Please visit the VOYCE Long-Term Care Conference page for more information and to register.

Be Infection Control Survey Ready: Join the Health Quality Innovation Network’s Office Hours Series

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The Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN), the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Missouri, is hosting an office hours series to support survey readiness and help nursing homes be responsive to identified opportunities, survey deficiencies and CMS enhanced enforcement actions. Each 30-minute session will demonstrate how to apply quality improvement principles to your infection control and prevention program and provide turnkey resources and tools to address gaps and drive improvement in your facility. A panel of nurses, infection preventionists and quality improvement professionals also will be available to answer questions.

The series begins July 14, 2020 and will cover the following topics:

July 14, 2020: Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Facilities have worked hard to assess their infection control programs. But do you know the reason for the gaps or breakdowns in your program? We will share the HQIN QAPI RCA resource, which compliments the CMS QAPI RCA Guide.

July 28, 2020: Infection Prevention Action Plans
Once you complete the RCA process, then you must develop a plan of action. We will share the HQIN Infection Prevention Action Plan Templates. These templates compliment the CDC Infection Control Assessment tool. We will provide you with a template for key categories of improvement, i.e., hand hygiene, surveillance, environmental hygiene, etc.

August 11, 2020: Data Collection and Analysis
Once your plan is implemented, how do you know if it’s working? HQIN will share data collection tools to help you track and trend your improvement related to hand hygiene, terminal cleaning and PPE.

August 25, 2020: QAPI: Everyone Has a Role and a Responsibility
It takes a team to ensure improvement is made and sustained. HQIN will discuss how to engage your team in the quality improvement process in order to hardwire systems, change behavior, reduce gaps and to improve care and compliance.

Click here to register for one or all of these sessions. To learn more about HQIN, visit www.hqin.org.

COVID-19 Prevention Training

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CDC has launched a Long-Term Care Frontline Staff Training Webinar Series for staff who care for vulnerable residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. A flyer for these trainings is also attached.  These five short webinars review basic infection prevention steps essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19:

LTC Staff Training Webinars

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CDC has launched a Long-Term Care Frontline Staff Training Webinar Series for staff who care for vulnerable residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. These five short webinars review basic infection prevention steps essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19.

See flyer and please feel free to share!

Mental Health and Wellness Resources

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  • Mental Health First Aid Training – Mental Health First Aid is now available in a variety of formats, including a fully virtual course. Register today to be the one to make a difference for your friends, family members, colleagues, students, or children. This training is designed for the general community. This course is valued at $170 per person, but is being offered free through the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The flyer will be distributed around the 15th of each month with additional trainings. Check out http://mhfamissouri.org/events/ for more frequent updates.

Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Youth MHFA is also available for adults working with youth (age 12-18).

 

  • DMH Office of Disaster Services is hosting two virtual trainings given by Dr. Patricia Watson on Stress First Aid. Below you will find the details on the two courses. If you are interested in attending, please email Shelby.Hood@dmh.mo.gov and let her know which one (or both) of the courses you will attend.
    • Stress First Aid for Self-Care and Coworker Support
      Presented July 13th (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm CST)
      This four (4) hour course delivered via webinar, includes a set of supportive actions designed to help those who work in high-stress jobs reduce the negative impacts of stress. SFA recognizes that critical incidents are not the only stressors that professionals face and is therefore based on the acknowledgement that stress reactions can be ongoing and cumulative, resulting from multiple sources. It is designed to be attentive to traumatic events but also on work and personal stress, as well as loss, and inner conflict or moral injury.
    • Stress First Aid for Use with Patients, Clients and Customers
      Presented July 16th (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm CST)
      This four (4) hour course delivered via webinar, includes a set of tools that helps workers support and reduce stress in those they serve in public. This version of SFA is similar to Psychological First Aid (PFA) in that it aims to reduce distress and help move people towards more effective coping. However, it has a broader focus then PFA, in that it is intended to be used with those who are significantly stressed for any reason, and at any point in their exposure to stress.

 

  • Train the Trainer for Psychological First Aide (PFA)

Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach to help people of all ages in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism (and traumatic events). Individuals affected by a disaster or traumatic incident, whether survivors, witnesses, or responders to such events, may struggle with or face new challenges following the event. PFA was developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD, with contributions from individuals involved in disaster research and response. You can read more about it here: https://www.nctsn.org/treatments-and-practices/psychological-first-aid-and-skills-for-psychological-recovery/about-pfa. Dr. Patricia Watson will be doing this training virtually.

There will be two training sessions available. You only need to attend one of the two-day sessions to complete this course. The sessions will be virtual through WebEx.
          The first two-day session is on June 22 & 23 (1pm to 5pm both days)
          The second two-day session is on June 29 & 30 (1pm to 5pm both days)

2020 Missouri Suicide Prevention Virtual Conference

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This virtual event is brought to you by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare and Community Counseling Center.

Register online now >> CLICK HERE

Important Information:

  • Dates: Kick-off July 30th with a full day of exciting and relevant Keynote Presentations. Next, we will be hosting one webinar every other Thursday starting August 6th through October 29th.
  • Cost: The virtual conference is free unless you would like continuing education. If so, the cost is $20 per person.
  • Equipment needed: You will need a laptop/computer with speakers and internet in order to participate in the webinars. Because of the size, there will not be an option to call in for these webinars.
  • Continuing Education: The certificate will be sent at the end of the event on October 29th with the total number of hours you participated in throughout the event.
  • Networking: We will have an app/weblink for the event to help with networking during the virtual events. We will send the information on how to access that two weeks before the event.

Please see the Save the Date for more information. If you have any questions, please contact events@mocoalition.org.

CDC COCA Call: Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes

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June 16, 2020: Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes
Presenters: LCDR Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH (USPHS), Infection Prevention and Control Team, COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nimalie D. Stone, MD, Infection Prevention and Control Team, COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

During this COCA call, presenters will use case-based scenarios to discuss how to apply infection prevention and control guidance for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that are preparing for and responding to COVID-19.

If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available for viewing on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.

The slide set will be available under “Call Materials” on the COCA Call webpage.

Please click this link to join the webinar: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1615543668.

QIN-QIOs Targeting Assistance to Nursing Facilities to Improve Infection Control

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has funded Health Quality Innovators (HQI) to deliver no-cost assistance to nursing homes in Missouri through the CMS Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Program.

Through this initiative, which HQI calls the Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN), facilities that have an opportunity to improve their infection control efforts based on publicly available data on Nursing Home Compare are being tapped by HQIN to receive targeted virtual assistance. Selected facilities will receive performance data reports, quality coaching, improvement tools, peer-to-peer forums and educational programming.

HQI has been providing free, expert help to nursing homes for more than 35 years. Their team of quality improvement experts is made up of seasoned post-acute nurses and administrators, including an Infection Preventionist, MDS specialists and QAPI-Certified professionals.

To learn more about HQI and HQIN, visit www.hqin.org or contact Dana Schmitz, dschmitz@hqi.solutions.

2020 Online Enhanced Leadership Development Academy for RNs and NHAs in Long-Term Care (ELDA)

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MU Nursing Outreach is pleased and excited to now offer the ELDA in a totally online format.

Open enrollment – start when you are ready. A full year to complete. You are in control!

Join us for the MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long-term Care. We know that Long-term Care can be challenging. With an 11 year proven track record, hundreds of graduates and life-changing testimonials, this leadership course is designed for busy LTC professionals, all while earning 50 hours of CE credit. The academy has been proven to increase leadership skills and improve confidence, which will help to create a working environment that encourages teamwork and quality improvement. Thanks to support from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, this proven certificate program is offered at NO COST to RNs and NHAs from Skilled Nurse Facilities in Missouri. The complimentary option is available to Missouri SNFs since the support for this Academy is provided by CMP funds designated for Missouri.

For more information visit our website: https://extension2.missouri.edu/programs/nursing-outreach/enhanced-leadership-development-academy or contact Todd Winterbower at winterbowert@missouri.edu, 573-882-0215.

MODDC: COVID-19 Scholarship Fund

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The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is excited to announce the COVID-19 Scholarship Fund, which will provide opportunities for individuals and/or family members to apply for one-time funding to use technology as a way to address todays unique barriers. Please share this opportunity with those that might be interested and encourage them to check out our website for a link to the application – https://moddcouncil.org/.

Funds must be used to meet the needs of people with disabilities and/or their families by doing one or several of the following: make informed health choices to live a healthy lifestyle; receive best practice, quality health care; leadership development through self-advocacy; increase access and connection to one’s social network while being social distant compliant.

Activity categories that will be considered for funding:

  • Activities that target stress and anxiety reduction due to social distancing (e.g., technology for virtual visiting, facilitation of peer support groups)
  • Adapting to COVID-19 (e.g., managing work and school at home, staying connected with family and friends)
  • Meaningful virtual engagement during social distancing
  • Other items to support people’s access to health care during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., teaching a class on telehealth, developing resources to explain COVID-19 and how to stay healthy)

Funding will be based on a review of applications. Priority is given to Missourians with disabilities and family members, especially those in rural communities.

Approved amounts are based on general funding levels approved for the Scholarship Fund – $500 per individual or $1,000 per family.

Missouri Assistive Technology (MoAT) will process awarded scholarships by ordering and distributing approved purchases while offering technical support if needed.

Submit applications to moddc@moddcouncil.org by May 30, 2020. MODDC will notify applicants if funds are expended by that date. Those awarded scholarship funds will be contacted by MODDC and MoAT no later than June 30, 2020.

Suicide Prevention Training

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May 11, 2020: Suicide Lifeguard – Suicide Prevention Training (12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Online)
Presenter: Katie Ellison, MA, Project Director for the Safer Homes Collaborative with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at UMSL

This training is developed for behavioral health professionals who are required to meet licensure and re-licensure continuing education hours in suicide assessment, referral, intervention and management skills.

Objectives:

  • Develop skills to ask clients about suicide
  • Assess for suicide using evidence-based tools
  • Collaborate with clients in the development of a safety and treatment plan

Please see the link above for more information including registration.

New QIPMO Newsletter – April 2020

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The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls – Volume 7, Issue 3.

In this issue:

  • Be a Nurse!
  • Your Role in Infection Prevention
  • Nursing Care to Manage Respiratory Distress/Illness
  • Environmental Cleaning and Disinfecting in a COVID-19 World
  • Staying Social while Social Distancing

Please visit QIPMO’s website here for this and other previous newsletters.

CNA, L1MA and Insulin Administration Manuals

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Due to circumstances resulting from COVID-19, the Assessment Resource Center (ARC) is currently closed for ordering CNA, L1MA and Insulin Administration manuals. Until further notice, the Health Education Unit will be providing the manuals through an email request.

Please submit the request for the specific manual and amount needed to Angela.Duvall@health.mo.gov. We will then provide you with instructions and directions on receiving the materials requested. You may also email us at cnaregistry@health.mo.gov for questions.

MC5 2020 Spring Roadshow

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April 23, 2020: Understanding Young Coworkers: Recruiting Successful Relationships
Location: St. Joe Medical Center, Health and Education Auditorium, Kansas City

April 24, 2020: Understanding Young Coworkers: Recruiting Successful Relationships
Location: St. Charles Community College, Daniel Conoyer Social Sciences Bldg., Cottelville

Presented by Clint Maun, CSP

Aging Services organizations of today and the future must learn how to successfully utilize younger coworkers in management positions. As this important resource is hired and retained, healthcare professionals must implement success strategies to produce collaborative efforts which ultimately benefit our customers. This session provides essential, up-to-date information on how to attract young talent, develop flexible practices that assist with retention and assimilating the young/new coworkers with mature staff.

  • Identify the current hot buttons for retention in today‘s healthcare environment.
  • Implement the successful involvement of younger coworkers on teams, committees and projects.
  • Discover methods for effective updates on work performance.
  • Become proficient in how to lead – not just manage.
  • Utilize younger coworkers as managers.
  • Develop targeted messages that potential applicants find attractive and respond to.
  • Prepare the targeted pay/benefit strategy for successful recruitment.
  • Implement a team-based effort for recruitment by current employees.

This session delivers timely and proven strategies developed from current staff development consulting initiatives nationwide; includes case studies, examples, lecture, humor, question/answer and group discussion.

More details available on the MC5 Roadshow Conference page.

Pioneer Network & Eden Alternative Webinar

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March 19, 2020: Death as a Collaborative Event: Empowering Lessons from End-of-Life Doulas
Faculty: Jane Whitlock, BA, End-of-life Doula, and Sandra L. Place, LNHA, MA, Healthcare Educator and Consultant and End-of-Life Doula

The Pioneer Network and Eden Alternative have joined to bring you this 90-minute webinar. Timely topics presented by thought leaders in the field of aging.

Transforming the culture of care and support doesn’t stop with how we live – it’s also about how we die. As change agents, we have much to learn about the art of supporting a meaningful death experience from end-of-life doulas. Once reserved to describe individuals who assist birthing mothers, the word “doula” now also applies to those who support the emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of the dying. Join in conversation with two passionate end-of-life doulas and explore how their unique wisdom and practices strengthen the goals of person-directed care. Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance.

MoHIMA & KHIMA Joint Meeting

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April 22, 2020: LTC Preconference Session
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, Overland Park, KS

The Missouri Health Information Management Association (MoHIMA) in collaboration with the Kansas Health Information Management Association (KHIMA) is hosting a LTC pre-conference for their annual meeting. There will be sessions to address Privacy and Security in LTC, PDPM ICD-10 coding, as well as regulatory updates from Missouri and Kansas.