This session provides an overview of regulatory and best practice standards related to dementia long-term care. The rationale, evaluation, and application of standards, including CMS interpretive guidelines and the Alzheimer’s Association dementia care practice recommendations, are discussed. Application to practice, including case examples and strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration, are emphasized.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/29/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures:
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy discloses that she serves as a consultant for MBM Consulting, LLC.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to describe the current management principles, approaches, and levers for quality dementia care.
Literature identifies that the greatest driver of avoidable admissions and unnecessary care is attributed to the lack of clarity of stakeholders regarding disease progression and personal values about quality of life. This session features a geriatrician as well as a healthcare attorney who will discuss decision making and decisional capacity.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/29/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures:
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy discloses that she serves as a consultant for MBM Consulting, LLC.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to understand the meaning of decisional capacity and be able to execute a decisional capacity evaluation.
The healthcare market is quickly shifting away from fee-for-service to a value-based reimbursement environment. Quality measures are being developed for value-based programs for all facility and clinician providers. New payment models are being deployed by HHS and CMS that will impact how care is delivered. This session aims to provide an overview of the current landscape of these programs and describe the challenges and opportunities quality measure reporting present for clinicians practicing in the post-acute and long-term care environment.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/29/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures:
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy discloses that she serves as a consultant for MBM Consulting, LLC.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to connect practice scope to policy activities.
This presentation discusses controversies associated with the management of subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults and the role advanced practice nurses play to ensure the preservation of quality of life in the older adult.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/29/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Conferences Committee Disclosures:
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy discloses that she serves as a consultant for MBM Consulting, LLC.
Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
There are no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This session is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP5387.
Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to analyze the current controversies around the management of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.