CMS QIN-QIO

IP3: Infection Prevention for Infection Preventionists by Infection Preventionists
2023-10-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
IP3: Infection Prevention for Infection Preventionists by Infection Preventionists Office Hours
Description: Need a break in your day? Join us for our IPRO QIN-QIO IP3 Office Hours to hear what people are experiencing, share ideas, and brainstorm solutions.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
2023-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
Description: This session examines polypharmacy and deprescribing in relation to long-term care residents.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing (Live Replay)
2023-11-01 15:30 - 16:30 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing (Live Replay)
Description: This session examines polypharmacy and deprescribing in relation to long-term care residents.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Stroke Management
2023-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Stroke Management
Description: Our focus in this session is stroke management in long-term care residents.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Stroke Management (Live Replay)
2023-11-08 15:30 - 16:30 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Stroke Management (Live Replay)
Description: Our focus in this session is stroke management in long-term care residents.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Staff Retention and Training
2023-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Staff Retention and Training
Description: Join us to learn strategies to train and retain long-term care staff.

Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Staff Retention and Training (Live Replay)
2023-11-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Online via Zoom
Topic: Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp: LTC: Staff Retention and Training (Live Replay)
Description: Join us to learn strategies to train and retain long-term care staff.

LINKS: Supporting Individuals with or at Risk for Diabetes
2023-11-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Description:
During each session, we will review a topic of focus:
– Consider the importance of this health area
– Explore opportunities for community-based organizations to engage and support community health in this area
– Share challenges and best practices to expand reach and impact community health
Join our 2023 quarterly forums to explore mutual goals and opportunities to enhance the impact our partnership can have on community health.

Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid-Involved Breathing Emergency
2023-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Online via WebEx
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity learners will be able to:

Describe how to effectively recognize and respond to an opioid-involved breathing emergency, including considerations with xylazine and illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Counsel patients and caregivers on how to use unregulated substances more safely and where to find recovery resources.
Dispel myths and provide facts related to medications for opioid use disorder, passive fentanyl exposure, various naloxone formulations, and liability concerns.

Speaker
Anita Jacobson, PharmD
Clinical Professor; Program Director, Community First Responder Program (CFRP)
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Dr. Anita Jacobson is a Clinical Professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and has worked as a pharmacist in a variety of patient care settings for 25 years. She is the Program Director of the Community First Responder Program (CFRP) which focuses on harm reduction, overdose education and naloxone outreach to at-risk populations. CFRP is also the hub for the Northeast Regional Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This is an application-based educational activity. Pharmacists will receive 1 contact hour (0.1 CEUs) for the educational activity. No partial credit is available. UNIVERSAL ACTIVITY NUMBER (UAN): 0060-0000-23-040-L01-P. Expiration Date 05/04/2026.
Social Work This activity has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers Rhode Island Chapter for 1.0 credit hour. NASW Authorization # RI-9028. Expiration Date: 04/30/2025.
Licensed Mental Health Counselors This activity has been reviewed and approved by the Rhode Island Mental Health Counselors Association for up to 1.0 contact hour (1.0 CEUs). Expiration Date: 07/25/2024.
Nursing This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for up to 1.0 contact hour. NEMSD Approval # 557-790-081622. Expiration Date: 08/16/2024.
PROGRAM EVALUATION
All participants will have the opportunity to evaluate the educational sessions, speakers and identify educational needs.
REQUIREMENTS FOR CE CREDIT
A program evaluation must be completed at www.uripharmacycpd.org within 60 days of the live program date (1/15/2024) in order to receive CE credit. CE credit will be transferred to the CPE Monitor upon successful completion of the program evaluation. Transfer of CE credit should be verified at mycpemonitor.net where CE statements are available to print. Please refer to the evaluation instructions that follow for completing program evaluations and reporting CE credit.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Relevant conflicts of interest will be disclosed to participants at the start of the educational activity.

Creating Your Roadmap for 2024 QAPI: Laying Your Foundation
2023-12-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
SUMMARY:
During this first session in our four-part QAPI series, providers will learn how to build upon their current QAPI strengths and expand and sustain a culture of quality that engages leaders, frontline staff, patients, residents, care partners and the community.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Assess the current state of QAPI and identify priorities for 2024.
2. Identify key structural elements for effective meetings.
3. Learn how to utilize a QAPI calendar as a roadmap for monitoring data and identifying quality initiatives.

Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group: Moving Beyond Your QAPI Committee: A Culture for Safe, Reliable and Quality Care
2023-12-21 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday, January 11, 2024
1:30 – 2:30 pm ET | 12:30 – 1:30 pm CT

SUMMARY:
In this session, we will assess your culture of safe, reliable, and effective care, complete your self-assessment and identify strategies to improve your quality culture.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand the impact of your organization’s culture on performance improvement.
Complete a self-assessment using the Framework for Safe, Reliable and Effective Care.
Identify two to four strategies to move your quality culture forward.

Please invite your MD/DO, PA, NP colleagues,
and members of your QAA committee!

SNF Skill Squad: After Action Reports/HOTWASH
2024-08-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will discuss all that is needed to complete an After Action Report (AAR) following an event.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain what AARs are and their importance
2. Describe AAR processes and components
3. Discuss best practices for conducting an AAR
Speaker:
Shane Durkee

NHSN Office Hours
2024-08-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online via Zoom
In this 30 minute bi-monthly chat, we will discuss various topics surrounding NHSN. Topics include official NHSN updates, reminders about upcoming changes, and answers to our most commonly received provider questions.
Speaker:
Josh Clodius, LNHA

SNF Skill Squad: Documentation of Immunizations Within MDS
2024-09-03 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
To realize the maximum benefits of immunizations, a coordinated effort is required to increase vaccination coverage and ensure high-quality data are available to inform clinical and public health
interventions. Learn more about this important topic during this session.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discover the connection between MDS and immunization data
2. Review practices that ensure effectiveness in reporting

QAPI Office Hours
2024-09-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Online via Zoom
QAPI Office Hours offer a highly interactive learning experience using Google’s Jamboard, allowing participants to ask questions and share experiences about QI topics. Give it a try!
Learning Objectives:
1. Explore various ways to use data in your QAPI process
2. Discover how to utilize data to tell a story

SNF Skill Squad: Understanding the “Science” of the STARs
2024-09-10 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
Leaders, new and old within nursing homes understand the 5 STAR system at a high level, but often don’t realize or understand the nuances and “science” behind the 5 STAR rating. In this session, we will dive deeper into the quality measure (QM) rating.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand and explore resources for the 5 STAR system, specifically the QM rating
2. Learn about the QMs and how residents trigger them
3. Learn how to identify areas of improvement
Speaker:
Josh Clodius, LNHA

IPCO Study Hall
2024-09-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online via Zoom
Designed for those who have registered for the AHCA IPCO program, this session reviews the modules and helps prep staff to acquire their certificate.
Speaker:
Daphne Young

SNF Skill Squad: Using Your Standard Analytic Report (SAR) to Prioritize Quality Improvement Efforts
2024-09-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
This session will review the data available in the quarterly SAR reports.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the quality measure data included in the SAR
2. Discuss how to compare facility performance to state and national averages
3. Explain how to utilize the data to identify quality measures for improving your Five-Star Rating
Speakers:
Jacky Haskell, MS
Emily Patry, MS

SNF Skill Squad: Documentation and Care Planning
2024-09-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will review documentation-related challenges and essential care planning principles.
Speaker:
Amy Stackman

SNF Skill Squad: Nursing Process and Assessment Skills
2024-10-01 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will go over the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation).
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the basics of physical and mental assessments
2. Talk about how to identify a nursing diagnosis
3. Explain how to implement your plan of action
4. Describe how to create an effective evaluation
Speaker:
Daphne Young

SNF Skill Squad: Falls and Risk Reduction Pearls
2024-10-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will describe quality measures related to falls, discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in communication about falls, and identify high-risk medications to both avoid and consider for a gradual dose reduction (GDR).
Speakers:
Darlene Shoemaker, MS, RN, BC
Robert Accetta, RPh, BCGP, FASCP

SNF Skill Squad: Facility Assessment Tools for Success
2024-10-15 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will discuss the value of the facility assessment.
Speakers:
Shirlynn Shafer
Tammy Henning

SNF Skill Squad
2024-10-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will address why an accurate renal function assessment is important for resident health/safety
Learning Objectives:
1. Review the available measures of renal function for nursing home residents
2. Apply the use of the renal function assessment to monitor dosing of medications
Speaker:
Terry Lubowski, PharmD, BS, CPHQ
