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2018 Idaho Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Conference
Sustaining Excellence in a Crisis

 

Qualis Health and Idaho State University Kasiska Division of Health Sciences are pleased to offer continuing education credit for this two-day seminar. Nurses, prescribers, pharmacists and other healthcare providers are invited to participate in this program and receive up to 8.25 hours of ACCME, ACPE, or ANCC credit. 

If you have questions regarding this continuing education program, please call the Office of Continuing Education at 208.282.2586. 

Conflict of Interest: Davis Balestracci has disclosed receiving royalties from book sales related to this CE event. All other planners and presenters have disclosed no conflict of interest, including no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests pertaining to these CE activities.

REGISTRATION 

Register

All participants seeking CE credit must register.

Each individual will need to complete a pre-test at the time of registration. 

All pharmacists and technicians must first obtain an NABP e-Profile ID to register and receive credit for this CE program (www.MyCPEmonitor.net). For additional information visit http://www.acpe-accredit.org/cpemonitor.

HANDOUTS

PROGRAM DATES AND LOCATION

April 19 and April 20, 2018
The Riverside Hotel
Boise, Idaho

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

KEYNOTE: BUILDING IN IMPROVEMENT RATHER THAN BOLTING ON QUALITY—ACHIEVING CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH A COMMON LANGUAGE OF DATA
Davis Balestracci, MS Statistics, BS Chemical Engineering
Consultant in Organizational Culture Transformation, Harmony Consulting LLC; Author of Data Sanity: A Quantum Leap to Unprecedented Results

This presentation will provide a framework for quality improvement that fits within a larger improvement-based leadership philosophy and leave participants with a developed ‘common language of data’ that will significantly enable quality improvement activities.

Learning objectives for the healthcare team (4.5 contact hours)

  • Differentiate between superfluous and necessary components involved in organizations attaining improvement goals
  • Recognize the first step to addressing a problem (for example reducing the number of infections)
  • Recognize the difference between common and special causes of variation as an integral feature of an organization that is committed to quality and excellence
  • Effectively develop a control chart baseline for monitoring progress on programs (for example a falls prevention program)
  • Apply appropriate methods of plotting historical data to differentiate between common and special causes of variation in performance
  • Question common leadership approaches to addressing unexpected poor results and identify the proper course of action
  • Differentiate between common causes and special causes of variation to determine the validity of conclusions drawn by a root-cause analysis
  • Implement the most important methods of coaching people on your team

SUCCESSFUL OPIOID PRESCRIBING
Lynn R. Webster, MD, FACPM, FASAM
Vice President of Scientific Affairs, PRA Health Sciences

This presentationwill better equip participants with the knowledge and tools to not only understand and adhere to changing opioid prescription requirements,but also provide a higher caliber of care for the patient and improved level of safety overall.

Learning objectives for the healthcare team (1.0 contact hour)

  • Utilize risk assessment tools for patients on, or being considered for, opioid therapy
  • Apply pain management “best practices” in your practice setting to mitigate harm and optimize care
  • Evaluate barriers to mitigating harm and optimizing care in pain management

IDAHO OFFICE OF DRUG POLICY OPIOID MISUSE AND OVERDOSE: STRATEGIC PLAN OVERVIEW AND A CLOSER LOOK AT GOALS AND STRATEGIES
Nicole Fitzgerald, MPA, CPS
Idaho Office of Drug Policy Administrator

This presentation will address the state of Idaho’s strategic plan for combatting the overdose and misuse of opioids in the midst of a public health crisis.

Learning objectives for the healthcare team (2.75 contact hours)

  • Appraise the potential impact of upcoming opioid-related legislative changes and policy initiatives in  your  work setting
  • Investigate opportunities within your practice to increase provider and patient education on risks of opioid use prior to prescription
  • Investigate opportunities for your organization to optimize safe prescribing through interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Identify inefficiencies in accessing PDMP data in your practice and opportunities for increasing its use
  • Evaluate strategies for expanding awareness of, and access to, treatment for opioid overdose

In support of improving patient care, Idaho State University Kasiska Division of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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