Transitions of Care Workshop: A Geriatrics Workshop

Friday, March 5, 2010
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Texas Woman's University - Houston Center
6700 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77030

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On-site registration will be available from 7:30 - 8  a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010. Online registration is no longer available for this event.

Workshop Objectives

• To provide an overview of transitional care, why it’s important, and opportunities for expansion and payment proposed in national health care reform.
• Describe effective transitions of care models for improving patient safety, satisfaction and health outcomes.
• To provide useful and practical information about successful approaches to transitioning patients from one care setting to another.
• Identify barriers to successful care transitions.  
• Examine the roles and relationships between health care providers and community-based practitioners/resources in transitions of care.

Who Should Attend

• Discharge planning staff at hospitals
• Social workers
• Community-based case managers
• Care givers
• Insurance companies; managed care plans
• Home health care providers

Schedule

7:30 – 8 am              Registration
8  – 8:15 am             Welcome and Overview of the Workshop – Kelley Moseley, PhD
8:15  – 9 am             An Overview of Transitions of Care – Lynda Collins, LCSW   
9  – 10 am                Models and Approaches to Transitions of Care – Nancy L. Wilson, LMSW
10  – 10:10 am         Break
10:10  – 11:00 am    Critical Elements of ALL Transitions of Care
                                         •    Medication Reconciliation and Management – David Putney, PharmD                    
                                         •    Capacity Assessment and Goal Setting – Aanand Naik, MD           

11 – 11:20 am          Hospital to Home (H2H) – A Local Transitions of Care Model – Jane Bavineau
11:20  – 11:45 am    Case Studies and Discussion – Gloria Berendzen, LCSW and Jan Edwards, LCSW
11:45 am – Noon     Workshop Wrap-Up: Questions and Answers – Kelley Moseley, PhD
Noon                        Adjourn and Lunch (lunch will be held in the Legacy Room on the 8th floor)

Workshop Speakers

Jane Bavineau
Executive Director, Care For Elders
Vice President, Sheltering Arms Senior Services

Gloria Berendzen, LCSW
Hospital to Home Transition Coach,
Care for Elders

Lynda Collins, LCSW
Director, Continuity of Care
The Methodist Hospital
 
Jan Edwards, LCSW
Director of Case Management, Sheltering Arms Senior Services

Aanand D. Naik, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and
Investigator Houston Health Services Research and Development
Center of Excellence at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

David Putney, PharmD
The Methodist Hospital
 
Nancy L. Wilson, LCSW
Assistant Professor of  Medicine-Geriatrics, Associate Director TCGEC

Workshop Coordinator
Kelley Moseley, PhD
Texas Woman’s University
Program Director/Professor
713.794.2060 KMoseley@twu.edu

General Information

Continuing Education Credit
All attendees will receive 4 clock hours (.4 CEU’s) from Texas Woman’s University. The continuing education credits are accepted by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, Texas State Board for Social Worker Examiners, and Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Location / Times
The workshop will be held at Texas Woman’s University, Houston Center located at 6700 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the lecture at 8 a.m. in room 4330 with breakfast items provided in room 4314. Lunch will be served in the Legacy Room located on the 8th floor.

Registration Fee
Each course fee is $55.00, includes parking and meals, after February 19 the fee will increase to $65.

Registration Assistance
Call TWU, Lifelong Learning at 940.898.3408 or email lifelonginfo@twu.edu.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Registrants who find it necessary to cancel will receive a refund, less a $20 processing fee. To receive a refund, you must submit written notification seven days prior to the event start date (email: lifelonginfo@twu.edu or fax: 940.898.3416). Substitutions may be made at any time. Refunds will not be issued once the event begins. The Office of Lifelong Learning reserves the right to cancel this event if minimum enrollment is not met or other events out of our control take place. In doing so, Texas Woman’s University’s liability is limited to the registration fee.

Confirmation
All event correspondence will be delivered to you by email. It is important to provide a current email address on the registration form and to check your spam box for information from Texas Woman’s University. Our goal is to provide you with up-to-date information regarding this event in a timely and efficient manner.

About The Texas Consortium

The Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center (TCGEC) is one of 49 federally funded Geriatric Education Centers whose overall purpose is to improve the quality of patient care for older Americans through better prepared health care providers. Thus, we focus on health professions educators who are training the next generation of practitioners, and on current community practitioners to increase their knowledge about geriatrics. Texas Woman’s University is one of nine schools in Texas that participate as consortium partners in this effort. Since 1985, the TCGEC has offered training in geriatrics to over 40,000 health care providers in Texas.