Calendar of Events
Upcoming Webinars - Free to Long Term Care Providers
Focus on Pain Reduction and Managing Pain in Long Term Care
The national average pain rate in October 2010 was 7.43%. The Kansas’ nursing home rate at that time was 9.37%. This rate has increased in Kansas from November 2009 when it was 8.67%. The LANE (Local Area Network for Excellence) is a group of nursing facility stakeholders of which Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. (KFMC) is a member. This group works together in Kansas to promote participation in the Nursing Home National Quality Campaign – Advancing Excellence. The Kansas LANE recently received a grant to assist the nursing facilities working with Advancing Excellence on the Pain goal. As part of this work, the LANE is providing at least two teleconferences/webinars for nursing facilities willing to work on decreasing the chronic pain levels of residents in their facility. See below for information on the webinars.
Webinar 1 - February 15th, 2012 10:00 - 11:30
Coding Section J Pain Items 0100-0850, Completion of CAA 19, Pain and Care Planning. Following the webinar participants will have the knowledge for accurate completion of the MDS coding, conducting a thorough assessment and the needed care plan elements related to pain. Most statistics for pain rate come from the MDS. It is important nursing home staff code it accurately.
Faculty:
Vera VanBruggen, RN
Kansas Department on Aging
Webinar 2 - February 22nd, 2012 10:00 - 11:30
This program will cover the important aspects of assessing pain in the elderly population and interventions for managing pain in the long-term care setting using both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions.
Faculty:
Melanie Simpson, PhD, RN-BC, OCN, CHPN
KU Medical Center
To register for these webinars or for more information, click here: http://www.leadingagekansas.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3356
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact Diana Stettnisch, LeadingAge Kansas, at 785.233.7443. LeadingAge Kansas is a nursing facility stakeholder of the Kansas LANE.