Course Agenda

FRIDAY, JULY 16
2:00 – 5:00 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: INTERACT II
Laurie Herndon, MSN, GNP-BC
Gerri S. Lamb PhD, RN, FAAN
Joseph G. Ouslander MD
6:00 – 8:00 PM Industry-Supported Dinner and Lecture*
   
SATURDAY, JULY 17
6:45 – 7:45 AM Industry-Supported Breakfast and Lecture*
8:00 AM Welcome & Introductions
Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP, CMD
CALTCM President
8:05 AM Opening Comments
Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD
Education Committee Chair
 
PATIENT SAFETY
8:10 AM
Transforming the Culture of Nursing Homes to Keep Patients Safe
Moderator: Debra M. Saliba, MD, MPH
8:25 AM Developing a Resident (Patient) Safety Program
Lynda Hooper, RN, MBA, CPHQ, CQIA
9:10 AM Improving Geriatric Care by Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations:
Lessons from the INTERACT II Project

Joseph G. Ouslander, MD
10:00 AM  Break
10:30 AM Applying Patient Safety Principles to Pressure Ulcers
Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, CWOCN 
11:15 AM Development of a Patient Safety Dashboard for LTC
Debra Bakerjian, PhD, MSN, FNP
 
11:45 AM Transforming the Culture of Nursing Homes to Keep Patients Safe:
An Interactive Audience/Panel Discussion

Moderator: Debra M. Saliba, MD, MPH

PANELISTS:
Debra Bakerjian, PhD, RN, FNP
Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, CWOCN
Lynda Hooper, RN, MBA, CPHQ, CQIA
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD
12:15 – 1:15 PM Pre-lunch Annoucements
Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD
  Industry-Supported Lunch and Lecture*
 
BRING EXCEPTIONAL CARE INTO NURSING HOMES
1:30 PM CARE: Compassion and Respect at the End-of-Life
Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD
1:40 PM A Holistic Approach to Palliative Care in the Nursing Home
Lynn A. Flint, MD
2:40 PM Integration of Spiritual Care into a Facility Palliative Care Program
The Reverend Sarah W. Nichols
3:20 PM Break
3:50 PM Preparing For Optimal Pain Management
Solomon S. Liao, MD, FAAHPM
5:00 PM Integrating Palliative Care into Long Term Care: An Interactive Audience/Panel Discussion
Moderator: Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD

PANELISTS:
Lynn A. Flint, MD
Solomon S. Liao, MD, FAAHPM
The Reverend Sarah W. Nichols
5:30 – 6:30 PM Poster Session & Reception
6:30 – 7:00 PM CALTCM General Membership Meeting
   
SUNDAY, JULY 18
7:30 – 8:15 AM Industry-Supported Breakfast and Lecture*
 
MEDICATION SAFETY & MEDICAL-LEGAL
8:30 AM Medication Safety: Key Opportunities for Quality Improvement and Regulatory Compliance
Moderator:
James A. Mittelberger MD, MPH, FACP, CMD

PANELISTS:
Flora Brahmbhatt, PharmD, CGP
Loriann De Martini, PharmD
James A. Mittelberger MD, MPH, FACP, CMD
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM Elder Abuse Lawsuits: Risk Management Strategies with Mock Trials
Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD
Randall R. Walton, Esq.
William C. Wilson, Esq.
1:00 PM Closing Comments & Adjournment
Tim Gieseke MD, CMD


*Industry-Supported events are provided and accredited independently of the CALTCM CME education program.