Anticoagulant Therapy (Audio Conference)
Analyze and Address National Patient Safety Goal Requirements
Product Description:
AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by AHAP
presented on April 30, 2008
Are you prepared to meet The Joint Commission’s new anticoagulation therapy requirements?
Hospitals must be in full compliance with National Patient Safety Goal 3E by January 1, 2009. To ensure successful implementation, facilities must understand the Joint Commission’s expectations, develop an effective program to meet the goal, and implement that program effectively.
Receive the answers you need!
You can be sure you’re facility is ready to meet NPSG 3E requirements by listening to HCPro's 90-minute audioconference: Anticoagulant Therapy: Analyze and Address National Patient Safety Goal Requirements. This program breaks down the expectations of the goal, and provides tips and tools for implementing best practices for anticoagulant therapy compliance. Learn how to better create your plan of attack to meet all of the quarterly expectations. Also, hear about a facility whose successful anticoagulant therapy program has been in place for years.
AGENDA
I. Understand and meet the simple expectations of the 2008 National Patient Safety Goal
a. Quarterly assignments
b. Focus areas
II. Analyze and address 2009 expectations now
a. Building a “program”
b. Educating prescribers, staff, patients, and families – building forms, processes, and documentation
systems
c. Conducting an evaluation of your program prior to the start and thereafter
III. Learn from medication reconciliation – avoiding the same mistakes
IV. Real-life implementation tips from OSF Saint James
a. Implementation methods
b. Challenges
c. Overcoming challenges
d. Improving communication
V. Question & Answer Session
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After this program, you will be able to:
1. Understand the overall requirements of NPSG 3E, about anticoagulant therapy
2. Describe the detailed requirements included in NPSG 3E
3. Understand why planning now to meet Joint Commission requirements is so important
4. Implement best practices for compliance with the NPSG about anticoagulation therapy
5. Implement a customized anticoagulation therapy program for your facility.
BONUS TOOLS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and:
1. Anticoagulant monitoring flow sheet
2. Sample anticoagulant policy
These materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Quality Improvement directors, nurse managers, pharmacists, risk managers, patient safety officers, survey coordinators
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Kurt Patton served as executive director of Accreditation Services at The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) for more than seven years until his retirement in December 2005. In this role, he worked with all types of accredited organizations seeking to be re surveyed, and new organizations seeking to become accredited. Patton managed the post survey process for all accreditation programs, which includes issuance of accreditation decisions and reports as well as monitoring the organizational database for intra-cycle monitoring events. He also supervised the staff involved in pre-survey support and analysis of organizational data to design survey duration and complement, as well as the logistics and routing of surveyors throughout the nation. Patton was responsible for business development in the Hospital Accreditation Program, and the development of a Critical Access Hospital program. He also was a frequent presenter at Joint Commission educational programs including Executive Briefings.
Bill Wightkin, Pharm.D., R.Ph, Director of Pharmacy, OSF Saint James Medical Center in Pontiac, Illinois. He has more than 25 years experience in hospital pharmacy practice. He received his undergraduate degree in pharmacy from Drake University and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas. His interests involve patient safety, medication safety, and clinical pharmacy practice. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Safety Sciences from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His hospital, under his direction, has been active in addressing safety concerns with anticoagulants, narcotic analgesics, hypoglycemic agents and fluids and electrolytes. In 2007, OSF Saint James was named a Mentor Hospital for the IHI’s 5 million lives campaign.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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