

Skilled Nursing
Webinars
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Understanding Updates in the Vaccination Environment: Regulatory and Clinical Updates for the 65+ Population
Presented by:
Stephen Creasy, PharmD, Director of Clinical Services, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Time: 1:00pm ET
MDS 3.0 Series Webinar 4 of 4: Six Strategies for Successful Operational and Clinical Outcomes to Manage the Conversion to MDS 3.0 1.18.11
Presented by:
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, Executive Director of The Alliance Training Center
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Survey Activity State by State: A Town Hall with DONs and Administrators
Presented by:
Julie Braswell Stafford, RN, LNHA, CDP, CDONA, CADDCT, FACDONA, IP-BC, CALN, Administrator, Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation
Shari Carson, RN, BSN, LNHA, Vice President, NADONA
Mindi Estes, RN, BSN, Regional Director of Clinical Services, Mission Health Group
Brenden Garozzo, MA, LNHA, CALA, RHP, Senior Development Manager, Eventus Strategic Partners
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Care, Communication, and Collaboration: The 3 Cs of a Successful Medical Director-Consultant Pharmacist Relationship
Presented by:
Dr. Arif Nazir, Chief Medical Officer, Primary Care, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Probiotics in Practice: Evaluating Evidence-Based Recommendations to Meet Specific Patient Needs
Presented by:
Karen Taylor, RN, BSN, Director of Medical Education & MSL, Biocodex USA
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
MDS 3.0 Series Webinar 3 of 4: Specific Data & Definitional Changes Impacting Data Formulation, Including High-Risk Medications & High-Acuity Services
Presented by:
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, Executive Director of The Alliance Training Center
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Value-Based Care Opportunities in Skilled Nursing and Senior Communities
Presented by:
Dr. William Mills, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
MDS 3.0 Series Webinar 2 of 4: MDS 3.0 Regulatory Update, Survey Activity, and Audit Outcomes – 2023
Presented by:
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, Executive Director of The Alliance Training Center
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Standards of Practice Webinar 4 of 4: The Dos and Don’ts of Antibiotics
Presented by:
Alena Goergen, BSN, CDONA, RAC-CT, Director of Nursing, Miller Pointe Skilled Nursing Facility and President, NADONA North Dakota Chapter
Jonathan Edmonds, RPh, BCPG, Consultant Pharmacist, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Medication Management in Complex Patients at Home
Presented by:
Dr. William Mills, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
MDS 3.0 Series Webinar 1 of 4: MDS 1.18.11 Data Set Changes for Operational, Clinical, Financial, and MDS Managers
Presented by:
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, Executive Director of The Alliance Training Center
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Drug Pricing Reform in Motion: What You Need to Know Now
Presented by:
David Farber, Lead Counsel and Advisor, Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
Esmé Grewal, Vice President of Government Relations, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Talking Shop: Improving CNA-Nurse Communication in Long-Term Care
Presented by:
Lisa Sweet, RN, Chief Clinical Officer of Academy of Certified Health Professionals, National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA)
Joleann Beene, RN-BC, IP-BC, FACDONA, CDP, CADDCT, Clinical Specialist – Nurse Consulting Services, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Standards of Practice Webinar 3 of 4: Insulin Management
Presented by:
Deb Bostic, RN, MSN, HCAM, CMNL, CDONA, Senior Director of Nurses, Genesis Healthcare
Matthew Palmer, PharmD, BCGP, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Accounting for Quality Outcomes in a Value-Based World Using Proactive Partnerships
Presented by:
Dr. Arif Nazir, Chief Medical Officer, Primary Care, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Standards of Practice Webinar 2 of 4: Developing a Strategic Approach for IV Therapy
Presented by:
Jacqueline Fine Vance, RNC, BSN, IP-BC, CDP, ASCOM, LBBP, CDONA/LTC, FACDONA, Senior Director, Clinical Innovation and Education, Mission Health Communities
Martha Dietz, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, Infusion Nurse Consultant/Lead IV Nurse, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Psychotropic Stewardship: Practical Solutions to Impractical Challenges
Presented by:
Jeff Herr, PharmD, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
David Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Matthew Palmer, PharmD, BCGP, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Steps to Fall Prevention
Presented by:
Rebecca Wingate, PharmD, Director of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Dr. Elizabeth Shauen Howard, DHA, MSN, RN, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services and Innovation, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Standards of Practice Webinar 1 of 4: The Four Ds of Narcotics
Presented by:
Cassie F. Faircloth, RN, BSN, CDONA, FACDONA, CDP, IP-BC, EFLA, Regional Risk Manager, Liberty Healthcare
Andrew Cyr, PharmD, Consultant Pharmacist, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET
Banishing Burnout: Building Employee Engagement and Retention
Presented by:
Sheri Easton-Garrett, MSN, RN, CDP, CMDCP, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations, Belmont Village Senior Living
Dr. Shad Morgheim, ACC, ICF, Executive & Leadership Coach
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
1:00PM ET
Webinar on CMS Phase 3 Guidance: Behavioral Health Services; and Food and Nutrition
Presented by:
Linda Savage, MSN, RN, RN-BC, NHA, CPHRM CDONA, SWOC
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
1:00PM ET
Webinar on CMS Phase 3 Guidance: QAPI, Compliance and Ethics Program, Physical Environment, and Nursing Services
Presented by:
Nancy Tuders, RN, GERO-BC, IP-BC, CDONA
Rebecca Wingate, PharmD, Director of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
1:00PM ET
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
Webinar on CMS Phase 3 Guidance: Infection Control, Pharmacy Services, Quality of Life, and Physician Services
Presented by:
Cynthia Fronning, RN, GERO-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, RAC-CT, IP-BC, AS-BC
Janis Russell, PharmD, MBA, Manager Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
1:00PM ET
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
Webinar on CMS Phase 3 Guidance: Quality of Care, Behavioral Health Services, and Food and Nutrition
Presented by:
Linda Savage, MSN, RN, RN-BC, NHA, CPHRM CDONA, SWOC
Marti Wdowicki, PharmD, Director of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
1:00PM ET
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
CMS Phase 3 Guidance: Resident Rights; Freedom from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation; Admission, Transfer and Discharge Rights; and Administration
Presented by:
Michelle Scherwinski, RN, CDP, CADDCT, CMDCP
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
1:00PM ET
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
The Medication Pass: An Evidence-Based and Person-Centered Approach to Improving Efficiency
Presented by:
Jeff Herr, Pharm D, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Bill Vaughan, RN, BSN, Consultant, NADONA
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
1:00pm ET
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
All Aboard! Staying on Track to Optimize Psychotropic Medications
Presented by:
Matthew J Palmer, BS, PharmD, BCGP, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Nena Hart MSN, RN, CHPN, RAC-CT, C-DONA
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
More MDS coordinators are walking the floor. Is that a costly mistake?
Presented by:
Leah Klusch, RN, BSN, FACHCA, Founder and Director, The Alliance Training Center
Sherrie Dornberger, Executive Director, NADONA
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
Management of Diabetes in Older Adults/Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in DM Management
Presented by: Emma Williams, PharmD, CPP
Date: Wednesday, June 29 2022, 1:00pm EST
Pain, Pills and Best Practices: Optimizing Opioid Use in Long Term Care: Eliminating Survey Pains
Presented by:
Kishore “Josh” Bose, PharmD, RPh, Manager of Clinical Services, PharMerica
Bill Vaughan, RN, BSN, Consultant, NADONA
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022 1:00PM EST
Free 1 CEU for NAB and Nursing Credit Available (must be in attendance)
Redefining Discharges: A Novel Blueprint to Transitional Care
Presented by:
Dr. Elizabeth S. Howard DHA, MSN, RN, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services and Innovation, BrightSpring Health Services
William Mills, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, BrightSpring Health Services
Date: Wednesday , June 22, 2022 1:00PM EST
A Collaborative Approach to Pharmacy FTags
Presented by:
Jeff Herr, Pharm D, Manager of Clinical Operations, PharMerica
Nancy Tuders, RN, GERO-BC, IP-BC, CDONA, Assistant Director of Education, NADONA
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:00PM EST
Improving Pharmacy Contracts: Setting Nurses up for Success
Presented by:
Kellie Duvall, Vice President of Client Support Services, PharMerica
Cynthia Fronning, RN, GERO-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, RAC-CT, IP-BC, AS-BC
Master Trainer – Director of Education, NADONA
Date: Wednesday, March 30 @ 1:00PM EST
P.D.P.M. Operational, Financial, and Clinical Managers-Data Base Coding-Training Topics-Audit Activity
Presented by: Leah Klusch
Date: Wednesday March 16, 2022 @ 1:00PM
Friend not Foe – Developing the Partnership between the Director of Nursing and Consultant Pharmacist
Presented by: Marti Wdowicki, PharmD; Cynthia Fronning RN, GERO-BC, CDONA, FACDONA, RAC-CT, IP-BC, AS-BC; Shari Carson RN, BSN
Date: February 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST
Bringing Health Home: The Transitional Care Management Model
Presented by: McKnight’s Webinar
Bill Deane, RPh, Senior Vice President of Operations and Commercialization, PharMerica
Jeremy Colvin, Senior Vice President, Growth and Market Development, PharMerica
Dr. Elizabeth S. Howard DHA, MSN, RN, COS-C, Vice President of Clinical Services and Innovation, BrightSpring Health
Date: February 10, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST