Continuing Education
PADONA offers a number of educational programs and webinars designed to provide long-term care nurses and administrators with relevant and timely information to address regulatory and operational challenges. Each program provides Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours to meet annual requirements.
Upcoming Programs
Leadership Development Course
September Tuesday 27 – Friday 30, 2022
All 4 days of the course are virtual via live webinar
Available to members & non-members
Members Early Bird (until Aug 31): $650 | Members: $700 | Non-Members: $775
The PADONA Leadership Course is scheduled for Tuesday September 27 through Friday September 30. This is a virtual course again this year because of the increasing spread of the Omicron Variant throughout the state.
The topics selected for the Course are relevant to the role of the nurse leaders in long-term care. These are the topics that will assist nurse leaders to know what to expect from vendors, how to get the most from their vendor contracts to assist them and make their workload more efficient, how to manage the things that management expects of them and what they can expect of and include on position descriptions for other nurse leaders in their long-term care facilities.
Whether you are a new nurse leader who feels like you need some guidance and direction in these areas or a seasoned nurse leader who feels like you need a refresher in these areas that you have been working in or an administrator who needs more information – THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU!
The Leadership Course provides breaks between all sessions for 30 minutes and 60 minutes for lunch because PADONA knows work continues even during valuable education.
The Leadership Course provides 25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for the attendance through each session, completion of the evaluation and entering accurate beginning and ending codes for each session in the evaluation.
The Leadership Development Course also provides 25 credit hours for administrators! If you feel that it would really be helpful for your administrator to learn the same things you are learning as a nurse leader in your facility through this Course – please share this information with them! PADONA believes this is relevant information and the Course has been approved for the 25 administrator credit hours – with the same requirements as the nursing contact hours.
The leadership development Course is also the precursor for the certification exam for the Certified Nursing Director Long Term Care (CNDLTC) certification. The questions on the exam are taken from these relevant educational sessions and an 80% correct response rate is required to pass the certification exam. Payment for the Course includes one attempt at the exam. However, three attempts are permitted to attain a passing score and become certified.
PADONA hopes you will join us for this exciting and very relevant educational opportunity in September!
The Leadership Development Course with 4 full days of education and 25 Nursing Continuing Professional development contact hours and 25 administrator credit hours is being provided for $700. This is ONLY $28 per contact/credit hour!
Education Sessions Include:
- Infection prevention and the role of the infection preventionist
- Nursing department budget management
- Restorative Nursing Program overview and management
- What to expect from your pharmacy vendor and consultant pharmacist
- Critical partnerships with rehabilitation therapy
- Quality measures and overview of the 5-star quality rating program
- Survey preparation and follow up after survey completion
- Review of the top deficiencies cited in surveys and how to avoid them
- Pressure ulcer prevention and management and the role of the wound care nurse
- Medical record documentation overview
- Safeguarding resident information in an electronic environment
- Legal aspects for nursing
- How to read a P&L statement
- Review of the skilled services in the PDPM reimbursement system
- MDS for the manager
- Role of the Attorney General’s Office in the long-term care setting
These education sessions are presented live and not previously recorded. There is the opportunity for learners to ask questions of the presenter at the time of the session.
Early bird discount if registered and paid by August 31 is $650 for members only (regular $700).
Each session of the course is recorded and will be available (without contact/credit hours) for purchase on the PADONA website as individual sessions, full day bundles and a full course bundle.
Upon completion of the full course, attendees who have met the criteria for certification are eligible to take the CNDLTC certification exam. The certification exam is available online. There is no additional cost for the exam. It is included in the course registration fee for one exam attempt. However, if more than one exam attempt is required to achieve a passing score (80% or greater) for certification, an additional $100 fee will be charged for each attempt. Certification exams must be completed within 90 days of completion of the Leadership Development Course.
The Leadership Development Course is also an opportunity for current and seasoned nurse leaders to refresh themselves on the current standards of practice update knowledge their base. There is much in the course that applies to nursing home administrators as well, so we do recommend the course to nursing home administrators since the nursing department is the largest department in the facility and the department that is operational 24/7.
The 2022 PADONA Leadership Development Course will be provided virtually and will provide Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours as well as administrator NHA credit hours though NAB.
Criteria for certification:
- At least 12 months experience in Nursing Administration -OR-
- At least 6 months experience as a DON/ADON in long-term care
Program registration fee must be paid before the start of the program on September 27. Please advise us of any cancellations prior to the end of day September 23.
You may pay online via paypal or by completing and emailing our credit card authorization form or by check made payable to PADONA (Federal Tax ID = 23-2520948) and mailed to the address below.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. No presenters or planners have a conflict of interest relative to this webinar.
Payment options:
1. Pay using our credit card authorization form.
Complete and fax this form along with your registration form to: (856) 780-5149 and we will process the payment for you. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
2. Make checks payable to PADONA and mail to:
Candace Jones
1788 Pacillo Place
The Villages, FL 32163
3. Pay using PayPal.
Be sure to list the attendee(s) name(s), license number(s) and the date of the webinar in the appropriate fields. Payment must be received before the start of the webinar.
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Register for Upcoming Classes
5.75 contact hours will be awarded after completion of a program evaluation which includes submission of your license number. Registration is available for both PADONA members & non-members.
Members: $135 | Non-Members: $150
Once your payment has been received and membership status verified, you will be registered for the class. For payment questions contact Candace Jones at cjones@padona.com. For questions related to the class contact Sophie Campbell at scampbell@padona.com.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. No presenters or planners have a conflict of interest relative to this webinar. PADONA assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information provided.
Decreasing Readmission Rates with improved Physical Assessment Skills:
February 27, 2020
8:30 am – 4:30 PM (8am registration)
Location:
Presbyterian Senior Living Retirement Communities Corporate Offices (Learning Center)
1 Trinity Drive West
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Presented by:
Rebecca Flack (BSN, MSN, CRNP, DNP)
Description:
Re-admissions to the hospital can negatively impact your reimbursement! It’s the basis of the Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Physical assessment also impacts the 5 star quality rating and assists your nurses to feel more competent and confident! This interactive workshop will focus on the “how to” of performing a thorough physical assessment, documentation, and early intervention strategies for the top 3 re-admission diagnoses: Congestive Heart Failure; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumonia. Attendees will learn a number of strategies that show promise in effectively reducing re-admissions.
Register for Upcoming Webinars
Contact hour will be awarded after completion of an online program evaluation which includes submission of your license number. Successful completion requires attending the webinar for the entire time. The evaluation will require a code from the beginning of the webinar and a code from the end of the webinar.
Providers may have as many people as they would like listening to the webinars but only the registered person who completes the evaluation will receive the contact hour. Webinar registration is available for both PADONA members & non-members.
Once your payment has been received and membership status verified, you will be registered for the webinar. For payment questions contact Candace Jones at cjones@padona.com. For questions related to webinars contact Sophie Campbell at scampbell@padona.com.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Neither the presenter nor the planner have declared a conflict of interest.
Upcoming webinars will be announced soon
Check back as new webinars are added…
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Medication Stewardship & The CMS Regulations
Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm
Objectives:
- Summarize the guidelines in F-Tag 694.
- Discuss IV therapy and required documentation in the resident’s plan of care.
- Provide infusion education and yearly staff competency assessments following PA scope of practice for LPN/RNs for nursing staff.
- Understand the terminology and different forms of IV access including how types of IV catheters are defined.
Description:
Licensed nurses manage and administer medications daily in the nursing home. There are a multitude of federal regulations that must be adhered to during daily medication management. These regulations will also be evaluated for compliance during the annual licensure and certification surveys. This session will address the crossroads of medication management and the federal regulations.
Presenters:
Sophie Campbell (MSN, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, CNDLTC)
Executive Director Educational Programming and Services at PADONA.
Sophie has greater than 30 years experience in a combination of operations and consulting. In her current role with PADONA Sophie provides directed in-service education, plans and schedules education webinars and provides individual provider education. Sophie provides education to providers in the areas of medical record documentation, restorative nursing, compliance, quality measures, survey preparation, Medicaid Case Mix Index, and a variety of other topics to assist providers with staff education and to assist the nursing management team with information to manage daily operations. During her years in operations, Sophie was in the roles of nursing assistant, staff nurse, nursing supervisor, nurse educator, restorative nursing manager, clinical manager and director of nursing/chief nursing officer. In her role as a consultant, Sophie assisted long term care providers with several areas of operations and strategic planning for the long term care facility nursing departments.
Supporter Organization:
Pennsylvania Association of Directors of Nursing Administration. PADONA is your association for nurse leader education with a mission and goal to provide education for the Pennsylvania long term care nurse leaders.
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be awarded after completion of an online program evaluation which includes submission of your license number, attending the webinar for the entire 60 minutes and inclusion of the correct beginning and ending codes on the evaluation form.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Prevention and Control of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other Respiratory Viruses in Long Term Care Facility Settings.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm
Description:
The CDC is expecting the “Triple Threat” this fall and winter season with RSV, COVID-19 and the flu. While long term care providers have managed through the COVID-19 pandemic and are familiar with it and have managed the flu almost every winter, RSV is less common. This webinar will provide education about RSV and other respiratory viruses for nurse leaders in LTCF and nursing home settings. The webinar will provide background on RSV symptoms, transmission, and prevention. It will describe the new RSV vaccines and discuss ACIPs recommendations for RSV vaccination in older persons. And finally, it will highlight the similarities and differences between RSV and Flu/COVID-19 symptoms and interventions. Helpful resources for LTCFs will be provided and linked within the slides.
PADONA is able to provide this education at no cost based on our partnership with the PA Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology.
This education is providing both Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours and administrator credit hours through the PA Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Care Planning as Part Of Quality Care and Frequently Cited
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm
Description:
Long term care has required to develop, implement and document about the resident care plan for many years. The comprehensive care plan regulations are included in the 10 most frequently cited deficiencies in both the state and nationally and including the interdisciplinary team in the care planning process with frequent and appropriate updates and revisions is not an easy task. In this session the educator will review comprehensive care plan requirements and outline systems for ensuring interdisciplinary collaboration in the care plan and care planning process. The educator will also discuss methods to communicate the care plan goals and interventions with the team members to ensure implementation for quality resident care.
Learning Outcomes:
- 95% of learners will have completed the evaluation with the correct beginning and ending codes.
- 95% of learners will recognize the requirements for comprehensive care plans.
- 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to systems and processes for ensuring interdisciplinary team collaboration in the care plan and care planning process.
- 95% of learners will have their professional goals met related to methods to communicate the comprehensive care plan goals and interventions with team members to ensure implementation.
- 95% of learners will attend the 60 minutes education webinar.
Presenter:
Michele Conner (RN, BSN, RAC-CT Clinical Consultant)
Michele brings more than 20 years of experience in many positions in post-acute. Over the course of her skilled nursing positions, she also served as a Lead Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator (RNAC). With her many years of experience with facility-based management, Michele assumed the position as a Clinical Reimbursement Specialist/Clinical Service Specialist with oversight of multiple skilled nursing facilities and personal care homes in western Pennsylvania. Michele has been with Affinity Health Services, Inc. of Indiana, PA since January 2020, performing services for nursing and clinical reimbursement.
Supporter Organization:
Affinity Health Services, Inc. has been serving senior living providers for over 25 years, providing advisory, consulting and management services. Affinity customizes its service plan based on the unique needs of each customer, providing responsible support in balancing resident care and financial profitability. Affinity provides revenue cycle management, operational support, financial advisory, regulatory and clinical support, marketing and referral development and directed in-service training.
Contact Hours:
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development continuing education hour will be provided following the completion of an online evaluation that includes license number and correct beginning and ending codes provided for the webinar as well as attending the full 60 minutes the education. PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Neither the planner nor the educator have any relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.
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Conflict Management Course
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
9:00am – 1:00pm
Description:
The goal of The Cost of Conflict is to learn a new way of thinking about organizational conflict. Most people hold beliefs and assumptions about the nature of conflict and how it can be resolved that are inaccurate. In the next few 90 minutes, you will build a “mental map” that will serve as your guide for making moment-to- moment choices about how to behave in conflict situations and how to manage them more effectively. Over this webinar you will acquire tools for managing conflicts and preventing their further escalation which do not come naturally to most people. These are ‘self-help’ tools that must be learned just as self-help health care must be learned. With this knowledge, we can take care of our relationships, particularly the management of differences in our relationships (work and personal) so they do not need the intervention of experts.
4.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development continuing education hours will be provided after completion of an online program evaluation which includes submission of your license number and inclusion of the correct beginning and ending codes on the evaluation form and attendance at the full education of 4 hours.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Neither the presenters nor the planner have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.
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Wheelchair Safety Starts with Identifying the Risks
Thursday, February 15, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm
Description:
Wheelchairs are one of the most common assistive devices used in long-term care facilities, but there is the potential for injury with use. Tips and falls are the most commonly recognized issues but some types of wheelchairs can cause injury when they are being unfolded. This webinar will discuss possible wheelchair injures and ways to mitigate the risk. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the education session: 1. 95% of learners will have completed the evaluation with the correct beginning and ending codes. 2. 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to recognizing the potential hazards of wheelchair use. 3.95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to knowing steps to mitigate wheelchair hazard risks. 4. 95% of learners will attend the full 60-minute education webinar and complete the evaluation.
Presenters:
JoAnn Adkins (BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC)
JoAnn Adkins is a registered nurse and senior infection preventionist for the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. In her role at the Authority, she works with Pennsylvania healthcare facilities to improve patient safety by initiating, developing, implementing, and monitoring new and existing infection prevention initiatives throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ms. Adkins has presented educational programs on infection prevention topics at the local, state, and national levels. Ms. Adkins is board certified in infection control and epidemiology (CIC), board certified in long-term care infection prevention (LTC-CIP) and is a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC).
Molly Quesenberry
Molly Quesenberry is a Regional Patient Safety Liaison with the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, serving the North Central region of Pennsylvania. She graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1993 with a degree in nursing. Prior to joining the PSA, she has experience as a staff nurse in oncology, obstetrics, dialysis, and perioperative nursing. Additionally, she was a former Director of Nursing, a Patient Safety Officer, and a Director of Quality and Regulatory programs.
Supporter Organization:
The Patient Safety Authority (PSA) is an independent state agency that works with healthcare facilities to enhance resident and patient safety through education, collaboration, and guidance. PSA has formed collaborative partnerships with organizations and facilities to improve safety and quality and meet the PSA vision of “Safe healthcare for all patients.”
Contact Hours:
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Understanding, Identifying & Responding to Carbapenem-resistant (CRE) Bacteria in Your Facility
Thursday, February 22, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm
Description:
Threating the health and safety of nursing home residents in Pennsylvania are bacteria that are resistant to high-powered antibiotics called carbapenems. These are commonly referred to as CRE, which stands for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. Through this presentation, you will learn what CRE are, how to identify residents with active infection or who are colonized with CRE, and how to prevent transmission within your facility. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology, PADONA is pleased to be able to bring you this education presentation without additional fee for registration. Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology.
Learning Outcomes:
- 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to identification of residents with active CRE infection.
- 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to knowing how to prevent transmission within the facility.
- 95% of learners will attend the full 60-minute education webinar and complete the evaluation.
Presenter:
Cara Bicking Kinsey (PhD, MPH, RN, CIC)
Dr. Bicking Kinsey is an Epidemiologist Supervisor in the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship (HAIP/AS) program in the Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Bicking Kinsey leads a team of talented public health professionals who serve as subject matter experts in healthcare outbreak response, containment of novel and high-concern drug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, and in the implementation and teaching of infection prevention and control. Dr. Bicking Kinsey has a background in nursing, education, and is certified in infection control (CIC). She completed her PhD in Nursing and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the Pennsylvania State University.
Supporter Organization:
The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology collects data on diseases affecting persons in the commonwealth including numbers of diseases, causes of diseases and locations of diseases. The Bureau of Epidemiology investigates disease outbreaks and epidemics. The Bureau also advises on health issues, rules and regulations affecting citizens. Epidemiology is the study of disease patterns and outbreaks.
Contact Hours:
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology, utilizing their process. PADONA is partnering to host this infection prevention and control education. This webinar has been submitted to NAB for approval for 1.0 credit hour for administrators. This has not been approved yet.
PADONA is an approved provider, with distinction, of Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Federal Regulation F689: Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices
Thursday, August 4, 2022 11:30am – 12:30pm
Objectives:- 95% of learners will have completed the evaluation with the correct beginning and ending codes.
- 95% of learners will be able to state the requirements of F689 federal regulation.
- 95% of learners will be able discuss the opportunities to prevent the federal regulation deficiency during survey.
- 95% of learners will attend the full 60-minute education webinar and complete the evaluation following the education.
Description: Federal regulation F689 Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices has been and remains one of the top five cited regulations both nationally and in Pennsylvania. There are so many variations of resident situations that can be cited under this regulation. There are also audits and education and general reviews that can assist providers to maintain resident safety, prevent accidents and prevent related to federal regulation F689. This session will provide an overview of the regulation, surveyor and provide recommendations toward preventing the citation of the regulation as a deficiency during survey.
Presenter: Sophie Campbell, MS, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, CNDLTC, Executive Director Educational Programming & Services. Sophie most recently worked as the Director of Clinical Advisory Services for Baker Tilly US, LLP a national accounting and advisory firm. She has extensive experience as a consultant with for and not for profit post-acute providers as well as in operations working in positions from CNA through Chief Nursing Officer. Sophie is approved by the PA Department of Health as a Directed In-Service provider.
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be awarded after completion of an online program evaluation which includes submission of your license number, attending the webinar for the entire 60 minutes and inclusion of the correct beginning and ending codes on the evaluation form.Support Organization: Pennsylvania Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (PADONA)
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President/Board Chair
Candace McMullen
(814) 617-1435
cmcmullen@padona.com
Directed in Service & Continuing Education
Sophie Campbell
(724) 601-7873
scampbell@padona.com
Membership
Candace Jones
(856) 906-4428
cjones@padona.com
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* All presenters and planners will declare relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies prior to the program.
PADONA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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