Continuing Education - Upcoming Programs

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.

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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.

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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.

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Medication Stewardship & The CMS Regulations

Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm


Objectives:

  • Describe key F-tags impacting pharmacy services in skilled nursing facilities.
  • Describe how recent regulatory requirements and clinical practice guidelines have changed medication management.
  • Emphasize the factors that influence the appropriate stewardship of antimicrobials and psychoactive medications in older adults


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.

An Overview of the Pennsylvania Nursing Facility Regulations that address Physician Services/Medical Director (Chapter 211.2) and the Changes to Licensee Responsibilities included in 201.14

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm


Learning outcomes:

  • 95% of learners will have completed the evaluation with the correct beginning and ending codes.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to physician services and medical director requirements based on revised regulations.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to strategies to remain compliant with the revised regulations.
  • 95% of learners will attend the full 60-minute education webinar and complete the evaluation.


Description:

This session will provide an overview of the various changes outlined in the final- form regulations that amend Subpart C of Part IV of Title 28 of the Pennsylvania Code relating to nursing facility / long-term care regulations specifically focusing on physician services/Medical Director requirements outlined in Chapter 211.2 and Responsibilities for Licensees covered in Chapter 201.14. Changes to the Medical Director annual CME requirements and their expanded role in educational development and medical management of the facility staff and professionals will be reviewed. We will also discuss the changes in responsibilities of nursing facility licensees outlined in Chapter 201.14 and the resulting impact to nursing facility operations. Strategies to achieve and maintain compliance with these final form regulations. This will include review of the facility assessment.


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.

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Hand-In-Hand Education

June 1, 2023
8:00am – 4:30pm


Description:

PADONA will be hosting a full-day education virtual session. This education is provided as part of the CMS Hand in Hand education. It is provided by a certified instructor who will address the areas of dementia care and behavior management, both verbal and physical aggression and how to maintain resident and staff safety in these situations. There will be examples and attendee engagement in the education. Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be provided for the attendees.

This is a full-day of education. Workbooks will be provided. Open to all staff who work with residents: nurses, CNAs, activities, therapy, social services, dining services.


7.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be provided after the completion of an evaluation with license number and correct beginning and ending codes.

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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  • Price: $200.00
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Effective Audit for Infection Prevention & Control

Wednesday, June 7, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm


Learning outcomes:

  • 95% of learners will have completed the evaluation with the correct beginning and ending codes.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to the process for conducting effective infection prevention and control audits.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to using the audit data to mitigate infection prevention and control risks.
  • 95% of learners will attend the full 60-minute education webinar and complete the evaluation.


Description:

A long term care infection prevention and control program would not be complete without audits as part of the data collection. In this session, participants will learn the basics and best practice guidelines for conducting an effective infection prevention and control procedural audit. This session will cover common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the long-term care setting and how audits can mitigate the risk of developing HAIs. We will look at the hand hygiene audits to illustrate how to perform the most effective audits. We will also discuss the different types of infection prevention audit tools that are available and where to find them.

In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Project FirstLine, 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.


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.

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Q&A regarding the staffing requirements in the revised state regulations effective July 1st

Thursday, June 8, 2023
1:00pm – 2:30pm


Description:

PADONA knows you have questions about the staffing requirements in the revised state regulations. Susan Williamson, director division of nursing care facilities has answers! Please join Susan Williamson for a PADONA hosted Q&A regarding the staffing requirements in the revised state regulation effective July 1st. Please send your questions in advance (by end of day June 6) to scampbell@padona.com so Susan can develop scenarios that she can provide to further clarify the responses. There will be opportunity for questions at the end if time allows. This is a session you don’t want to miss!

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Improving Readiness: Candida auris Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Setting

Thursday, June 22, 2023
11:30am – 12:30pm


Learning outcomes:

  • 95% of learners will have attended the full 60 minutes of the education.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to recognizing the seriousness of Candida auris in the nursing home.
  • 95% of learners will have their individual professional goals met related to infection prevention and control assessment and colonization screening.
  • 95% of learners will have their professional goals met related to readiness to prevent and control the spread of the organism.


Description:

Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast that can cause invasive infection. Its ability to colonize patients asymptomatically and persist on surfaces has contributed to C. auris outbreaks in health care settings. Since the first C. auris case was identified in Pennsylvania in 2020, aggressive measures have been implemented to limit spread, including infection prevention and control assessment and colonization screening. C. auris is often detected among long-term care residents with chronic medical conditions; therefore, long-term care settings must improve their readiness to prevent and control this organism, especially as clinical and screening cases continue to rise.

As the result of the partnership between PADONA and the PA Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology we are able to provide this webinar education at no cost.

Candida auris has been documented recently in literature as impacting both hospitals and nursing homes throughout the country. The headlines in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal and other publications say it all:

  • “Candida Auris: The Fungus Nobody Wants to Talk About”
  • “A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy”
  • “The Last of Us: Fungal infections really can kill – and they’re getting more dangerous”


Presenter:

Julie Paoline, MA, CPHA, CIC, FAPIC is a Public Health Specialist Supervisor in the Bureau of Epidemiology at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, for the Division of Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention. Her work includes coordinating outbreak investigation and response for high-concern organisms and responding to infection control breaches. She is also dedicated to implementing regional and statewide prevention strategies aimed to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance through improved infection prevention and control practices. Julie is board-certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology and board-certified as a Public Health Administrator. She is also a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.


Support Organization:

PA Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology 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.

1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be awarded after completion of an online program evaluation which will be provided by the PA department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology through TRAIN PA.

1.0 Nursing Home Administrator credit hours will be provided through the PA Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology after completion of an online evaluation through TRAIN PA.

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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PADONA Annual Summer Symposium on Quality

July 12 & 13, 2023
Education begins at 8:00am each day


Description:

A long term care infection prevention and control program would not be complete without audits as part of the data collection. In this session, participants will learn the basics and best practice guidelines for conducting an effective infection prevention and control procedural audit. This session will cover common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the long-term care setting and how audits can mitigate the risk of developing HAIs. We will look at the hand hygiene audits to illustrate how to perform the most effective audits. We will also discuss the different types of infection prevention audit tools that are available and where to find them.

In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Project FirstLine, 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.


Sessions include:

  • Falls Prevention
  • Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention & Management
  • Care Planning
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • Medication Management
  • Pulmonary Assessment
  • SBAR Use
  • Preventing Resident Accidents with a Review of F689


12.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours will be provided with completion of an evaluation including license number and correct beginning and ending codes.

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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  • Price: $350.00
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PADONA Annual Leadership Development Course

September 26–29, 2023


Description:

This is required for the certification exam as a director of nursing in long term care (CNDLTC) and must be attended in real-time. Review of the recording is not eligible. The certification exam is included with the course fee and eligibility criteria must be met to take the exam.


Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours and NHA administrator credit hours through NAB will be provided for all sessions.

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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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

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Sophie Campbell
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