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June 12, 2008
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Effective Interventions for Depression
Speaker: Roberta Williams, CRC, LCPC

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February 21, 2008

Overview of Preventing and Eliminating Pressure Ulcers Strategies
Presented by Kathy Duncan, 5 Million Lives Campaign Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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 January 10, 2008

Consistent Assignment: The Prerequisite for Quality Improvement and Individualized Care
Presented by Barbara Frank, MPA

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 October 11, 2007

Caring for Elders in Their Final Days: Maintaining Dignity & Comfort
Presented by Karen Kehl, PhD, RN, ACHPN

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 September 20, 2007

Assessment & Treatment of Pain in People with Dementia
Presented by Christine Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN; Ruth Hovland, RN, BA, MA; and Pat Starr, LPN

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 August 23, 2007

The Importance of Mealtime Observation for Quality Improvement
Presented by Sandra Simmons, PhD

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 July 19, 2007

Overview of Revisions to F-329 Unnecessary Drugs
Presented by Tom Katofiasc, RPh

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 June 14, 2007

Changing the Culture of Care Planning
Presented by Carmen Bowman

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June 7, 2007

Pressure Ulcer to Be or Not to Be & the F 314 Tag
Presented by Dr. Charles Gokoo

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May 17, 2007

Regulatory Compliance and Culture Change
Presented by Carmen Bowman

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 April 19, 2007

Innovation in the Workplace Practice
Presented by Adam Berman, NHA

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April 19, 2007

Helping With Depression: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Presented by Dr. David Mays 

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March 27, 2007

Holistic Approach to Assessing and Treating Depression and Early Stage Dementia
Presented by Abhilash K. Desai, MD

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March 8, 2007

Falls Management:  Beyond Alarms & Low Beds
Presented by Molly C. Morand, BSN, RN, BC

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March 6, 2007

Using the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Cornell Scale Screening Tools: An Overview
Presented by Dr. Scott Bohan, Psychiatrist

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February 22, 2007

Depression: It's Everybody's Business
Presented by Susan Wehry, MD

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February 15, 2007

Creating Champions: A Team Leader Approach to Quality Care
Presented by James F. Gitzinger, LNHA, Administrator, Pine Meadows Health Care & Joni Gosser, RN, LNHA, EMBA, Director of Operations, Louden and Company

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January 11, 2007

Resident Directed Care-Medication Pass
Presented by Carol Dumond, RN, BSN, St. John's Home, Rochester, NY

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December 7, 2006

Not All Open Sores are Pressure Ulcers; How to Differentiate Among Wounds Seen in LTC
Presented by Rita Franz, PhD., RN, FAAN

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Setting STAR Targets for 2007

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November 1, 2006

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Presented by Dr. Robert Bender

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October 18, 2006

Depression at the Nursing Home
Presented by Daniel Loiterstein, MD

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September 6, 2006

Keeping People Safe without Restraints
Presented by Christine Osterberg, RN

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August 8, 2006

Individualizing Pain Therapy in the Nursing Home Setting
Presented by Mara Kieser, MS, RPH

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July 13, 2006

A Tale of Two Homes:  Our Journey to Improving CNA Retention and Satisfaction
Presented by Bonnie Zabel, NHA, and Carol Mueller, DON, representatives from two nursing homes in Wisconsin

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