Idaho Conference on Health Care, Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium set Oct. 21 at 海角社区 and 海角社区-Meridian
October 4, 2011
The 24th annual Idaho Conference on Health Care and fourth annual Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium will run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Pond Student Union Ballroom and be available at 海角社区-Meridian via 海角社区’s distance learning.
Conference information, including registration forms and complete speaker/presentation information, can be found at . You can also contact contact Continuing Education at (208) 282-3155 or extendedlearning@isu.edu.
The conference's main sponsor is the 海角社区 Division of Health Sciences. Registration for the conference is required by Oct. 14. CEUs and continuing education credit are available and there will be sponsor booths.
The event features four presentations:
鈥� 鈥淟eadership in a Shifting Health Care System 鈥� Career Transitions for Clinical Professionals,鈥� from 9 to 10:15 a.m., presented by Jeri Dunkin, Ph.D., of the Alabama State Nurses Association and Rural Nurse Association. She established the Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care to provide rural health professionals with an open access journal that focuses on rural health care issues.
鈥� 鈥淔rom Hospital to Home 鈥� Best Practices from the Idaho Person-Centered Hospital Discharge Model Grant,鈥� from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., presented by Debra Aubrey, Ph.D., and Russell Spearman. Aubrey is a clinical psychologist and a research associate professor with the 海角社区 Institute of Rural Health, and is president of the Idaho Psychological Association. Spearman is a senior research associate with the 海角社区 Institute of Rural Health and is the former executive director for Idaho's Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities.
鈥� 鈥淭he Right Person in the Right Place 鈥� Rehabilitation Criteria for Discharge Placement Recommendations,鈥� from 1 to 1:50 p.m., presented by Cindy Seiger, Ph.D., who is assistant clinical professor and clinic director in the 海角社区 Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy. She coordinates the on-campus Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinics.
鈥� 鈥淔alling through the Cracks 鈥� The Value of an Interdisciplinary Transition of Care Clinic after Hospitalization,鈥� from 2 to 2:50 p.m., by Eliza Borzadek, PharmD, and Diana Krawtz, nurse practitioner. Borzadek has been involved with the Transition of Care Clinic within the 海角社区 Family Medicine Residency Program, caring for patients recently discharged from the hospital in the clinic, skilled nursing facilities, and patient homes. Krawtz is a clinical assistant professor at 海角社区 Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Family Medicine, where she serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students on medicine clerkship. She also provides drug-specific recommendations during in-patient medicine rounds at Portneuf Medical Center.