The value of advertising with The Rhode Island Partnership For Home Care

  • Support the industry that supports you
  • Broaden your reach
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  • Eliminate printing and distribution cost from your marketing budget

Contact the RIPHC office to discuss specifications and rates - Your company logo could be here next week!

Call: 401-732-1010

Advertise your goods and services on the RIPHC website. This small investment may yield a large return.

Calendar of Events

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May 10, 2012

LNA Teleconference Series

The Aide’s Role in Maintaining Professional Boundaries

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Registration deadline: May 3, 2012

The relationship formed between aide and patient is different from non-professional, casual, social and personal relationships. While it is essential that the patients needs be foremost, establishing healthy boundaries or limits with our patients is essential to developing a healthy working relationship. This teleconference will address how to maintain those boundaries, managing boundary crossings, and examples of acceptable and non-acceptable behaviors.

Start: May 10, 2012 3:00 pm
End: May 10, 2012 4:00 pm
Address:
 United States

April 12, 2012

LNA Teleconference Series

The Aide’s Role in Caring for a Patient with Hepatitis: What Does It Mean to Me?

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Registration deadline: April 5, 2012

We’ve all heard about Hepatitis, but what does it really mean to me? How can caring for someone with Hepatitis affect me? Will I get Hepatitis from my patient? What precautions should I take? These questions and more will be answered in this in-service.The in-home aide will gain insight into the types of Hepatitis, how the disease is contracted, possible side effects and preventative measures.

Start: April 12, 2012 3:00 pm
End: April 12, 2012 4:00 pm
Address:
 United States

March 8, 2012

LNA Teleconference Series

The Aide’s Role in Recognizing Signs/Symptoms of Heart Attack and Other Life Threatening Conditions

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Registration deadline: March 1, 2012

Heart disease remains the number one killer amongst Americans. Heart attacks are responsible for 500,000 deaths every year in the U.S. alone and most of the deaths occur within the first hour of the attack. This means it is critical that treatment is started as soon as possible. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack is the first step to getting the right help in a timely manner. The in-home aide will be able to describe the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and other common life-threatening conditions such as stroke and pulmonary embolism. Emergency measures to be taken will also be discussed.

Start: March 8, 2012 3:00 pm
End: March 8, 2012 4:00 pm
Address:
 United States

January 27, 2012

Integrated Chronic Care Management Certification and Train The Trainer Course

Nationally recognized and award winning clinicians, administrators, presenters and authors Beth Hennessey, RN, MSN and Paula Sutter, BSN, RN of Sutter VNA & Hospice return to Rhode Island on Friday January 27, 2012 bringing their highly acclaimed and  highly effective approach to chronic disease management.

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Start: January 27, 2012 8:00 am
End: January 27, 2012 5:00 pm
Venue: Radisson Hotel Warwick
Phone: 800-395-7046
Address:
Google Map 		2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI, United States, 02886

January 17, 2012

2012 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit

Moving Beyond Words The 2012 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit will be held in Boston on January 17 to 19 at the beautiful, historic Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

Early-bird registration for The Summit is now open at www.eventville.com/hcanys. You can also download a registration form on this year’s Summit website at www.nehomehealthsummit.com, where the full conference brochure will soon be available, along with more information about the speakers and our generous sponsors.

Highlights of the conference include:

  • Dynamic and cutting-edge speakers selected expressly for home health leaders
  • A pre-conference session on January 17 with acclaimed speaker Dr. Tray Dunaway
  • An optional group networking dinner at Smith & Wollensky on January 18

Moving Beyond Words is the theme for the tenth annual Summit: a theme which highlights the opportunity that all attendees can seize by putting the insights of conference presenters into action within this new environment of care.

Watch for more details coming soon at www.nehomehealthsummit.com.

Start: January 17, 2012
End: January 19, 2012
Venue: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Phone: 617-426-2000
Address:
Google Map 		50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02116

November 10, 2011

The Aide’s Role in Hearing and Other Sensory/Communication Disorders

At least 1 in 6 Americans currently has a sensory or communication impairment or disorder. Even when they are temporary or mild, such disorders can affect physical and mental health. An impaired ability to communicate with others can also lead to other issues such as: social isolation, unmet health needs or problems at work or home. The aide will learn about the various types of sensory and communication impairments, how they affect our patients and things the aide can do to assist the patient in dealing with these impairments.

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Start: November 10, 2011 3:00 pm
End: November 10, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: Teleconference Series
Address:
 United States

October 13, 2011

The Aide’s Role in Prevention of Food Borne Illnesses: What You’ve Always Wanted to Know!

Even though the US food supply is among the safest in the world, there are organisms that you can’t see, smell, or taste everywhere in the environment. These microorganisms – called pathogens – can invade food and cause illness, sometimes severe and even life-threatening illness, especially in young children, older adults, and persons with weakened immune systems. By attending this in-service, the aide will learn about the most common organisms, the signs and symptoms if food poisoning and foods high risk patient should avoid. Food safety tips will also be discussed.

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Start: October 13, 2011 3:00 pm
End: October 13, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: Teleconference Series
Address:
 United States

September 29, 2011

The Future of Coding With ICD-10 for Home Care and Hospice

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Learn what you need to do to start planning for this change which takes effect in October 2013.

The ICD coding system is receiving a major overhaul and has expanded the number of diagnoses from over 14,000 options to over 69,000 options.  Codes are expanding from up to 5 numerical characters to up to 7 alpha-numerical characters.  The change will involve the reeducation of staff, physicians and IS modifications.

This program will provide attendees with overview of the ICD-10 Coding Classification System.  Reviewed will be the similarities and differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10.   Since this is such a massive initiative, time will be spent on what agencies need to do to begin planning.

These changes impacts multiple departments from Administration, Billing, QI, IS, Medical Records etc.  Discussed will be some of the education needed for different staff and methods for training.

Also reviewed will be the similarities and differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 as well as basics on how to code using ICD-10.

Start: September 29, 2011 8:30 am
End: September 29, 2011 12:00 pm
Venue: Radisson Hotel
Address:
Google Map 		2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI, United States, 02886

September 8, 2011

The Aide’s Role in Detection & Prevention of Patient Abuse: What Would/Should You Do?

Home care patients are at particular risk for abuse and neglect. The elderly, disabled and young patients are the most vulnerable. One report suggested that between 1.5 and 2 million adults older than 60 years of age are abused annually in the United States. The aide will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect and what they should do about it. They will also learn how to protect themselves from possible accusation.

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Start: September 8, 2011 3:00 pm
End: September 8, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: Teleconference Series
Address:
 United States

June 22, 2011

Home Based Chronic Care Management

  • There are incredible opportunities available to homecare agencies that are willing to make chronic care management services their core business.
  • There is unlimited potential to leverage your expertise to create new lines of business.
  • Homecare can play a leading role in reducing avoidable hospitalizations, partnering with hospitals in transitions of care and working with physicians in the patient-centered medical home.

Join Beth Hennessey, RN, MSN & Kathy Duckett, BSN, RN, creators of the award winning Home-Based Chronic Care Model and national experts on positioning home care to play a pivotal role in health care reform.

Day One: For Chief Executive Officers and Agency Leaders- a six hour, 4 session program designed to provide you with a blueprint for transforming your organization to become a center of excellence in chronic care management.

Day Two: For home care clinicians- a seven hour program of chronic care best practices, lectures, discussion and practice sessions followed by a five hour web based module on heart failure, diabetes, COPD and depression management followed by an exam resulting in certification as an Integrated Chronic Care Specialist Trainer. Participants will receive documentation of TWELVE contact hours for Nursing CEUs.

Executive Leadership Program

Wednesday June 22, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00pm
Radisson Airport Hotel
2081 Post Road Warwick, RI 02886
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Integrated Chronic Care Management

Train the Trainer Course

Thursday, June 23, 2011
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Radisson Airport Hotel
2081 Post Road Warwick, RI 02886
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Click here to download the registration form.

Registration deadline June 10th.

Day One: For Chief Executive Officers and Agency Leaders- a six hour, 4 session program designed to provide you with a blueprint for transforming your organization to become a center of excellence in chronic care management.

Day Two: For home care clinicians- a seven hour program of chronic care best practices, lectures, discussion and practice sessions followed by a five hour web based module on heart failure, diabetes, COPD and depression management followed by an exam resulting in certification as an Integrated Chronic Care Specialist Trainer. Participants will receive documentation of TWELVE contact hours for Nursing CEUs.

Executive Leadership Program

Wednesday June 22, 2011

9:00 am – 4:00pm

Radisson Airport Hotel

2081 Post Road Warwick, RI 02886

Integrated Chronic Care Management

Train the Trainer Course

Thursday, June 23, 2011

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Radisson Airport Hotel

2081 Post Road Warwick, RI 02886

Start: June 22, 2011
End: June 23, 2011
Venue: Radisson Airport Hotel
Address:
 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI, United States, 02886