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This training is designed to prepare public health officials and workers to effectively plan for and respond to pandemic events in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of children and families, enhances compliance with public health recommendations, and supports resiliency in the pediatric population.
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Lean management is increasingly popular in healthcare, but there is a shortage of information applying lean management to primary care clinics. Through this training, primary care providers can expect to improve patient flow and increase their capacity to see patients. There is a general gap in Lean involving leadership in that they don't understand or perform their role - without leadership, Lean will not work.
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Michael Hoseus, MA
Executive Director, Center for Quality People & Organizations
President, Lean Culture...
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Diagnosing the learner is a way to identify deficiencies of a learner’s knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes. It allows the faculty to better target their teaching strategies to fit the learning needs of their learners. This module reviews several schemata for identifying learning gaps and learning needs, and then outlines specific remediation and teaching techniques that address these varying needs. Attention is paid to all three domains (knowledge, skills, and attitudes), although the...
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Rosemarie Conigliaro, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
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Recent heart disease and stroke statistics indicates that an alarming 23% of patients do not fill their cardiac medications within 7 days post discharge and 18% of patients do not fill the prescriptions even after 120 days. A majority of patients were found to have stopped taking β-blockers between 30 and 90 days with only 45% of the patients taking them at 1 year. Disturbingly, 12% of patients discharged with aspirin, β-blockers, and a statin were found to have discontinued all 3...
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The inability to absorb certain sugars affects the lives of patients not only within Kentucky but also in the US and beyond. The symptoms that present themselves for these patients can be misdiagnosed due to the challenge of detecting them properly. The lack of information available concerning identifying and treating this condition prolongs the risk of misdiagnosis. This course will give the participant information concerning certain malabsorption and tolerance of certain...
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Jay A. Perman, MD
President
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
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Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions?
Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal life.
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Susan Bachner, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA
Certified Environmental Access Consultant (CEAC)
Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS)...
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Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is a disorder affecting 1:6000 individuals of all races, age, and gender. The disease carries significant morbidity involving multiple organ systems in pediatric patients. Because of the complexity and extent of disease involvement, primary care providers and subspecialists for pediatric patients alike need to be familiar with the primary disease manifestations and their management so as to provide the best possible...
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Darcy A. Krueger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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Female urologic conditions including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infections are common medical problems. The primary care physician is often the first medical provider to encounter patients with these conditions. They should be familiar with the basic evaluation and treatment of these conditions as well as indications for referral.
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Katie Ballert, MD
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
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About 3 million Veterans enrolled in the VA Health Care System live in rural areas. These rural Veterans sometimes cannot find a way to travel to see a doctor or other health care workers. Rural Veterans might not live near a VA hospital or a VA doctor's office. Some rural Veterans need help to schedule visits to see a doctor or to schedule medical tests or to get medicine from their local drugstore.
The Office of Rural Health (ORH) is a part of the Veterans Health...
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Anselm A. Beach, MS
Chief Planning Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
MidSouth Healthcare Network
Nashville,...
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Medicare has authorized Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) to review Medicare claims for a three-year period with the goal of identifying billing and coding errors and collecting fees and penalties for incorrect claims. The evaluation and management code assigned by the physician during an encounter and supporting documentation are essential to accurate coding, billing and appropriate reimbursement. Penalties created by the RAC audits may jeopardize the viability of safety net providers. Well...
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Sherry Thomas, CCP, CCP-AS
CEO/Director of Education
PHIA/Medical Staff SOS, Inc.
Louisville, KY
502-473-8806 x 204
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