Empowering Geriatric Patients: Safety, Skills & Transition Decisions
- Speaker:
- Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- Language:
- Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
- Copyright:
-
Oct 27, 2021
- Product Code:
- POS078340
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Healthcare professionals are often responsible to weigh in on transitions of care for patients. The need to evaluate for safety or activities of daily living abilities can be essential to determine the right setting for someone to reside in. Oftentimes, it takes empowering a patient to support them to achieve their highest level of functioning and performance. Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS, will provide her best practice guidance on how to be supportive, successful, and innovative with your own patients!
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Empowering Geriatric Patients (1.7 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Empowering Geriatric Patients - French (1.7 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Empowering Geriatric Patients - Italian (1.7 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Empowering Geriatric Patients - German (1.7 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Empowering Geriatric Patients - Spanish (1.7 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS Related seminars and products
Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS, provides specialized services to many skilled nursing facilities and earned geriatric clinical specialist designation through the American Physical Therapy Association. She has experience in home health, acute care, outpatient vestibular rehab and fall prevention, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, and long-term care. Additionally, she serves as a clinical instructor to many doctoral physical therapy students. Jamie graduated with a BS degree in PT from UNC Chapel Hill, a DPT from Shenandoah University in March 2003.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jamie Miner has employment relationships with Gallowayridge Rehabilitation and Sunnybrook Skilled Nursing Facility. She receives a consulting fee, speaking honorarium, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jamie Miner is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Neurology Section and Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, and the Vestibular Disorders Association. She serves on the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
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Objectives
- Determine best practices in promoting patient engagement in the rehab process.
- Develop a process for smooth transitions between levels of care.
- Assess patient safety concerns for the most appropriate level of care.
Outline
Transitions of Care- Transition Process Errors
- Medication
- Patient safety
- Elderly
- Limited medical literacy
- High risk medications
- Consequences of unsafe discharge
- Discontinuity of Services
- Patient expectations and desires
- Key provider considerations
- Communicate evolving plans with family members
- Supplies/equipment
- Patient Involvement
- Recommendations/options for care setting
- Included in ongoing care at different settings
- Limitations within the care continuum
- Knowledge of an “Activated Patient”
- Paternalism/compliance/coerce vs. adhere
- Supporting Patient Skills
- Coping
- Comorbidities
- Depression
- Vestibular awareness and safety
- Nutrition
- Sleep concerns
- A Facilitating Environment
- Partnerships
- Community resources
- Potential hazards at home/in care settings
- Enablers and barriers
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Social Workers
- Nursing Home Administrators
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