SpeakerLaura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse CurriculumThis program will discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) standards on medication administration and IV medication, including required hospital policies, ISMP IV Push guidelines, blood transfusion and safe opioid use. In addition to the CMS requirements, this session will discuss opioid use guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other organizations. The session will also cover guidelines on acute pain from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This session will cover the nursing Conditions of Participation (CoPs) as they relate to medication and blood administration, patient assessment and monitoring, staff education, and adverse medication events. CMS Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) standards, including the need to monitor patients receiving opioids, will also be discussed. Continuing Education CreditsThe Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1.5 contact hours. By attending CMS Medication Administration, Management, and Safe Opioid Use Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
This program will discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) standards on medication administration and IV medication, including required hospital policies, ISMP IV Push guidelines, blood transfusion and safe opioid use. In addition to the CMS requirements, this session will discuss opioid use guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other organizations. The session will also cover guidelines on acute pain from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This session will cover the nursing Conditions of Participation (CoPs) as they relate to medication and blood administration, patient assessment and monitoring, staff education, and adverse medication events. CMS Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) standards, including the need to monitor patients receiving opioids, will also be discussed.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1.5 contact hours.
By attending CMS Medication Administration, Management, and Safe Opioid Use Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.