Transitions of Care Symposium: Strengthening Community Ties for Vulnerable Populations

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Target Audience

Physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, Case Managers, Social Workers, Public Health professionals, and all other healthcare professionals

Description

Strengthening partnerships between community and healthcare providers is recognized as an essential part of improving patient health outcomes. This conference will explore a variety of topics relevant to improving patient transitions of care and share strategies to meet the healthcare needs of the vulnerable population.

Topics and Speakers Include

Social Determinants of Health & Community Health Workers
Jamie Sunde, MPH, MBA, CPHQ

ED Care Plans and Purpose of the Plan
Christopher Griggs, MD

Medicaid Transformation
Naomi West, PharmD

The Role of HealthCare Professionals in Combating Human Trafficking
Carla Tweddale, MNPA, BSN, RN, CEN, CMTE, EMT, NRP

Self Care Management to Avoid Burnout
Chaplain Earlynne Bartley

Community Care Bridge
Kim Sturkey, BA, ACM-SW, CCM, CMC
Community Care Bridge
CCPGM

Cindy Moran, RN, BSN, CCM

Luticia McKnight, BS, CPSS

Learning Outcome
Participants will be able to gain knowledge about community & hospital resources and state programs which help to facilitate the coordination of care and improve health outcomes of vulnerable population.

CE Information
6.0 Nursing Contact Hours
Charlotte Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

6.0 Contact Hours / 0.6 CEUs


This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 6.0 CE contact hour(s).
Activity code: S00048272
Approval Number: 210003639

Live Webinar Information
This Live Webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the Live Webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page

Objectives

• Discuss the impact of community health workers on social determinants of health.
• Explain the purpose and utilization of the Emergency Department Care Plan.
• Discuss the Medicaid Transformation and how clinical case managers can help support patients as needed.
• Discuss the role of Health Care Professionals in combatting human trafficking.
• Discuss the importance of self care techniques to avoid/minimize burnout.
• Integrate the Community Care Bridge Care Management patient case presentations to generate group discussion

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