2/22/10 Job Listings
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Welcome New Members
LifeSpan extends a warm welcome to our new members joining this month!
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2010 Seminars at Beacon!
Plan your 2010 Beacon education training now with:
* Understanding Medicare
* Developing and Maintaining a Culturally Inclusive Workplace
* Smoke Free, Pain Free: Affordable Housing Panel Presentation
* Assisted Living Manager Training - 80 & 20 hour series
* Infection Prevention and Control
* LTC Litigation
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Maryland Healthcare Workers Immunization Teleconference 2/25
You're invited to join us at the Maryland Healthcare Workers Immunization Initiative Phase II Kick-Off Teleconference. It is scheduled for Thursday, February 25 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The call will highlight Phase II of the initiative, which focuses on ALL vaccinations that are recommended for healthcare personnel and offers a "2 for 1" Vaccine Matching Grant to Registered Partners.
Also featured on the call will be presentations by Robin Decker and Dr. Brenda Roup from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and a review of the grant application.
Attached are additional details about the call. For more information about the Maryland Healthcare Workers Immunization Initiative, go to: http://edcp.org/html/hcw_initiative.cfm.
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LifeSpan Assisted Living Cafe's Taking Off/Med Tech Issues Addressed
Despite all of the uncooperative weather, LifeSpan's free regional meetings for assisted living leaders have really taken off in the new year, with growing numbers of professionals participating to trade notes on what's going on in the field...
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Wellspring's PULL Program, Alliance Programs Underway!
With generous support from Maryland's OHCQ, the PULL program is underway, providing free, on-site culture change and clinical best practices to 10 'challenged' facilities in the Baltimore area. Wellspring Director, Charlotte Eliopoulos is working with a nurse trainer/consultant, Eileen Doll to provide expert support and guidance for facility staff throughout the program.
Meanwhile members of the Mid-Atlantic and Carolina Alliances continue to train on an aggressive schedule this year. Current workshop offerings planned for the MidAtlantic Alliance are:
March 9: Promoting Quality of Life Within a Culture of Safety (Train the Trainer Workshop)
Faculty: Sarah Kneisler RMT, NHA (Wisconsin)
April 20: The Re-emerging Spiritual Senior: Their Roles, Their Journeys, and Their Legacy
Faculty: Rev. Sarah Wood Lee M.Div, B.C.C. (Spiritual Care Dept. Oak Crest)
Charlotte Eliopoulos will be presenting a Leadership for Frontline Staff workshop to the Carolinas Alliance on March 9.
Wanda Goldschmidt Joins Wellspring Team. After several years of fine service to Wellspring, Sandy Sanders needed to resign. We thank her for all of her leadership and support to the program and wish her well in the future. In her place we are fortunate to have hired Wanda Goldschmidt to replace Sandy as a Nurse Consultant to some of the MidAtlantic Wellspring homes. Wanda has considerable experience, especially in the area of dementia care.
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Housing Peer to Peer Mtg on Going Smoke Free
Smoke-Free Pain-Free: Transitioning to a Smoke-Free Environment
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010, 10 AM - 12 PM
Handelman Conference Center, Columbia, MD.
LifeSpan is hosting a Peer-to-Peer Meeting for HOUSING Members on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010.
Panel Discussion by: Sharon Krevor Weisbaum, Counsel, Brown Goldstein & Levy, LLP Beverly Stickles, Executive Director, Cedar Lane Apartments Margaret Pulley, Executive Director, St Mary's Court
LEGAL ISSUES: What to be aware of as you develop, implement and enforce your smoke-free policy.
THE STORY: Two Executive Directors tell their story about transitioning to a smoke-free environment. This should be an informative and interactive event.
While it is free to all members, registration IS REQUIRED. For more information and to register please visit our website at: http://www.lifespan-network.org/docs/Peer-to-Peer-Final-Smoke-Free-Mar-16th.pdf
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Wellspring to Present at Maryland Patient Safety Conference & National Pioneer Conference
Presentation at Pioneer Network Conference - A proposal to present a workshop on Unleashing the Potential of Frontline Staff through Care Resource Teams has been accepted for the Pioneer Network Conference in Indiana in August. This program will share how frontline staff are equipped and empowered through the Wellspring Program to implement best practices and culture change.
Presentation at Delmarva Patient Safety Conference - Using the Wellspring Program example, Charlotte Eliopoulos will participate on a panel and discuss Tapping the Talent of Frontline Staff to Support Clinical Improvements at the Pressure Ulcer and Physical Restraints at the upcoming Patient Safety Spring Conference.
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