Mass Senior Care is pleased to offer a variety of virtual education programs designed to help facilities understand and comply with new guidance and requirements. Registration is now open by visiting https://www.maseniorcare.org/events or by clicking on the specific program links.
Changes to the 5-STAR Rating System – What You Should Know!
Thursday, August 4, 2022
10:30 am – 11:30 am via Zoom
Presenters:
Steven Littlehale, Chief Innovation Officer, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC
Melanie Tribe-Scott, Director of Quality Initiatives, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC
Target Audience: Administrators, DONs, staff responsible for PBJ submission
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Long Term Care Infection Prevention & Control Webinar Series
8 Weekly Interactive Sessions
Sessions will be held on consecutive Tuesdays
10:30am – 12 noon (60-90 mins/session)
8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, and 10/ 11
Presenters:
Capsid Consulting's mission is to enhance the Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in long term care facilities around the United States. Capsid Consulting is an Associate Member of Mass Senior Care Association.
•Ramzi Asfour, MD, CEO and Founder, Capsid Consulting. Dr. Asfour has personal experience working in over 30 long term care facilities.
•Dost Sarpel, MD, Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director, Capsid Consulting. Dr. Sarpel is an Infectious Disease consultant with Milford Regional Physicians Group.
•Maryanne Caruso, RN, CPHQ, CIC, Director of Infection Prevention and Clinical Education, Capsid Consulting. Maryanne is board certified in health care quality management and infection prevention & control.
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CMS Revised Requirements of Participation – Webinar
August 29 & August 31, 2022
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Presenter:
Beth DiGiammarino, Nurse Practitioner, Gibbous Consulting Services, Former Complaint Unit Supervisor, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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APACN Director of Nursing Services-Certified (DNS-CT) Certification Virtual Workshop
Prove Your Excellence with DNS-CT Certification
Virtual Workshop
September 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22
9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET
Master Trainers:
Linda Winston, RN, MSN, BS, QCP, MT, DNS-MT, RAC-CT
Barbara Bates, RN, MSN, RAC-CT, DNS–MT, QCP–MT
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Annual Life Safety Code Virtual Workshop – Back to Basics
Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Speakers:
Nicholas E. Gabriele, CFPS, Vice President, Global Service Line Leader Healthcare & Emergency Management, Jensen Hughes
Jonathan Hart, PE, Technical Lead, Fire Protection Engineering at NFPA
Michael Wixted, NAFI-CFEI, MIFireE, Life Safety Code Supervisor, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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AHCA/NCAL Bronze Award: Begin Your Quality Journey
November Webinar Series
A virtual event provided by Massachusetts Senior Care Association and multi-state affiliates of AHCA/NCAL
November 2 and November 9
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Faculty:
Glenn Bodinson, FACHE, founded BaldrigeCoach to help organizations improve their performance. BaldrigeCoach clients have won 23 Baldrige Awards. In the past nine years, 20 AHCA/NCAL Gold Quality Award recipients and more than 75 AHCA/NCAL Silver Award recipients have used the BaldrigeCoach system.
Kay Kendall spent more than 20 years as a quality executive leading large-scale change initiatives across diverse industries. From 2002 through 2005, Kay served on the Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program after serving as an Examiner and Senior Examiner for the Program for six years. She continues to serve as a Master Examiner for the program.
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