Foundations in Medication Safety | Exclusively for Nursing Homes in Florida
How to Strengthen Nursing Home Medication Safety by Participating in ECRI's Medication Safety Project for Nursing Homes
Overview
Learn more about ECRI's new Foundations in Medication Safety program—an evidence-based, online education initiative designed to support safer care in nursing homes.
This free webinar will walk you through:
- Why medication safety remains a critical challenge in long-term care
- How the Foundations program addresses key gaps in staff and leadership training
- What tools and resources are included to support a stronger safety culture
- How to enroll your team and integrate the project into daily operations
Whether you're just beginning to focus on medication safety or looking to enhance your current efforts, this session will provide practical insight and a clear path forward.
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Speakers
Jean Harpel, MSN, RN, GCNS
Operations Manager Aging Services
Jean Harpel is presently the Operations Manager of the Aging Services team at ECRI where she provides environment-of-care safety, security, quality and risk management consultation to senior living provider organizations across the US. She educates leadership and staff on how to implement Risk Management systems within their communities. She works with provider organizations to help reduce future risk and harm to their residents as well as helping achieve focus on developing a culture of safety and accountability. She has developed institutional based learning programs utilizing electronic media, traditional lecture, and just-in-time activities that have focused on safe and efficient care delivery. She has written, implemented and reviewed policies and procedures for continuing care retirement communities and home care providers. She has presented at workshops and conferences on a wide array of risk management topics for aging services providers and healthcare professionals for the past twenty years.
Jana O’Hara, MSN, RN, CPHFH, CPHQ, CPPS
Director of Consulting and Education, Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Jana has held a variety of clinical leadership, quality and safety roles, including leading patient safety at the health system level for an academic and county health system in San Antonio, TX. She received her BSN from Biola University, MSN and a graduate certificate in nursing education from the University of Texas at El Paso, and is currently pursuing a DNP from Texas Woman’s University. She is a certified professional in human factors in healthcare, healthcare quality, and patient safety.
Who Should Attend
- Nursing-home administrators
- Clinical leaders, educators
- Quality improvement staff
We look forward to sharing how this project can support your team and help create safer systems for each and every resident, each and every day.