WALA Healthcare Regional Workshop
May 16-25 , 2006
Locations in all 5 BQA regions!
Download the registration form or register online.
Join us for a topical, timely and tantalizing look at some of the hottest topics to hit Assisted Living this year. We're calling it the "Healthcare Regional Workshop." And we're coming to you! This is an interesting information-packed day you won't want to miss.
REGULATORY UPDATE
Attorney Bob Lightfoot, RN with Murphy Desmond S.C. will address the HFS 83 changes, BQA trends and top cites, information collected from the Assisted Living Forum and much more.
MEDICATIONS & INSULIN ADMINISTRATION
The presentation will focus on highlights from BQA Pharmacy Consultant Doug Englebert's presentation at the WALA Conference. We will review the answers to common questions and concerns in assisted living medications - especially insulin administration.
NURSE DELEGATION
This session will discuss issues of nursing delegation in assisted living. As a nurse working in an assisted living facility, you put your license and your reputation on the line every day, but you aren't the only one who has an impact on that reputation. Delegation is a matter of survival in this busy business. Whether your license is in the hands of a great staff that knows their stuff, or a staff that is causing you to lose sleep, this session is designed to present you with ideas that will help you protect your license, your career and your future.
MENTAL ILLNESS: FACTS, INTERVENTIONS AND RESOURCES FOR ASSISTED LIVING PROVIDERS
Whether it's depression, anxiety, agitation, anger or hostility that changes the behavior of an older adult in an assisted living community, our staff has to manage it. This session is designed with the older adult in mind who has some history of mental illness, but mental illness was not the primary reason that assisted living was chosen as their home.
This session is designed to review signs and symptoms and to give some Do's and Don'ts in responding to and intervening. It will also outline what's normal behavior in older adults, and what may signify that someone is dealing with mental health concerns - whether they have been diagnosed or not.
Topics covered will include:
- Recognizing early signs and symptoms of a mental illness
- Recognizing the opportunity/need for early intervention and management
- When difficult behaviors should concern you
- Responding to depression, anxiety and grief as well as difficult personalities
- Behaviors that can indicate a need for emergency response
An integral portion of this program will be to work through the real-life case studies of challenging situations in assisted living settings. Through small and large group work we'll:
- Review cases
- Identify triggers and possible interventions
- Outline the appropriate staff direction
- Discuss follow through - immediate, 24 hours, etc.
- Identify community resources
This session is designed for a Manager or Nurse. It will provide helpful information to use for staff training, but more importantly, it will help you manage the Friday, 8:00 p.m. telephone call from staff that says, "We have a problem." If you've already learned that a 911 call isn't the answer for everyone and closing your eyes and hoping it will go away didn't work, this session is for you.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR PRESENTERS?
E-mail them to us at info@ewala.org and we will give you the answer at your session!
LOCATIONS, DATES & TIMES
Tuesday, May 16: Wausau - Cedar Creek Mall Community Room
Wednesday, May 17: Eau Claire - Banbury Place, Eau Claire Conference Room
Thursday, May 18: Madison - Madison Marriott West
Tuesday, May 23: Appleton - Touchmark on West Prospect
Thursday, May 25: Milwaukee - San Camillo
Schedule for ALL sessions
Registration: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Session: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Travel
Please allow sufficient travel time for weather, parking and traffic. We will begin on time at 8:30 a.m. at each session!
Fees
Includes breaks, lunch, networking roster and many useful handouts.
Refunds
No full refunds will be made after May 5, 2006. For cancellations after May 5, a voucher for future WALA educational events will be issued minus a $50 administration fee. Substitutions are OK - just contact WALA.
Directions to each location:
Wausau - Cedar Creek Mall is located at 10101 Market St, Mosinee. Phone number: 715/355-6067. Take I-39/Bus Hwy 51 to exit 185 (toward Rothschild/Wausau). The Community Room is located at Center Court in the mall.
Eau Claire - Banbury Place is located at 800 Wisconsin St. Phone number: 715/836-6828. From I-94, take Hwy 53 N to Brackett Ave (Downtown Eau Claire Exit). Left on Brackett Ave to Farwell St. Right on Farwell St to Wisconsin St. Turn right on Wisconsin St to Banbury Place. The Eau Claire Conference Room is located in Building D02 in the 3rd floor skyway.
Madison - Marriott West is located at 1313 John Q Hammons Dr. Phone number: 608/831-2000. From I-90/94, take Hwy 12/18 (Beltline Freeway) west for ten miles. Exit Greenway Blvd and take a left on John Q Hammons Dr. The Marriott will be on your left.
Appleton - Touchmark-Appleton is located at 2601 Touchmark Dr. Phone number: 920-832-9100. From US-41 N, exit at W. Prospect Ave toward Appleton (exit 136). Go east on W. Prospect Ave for about a half mile. Turn right onto Touchmark Dr and follow it to the left to arrive at the main entrance.
Milwaukee - San Camillo is located at 10200 W Bluemound Rd. From I-94, take US 45 north for 1/2 mile. Exit on Bluemound Rd and turn right. Continue on Bluemound Rd for 1 mile and San Camillo will be on your right. Parking is available on 103rd St by special permission of the city.