Training & Events
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Clinical Practice Forum - Breathing Easier: Palliative Care and Advanced Pulmonary Disease
September 17-19, 2010, Bloomington, MN
Pulmonary disease is one of the top four leading causes of death in America. Life-limiting illnesses, such as advanced pulmonary disease present their own unique challenges for patients living with and dying from advanced pulmonary disease. The 2010 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Clinical Practice Forum will demonstrate the integration of palliative care and pulmonary nursing practices for end-of-life care management. More >
Rural Palliative Care Networking Group Meeting
September 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to Noon, Mora, MN
The Rural Palliative Care Networking Group meets quarterly to network and learn from those interested in providing palliative care services in rural areas. People from all disciplines and settings are welcome and encouraged to participate. The educational topic will be “Palliative Care in Long-Term Care.” This group is currently coordinated by Stratis Health and supported with funds from the Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. Participate in person at Kanabec Hospital, 301 South Highway 65, Mora, MN, or by conference call. To register, contact Mary Montury, mmontury@stratishealth.org, 952-953-8541. For questions about the group, contact Janelle Shearer, jshearer@stratishealth.org, 952-853-8553.
Minnesota Healthcare Quality Professionals (MHQP) Educational Brownbag Webinar: FMEA Best Practices
September 23, 2010
MHQP and HealthForce Minnesota provide free monthly webinars at noon on the fourth Thursday of every month (except November and December holidays). Intended for health care quality professionals to hone their skills and increase knowledge of health care quality and for clinicians who want to add or expand health care quality as a core competency. Session slides are generally posted a week in advance. Slides for sessions are generally posted a week in advance. Contact Skip Valusek, skipvalusek@comcast.net, for more information. More>
Minnesota Council for Quality and Minnesota Healthcare Quality Partnership Conference
October 12-13, 2010, Bloomington, MN
The conference will focus on customer engagement and social media, with presentation by the Mayo Clinic, Target, US bank, Cargill, and Ritz Carlton. More>
Minnesota Hospice Veteran Partnership Conference: Serving Rural Veterans with Hospice and Palliative Care Needs
October 19-20, 2010, St. Cloud, MN
A conference intended to increase awareness and develop pathways for increased health care services for Minnesota Veterans in rural Minnesota. By facilitating the creation of a coalition of government and non-government organizations, rural health care providers, and veterans, conference attendees can ensure that veterans and their families have access to appropriate, high quality hospice and palliative care services throughout Minnesota. More> Invitation to submit a poster.
Many Faces of Community Health 2010 Conference: Time of Transformation – Roots and Redesign
October 28-29, 2010, Minneapolis, MN
Stratis Health is proud to be a sponsor of the 5th annual Many Faces of Community Health 2010 conference. The two-day conference will examine how community-based primary health care will grow, develop, and change under national health reforms and under Minnesota reforms already underway. Take this opportunity to assess the impact of health reform on the delivery of health care to medically under served populations. More>
Optimizing Shared Decision Making in Health Care: Lessons, Challenges, Directions
October 29, 2010, St. Paul, MN
This full day conference will discuss the emerging significance of shared decision making to patients, providers, payers, and policy makers in our community. Internationally recognized speakers and local experts will share lessons learned in implementing shared decision making. Discuss the future direction of medical shared decision making for Minnesota, based on needs of the community. More >
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety 2010 Conference: People and Partnerships
November 3-5, 2010, Brooklyn Park, MN
Stratis Health is a proud sponsor of the 2010 MAPS conference for health care professionals, leaders, managers, educators, and others interested in improving patient safety in all clinical settings. The conference will focus on key elements related to technical and cultural changes that drive and lead patient safety improvement. It will build upon the creation and measurement of high reliability in delivering safe patient care, going beyond technical fixes to address adaptation and change. See a special appearance by Brave New Workshop actors, who will lead compelling improvisations about new ways to understand and tackle patient safety challenges. More>
Online Trainings
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