INSTITUTE TEAM PRESENTS AT PIONEER NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Full Day Pre-Conference Session Explored Transformational Approaches
to Admission, Team Development and Advocacy
Minneapolis, MN - The Institute for Caregiver Education team
was selected to be among a small group of educators to present a pre-conference
special session on August 1st at the 7th Annual Pioneer Network Conference.
Selection for pre-conference participation is highly selective,
and further cements the Institute’s status as a nationally-recognized provider
of Culture Change advocacy and education.
The Pioneer Network began in
1997 with a small group of individuals who were known for pioneering change
in eldercare. These individuals began to meet informally to work toward
a common goal of transforming eldercare from a medical model that focuses on
diagnosis, to a social model that focuses on the individual. This transformation
became known as “Culture Change.” In 2000, the group became an
official 501(c)(3) not-for-profit advocacy organization. Since that time,
the Pioneer Network has hosted national conferences to inspire individuals
across the nursing home profession to embrace Culture Change as a needed
change in long term care.
This year the Pioneer Network hosted their 7th
national conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Institute for Caregiver
Education has maintained a presence as an educator, sponsor and exhibitor
at the last six national conferences. This is the second year that the
Institute has been invited to present a pre-conference session.
This year’s
Institute for Caregiver Education pre-conference session was team-taught
by Jim Kinsey, LPN and Senior Consultant and Director of Development, and
his colleague Myrna Eshleman, RN, BSN, MScN, Regional Educator and Program
Developer. Together, the duo presented “Moving In, Moving Up and Moving
On.” The session was designed to explore three key areas:
- Moving In explored the needs of elders as they move
into a new community. This interactive session explored interdisciplinary
team assessments, integrated charting and neighborhood initiatives that can
support elders during this time.
- Moving Up explored how team members are supported
by human resource policies and procedures that sustain empowerment, choice,
respect and relationships. Participants explored what is necessary to
transform from managing human resources to leading self-directed teams.
- Moving On participants explored the greatest wave
of the culture change movement — transforming the culture of aging.
In this dynamic and interactive session, participants explored how long-term
care may have lost its voice in advocacy, and more importantly, how we can
get it back and make a difference.
The Institute for Caregiver Education also exhibited at the conference.
The team offered a variety of resources for Culture Change professionals
to preview and to purchase.
The Institute for Caregiver Education is a nationally-recognized leader
in Culture Change education. For more than 15 years the organization
has provided quality caregiver education to nursing homes from California
to Maine. Over the last five years the IfCE team has educated hundreds
of long-term care professionals on a myriad of Culture Change topics at such
national conferences as ASA, NADONA, AAHSA, AHCA, ACHCA, The Pioneer Network,
the VA Summit and numerous state associations.
The Institute for Caregiver Education is currently a leading Culture Change
educator for a number of state QIO organizations as they work with the 8th
Scope of Work and CMS.
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