Spring 2010 Joint Provider/Surveyor Training

March 30, 2010 - Rock Financial Showplace - Novi, MI

Update from the Bureau of Health Systems (PPT)
Mike Pemble, Director

1. Health Care Stress Workshop (PPT)
   Larry Lawhorne, M.D.
   Professor and Chair of the Department of Geriatrics at Wright University

2. Infection Control Update (PPT)
   Patricia Morgan, RN, BAN, MS
   Bureau of Health Systems, MDCH

3. Save Your Census: Strategies to Reduce Re-Hospitalizations (PPT)
   Donna Beebe, RN, C, BSN, FACDONA
   Barbara Smith, LBSW, MS
   Sandra Soronen, RN
   Judith Ricci, RN, BSN, MSA

4. Pain Management In The Elderly (PPT)
   Dr. Michael Stellini

5. Integrating Hospice Care with Nursing Homes (PPT)
   Howard Schaefer, MSW, LCSW
   Karen Anthony, RN, MA
   Bureau of Health Systems, MDCH

6. Pet Therapy
   Margy Riemer
   Therapy Dog International
   

   • Handouts:
   • Preparing a Therapy Animal (PDF)
   • Therapy Dogs International, Inc Study (PDF)
   • Wonder Dogs of the World (PDF)