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Arizona Pressure Ulcer Events

Upcoming Events

2011 HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Outcomes Congress
(Date TBD)


Past Events

HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Learning Session 6
March 16, 2010


Meeting Objectives
  • Learn how transitions of care affect health care quality and cost.
  • Discuss the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Quality Campaign—Phase 2.
  • Receive an overview of the Draft MDS 3.0.
  • Learn about pressure ulcer and nutrition critical elements of the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) process.
  • Share best practices with collaborative members.
Meeting Materials
AHRQ Baseline Survey: Pressure Ulcer and Physical Restraint Collaborative Aggregate Results Teleconference
November 19, 2009


Meeting Objectives
  • Receive aggregate results of the AHRQ Baseline Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
  • Understand how to read and interpret the results of the survey.
  • Compare your nursing home's results to Arizona nursing home aggregate results.
  • Learn to use the results for ongoing quality improvement efforts in your nursing home.
Meeting Materials
HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Learning Session 4
August 19, 2009


Meeting Objectives
  • Learn about human factors that influence resident care outcomes.
  • Understand how to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA) that can be applied to pressure ulcer prevention and management efforts.
  • Learn how to communicate more effectively by using Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) principles.
  • Share best practices with collaborative members.
Meeting Materials
HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Learning Session 3
May 7, 2009


Meeting Objectives
  • Review HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative aggregate results to date.
  • Learn about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Nursing Home Survey
    on Patient Safety Culture (SOPSC).
  • Provide the collaborative with a storyboard presentation, documenting their organization's progress to date in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
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HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Learning Session 2
January 20, 2009


Meeting Objectives
  • Understand pressure ulcer prevention and management from a surveyor's perspective.
  • Learn about the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-Star Nursing Home Quality Rating System.
  • Learn about new CMS Hospital-Acquired Condition - Present-On-Admission (HOA-POC) criteria.
  • Share best practices and tools with other collaborative participants.
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HSAG Pressure Ulcer Collaborative Learning Session 1
October 14, 2008


Meeting Objectives
  • Understand how nursing homes are reducing their pressure ulcer rates.
  • Share best practices with other collaborative nursing homes.
  • Learn about tools designed to help with daily processes of care for pressure ulcer
    prevention and management.
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