CHAMP Course Questions?
Thomas Bow
CHAMP Program Liaison
Center for Home Care Policy & Research
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
5 Penn Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-609-5767
Click here to download a pdf version of our course brochure
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It has been assigned approval code: 756S44PRV-07
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15204.
Programs & Learning
Best Practices Continuing Education Corner is Now Open!
Visit our newly released CHAMP Best Practices Continuing Education Corner. This page contains short learning activities based on select Framework Evidence Briefs in the areas of Care Coordination, Management & Transitions, Medication Management and Palliative Care & Advanced Illness Management. Completion of these earns registered nurses 1 continuing education contact hour and at $10 each, they are very affordable! Click here to learn more.
Registration for CHAMP's Geriatric Medication Management and Geriatric Pain Management courses beginning April 26, 2010 is now open.
The newly redesigned CHAMP Geriatric Medication Management and Pain Management courses are proven to improve patient outcomes and quality of care, and both are:
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Easy to access
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Self-paced
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All virtual - no need to travel!
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Affordable
Tuition for each course $149 per participant.
Thanks to the generosity of the New York State Health Foundation, front line nurse managers from Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) member agencies now receive a discount of $40 off of the Geriatric Medication Management Course.
CHAMP courses measurably improve home health care patient outcomes.
Participants in CHAMP courses have this to say about them:
Sandy Miskelly, frontline nurse manager, University Hospital Home Health Agency, Middletown, Wisconsin: “It was a fabulous program. It will continue to influence our practice for years to come.”
Nancy Roberts, President and CEO, VNA of Care New England: “Communication… has been enhanced by some of the techniques that nurse managers have learned from CHAMP.”
Designed for Success
Evidence-based, and developed by experts in home care, CHAMP’s courses are self-paced. Participants schedule time for CHAMP assignments and activities at their convenience. Web-based e-learning units blend clinical information with practical tools and strategies for improvement. Participants in CHAMP courses learn by doing, which increases effectiveness and staff morale.
CHAMP’s current course offerings are Geriatric Medication Management and Geriatric Pain Management. Check back frequently – new courses are currently in development!
Continuing education (CE) hours are available for registered nurses upon successful completion of any program