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

thomas.bow@vnsny.org

Geriatric Medication Management Course

CHAMP's next Geriatric Medication Management course begins April 26, 2010. Register today!

The newly redesigned CHAMP Geriatric Medication Management course is proven to improve patient outcomes and quality of care and is:

Easy to access
Self-paced
All virtual - no need to travel!
Affordable

Click here for a brief demonstration of the Medication Management course

Tuition for the Geriatric Medication Management course is $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 the course tuition.

The generosity of the California HealthCare Foundation, based in Oakland, CA, also allows us to offer a discount of $40 off the course tuition to all front line nurse managers from California home health agencies.

All nurse managers will receive continuing education contact hours upon completion of the course. Partial credit will not be given for partial completion of the course.

CHAMP Program Geriatric Medication Management Image Most older home care patients are taking more than 5 medications. Medication-related problems contribute to poor patient outcomes and are a leading cause of avoidable rehospitalizations.

CHAMP’s Medication Management course is designed to give frontline home care managers the skills and tools they need to help their clinical team improve medication management for older home care patients. The course includes best practices in medication management for home care patients, including:

Medication Reconciliation
Identifying drug/drug interactions and medication-related complications
Improving management of oral medications
Communicating with physicians about medication issues

Four online units, coupled with practical exercises and downloadable tools, help home care managers and their teams significantly improve care. Click here for a summary of the course objectives by unit.