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CONFERENCES, MEETINGS and EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

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Administrator Education and Training

On-line Training: All you need is a computer with speakers and Internet Explorer and you can get excellent training while sipping coffee in your pajamas. All speakers are well known professional hospice workers that are experts in their field(s). Steps to get your Admin. Continuing Ed. hours

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8 hour New Initial Administrator Training On-line

(§97.259 c) for new HCSSA Administrators/Alternates

Need all 8 hours now? Sign up for our new on-line administrator training and get all of your hours quick. Just watch and listen to the presentations, take the short quiz after each section and you can be free of worries.

Texas and New Mexico Hospice is an approved provider of administrator training for Hospice and Home Health Agencies by the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities(DADS).

*After paying through Paypal you will be immediately redirected to the Administrator Training. We recommend book marking this site so that you can take the training over multiple days.

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Bundle Pack--19.5 hours of On-line Continuing Education training with CNEs, CEs, CEUs for Nurses, Social Workers, Administrators, and other hospice professionals.
Members
- Only $200 for All
All of these classes are approved for continuing education credit from the Texas Board of Nursing and Texas Board of Social Workers. We are also an approved provider of administrator continuing ed. hours by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability. Meets 12 hour annual requirement (§97.260) for HCSSA Administrators/Alternates

and §97.259  Initial Educational Training in Administration of Agencies (Hospice only on this one)


*bundle pack includes all the classes you see below plus more.
Bonus Classes added (such as Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation)!

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1.new Legal Issues for Hospice Marketing -1.5 credits
Marie C. Berliner, J.D.
has been providing legal counsel and representation to hospice and other providers in all aspects of Medicare administrative and regulatory compliance since 1988, in Washington, D.C and Austin, Texas. This presention covers:

Top three federal statutes affecting marketing

Application of laws to allowable marketing activities and limitations

legal challenges in real life situations

Audience: All
Level: General

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2. "Companioning" - 1.5 credits

Rodney Bolejack, D.Min., Chaplain. One of the primary concerns of hospice patients is fear of abandonment. Such may occur at several levels, particularly when busy schedules focus our attention on protocols, procedures, and paperwork. This presentation explores "Companioning" as an essential hospice concept. Benefits& Burdens and Barriers & Bridges to creating a shared journey will be examined from professional and intra-personal perspectives. Participants will learn how to apply "Companioning" skills and attitudes to enrich the hospice experience for the patient as well as for the professional.

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3. New COPS 1.5 Credits
New Medicare Conditions of Participation were effective December 2, 2008. Educate yourself on changes that will impact your hospice by watching and listening to this multimedia presentation.

Audience: All
Level: General

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4. 29 High Risk Areas in Hospice from the office of the Inspector General 1.5 credits
Rebecca McMinn, RN, MSN, MBA, Past President, TX & NM Hospice Organization; Consultant, HealthCare ConsultLink This session will focus on the 29 areas of risk that the OIG (Office of Inspector General) has identified in order to prevent staff and the hospice from having issues with fraud and abuse.
Audience: All
Level: Intermediate

 

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5. Timely Topics in Texas Hospice Regulation Part 1- NEW 05/02/09 - 1.5 credits
Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, HCSSA Policy Specialist, Regulatory Services Policy Development & Support Unit at the Department of Aging & Disability Services
This session includes: Licensing Standards; Surveys, Roles & Rules and department resources

Audience: Administrators
Level: General

 

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6. Timely Topics in Texas Hospice Regulation Part 2 - NEW 05/02/09 - 1.5 credits
Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, HCSSA Policy Specialist, Regulatory Services Policy Development & Support Unit at the Department of Aging & Disability Services This presentation includes: Emergency Preparedness Planning and Implementation.

Audience: Administrators
Level: General

 

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7. Timely Topics in Texas Hospice Regulation PART 3 - new on 05/02/09 - 1.5 Credits
Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, HCSSA Policy Specialist, Regulatory Services Policy Development & Support Unit at the Department of Aging & Disability Services.
This presentation includes
:Recent Hospice Condition Citations in Texas

Audience: Administrators
Level: General

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8. Children and Grief- 1.5 Credits
Rodney Bolejack, D.Min., Chaplain This presentation is from the 05/02/09 TNMHO conference. Rodney will discuss children and common early experiences, responses to grief, tasks of children in grief, styles of grieving and the role of faith, hope and love. Participants will learn ways to help grieve and heal.

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9. "7 Dumb Mistakes Smart People Make" - by Danny Mack 1.5 Credits
Improve your job performance and accomplish personal and professional goals after learning the seven mistakes that hinder people from accomplishing their professional goals. Become motivated, encouraged and inspired to improve your skills!

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10.Marketing Hospice with Dignity: A Core Competency - By Ray Clark
This class is approved for 1.5 hours of CE
Marketing lets your customers know the uniqueness of your hospice and the benefits of choosing your company over the competition. Knowing the rules and selling your services within the boundaries of those rules is marketing with dignity. Turning this style of marketing into a core competency sets your organization apart from the others.

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11. Let Someone Know How to Respect Your Wishes This class is approved for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Units
Dr. Jerry Barker introduces new state-of-the-art Advance Care Planning (ACP) strategies (Let’s Talk Texas and Respecting Choices). Participants will encourage and assist patients and families to Let Someone Know their wishes before they can no longer speak for themselves. A great on-line class for all hospice professionals.

Audience: All
Level: General

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Steps to get your CNE/CE/CEUs:

1 .Pay for the class through Paypal and immediately after paying you will be redirected back to our site (click on the button on the receipt that says return to Texas and New Mexico Hospice's Web site) the class will immediately begin once you are redirected to our site.

2. Watch and listen to the on-line presentation

3. Take the quiz at end and score an 80 or above.

4. Print the success page that contains your name, score, CE/CEUs awarded.

The presentations have sound and are timed. At the end there is a quiz that you must get an 80 or above on to get continuing education credit.

**No conflicts of interest, commercial support, endorsement of products, off-label use of products accompany these presentations. 

Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  

Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization is an approved provider of continuing education by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, expiration January 31, 2011.

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Contact us if you experience any problems at bbaker@txnmhospice.org

 

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