Regional Seminars: Basic Training

• Learning Objectives
• Pre-requisites
• Schedule
• Fee
• Seminar Locations & Accommodations
• Agenda
• Contact Hours
• Registration

Basic Training is designed to transfer the fundamental skills necessary to effectively utilize the Millman Care Guidelines® products.  This is accomplished using “hands on” instruction techniques and a variety of experiential learning activities in the web software.  The first day of training covers Inpatient and Surgical Care and the General Recovery Guidelines.  The second day of training covers Ambulatory Care, the Chronic Care Guidelines, Recovery Facility Care, and Home Care.

Basic Training is for you if:

• You are new to the Care Guidelines
• You have been using the Care Guidelines but have never had formal training provided by Milliman
• You have received formal Milliman training but have recently licensed a new product(s) you need training on
• You are challenged by issues such as finding the right guideline, switching guidelines, or are unsure that you are applying the guidelines correctly

Basic Hours - Day 1 - 6.5, Day - 2 5.0

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of day one of this training session, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify the scope of each Care Guidelines product
2. Verbalize the evidence base of the Care Guidelines
3. Demonstrate Web software navigation
4. Understand the four guideline search features
5. Interpret the Clinical Indications for Admission/Procedure
6. Effectively and accurately utilize the Optimal and General Recovery Courses
7. Identify resources to manage inpatient episodes that exceed the Goal Length of Stay
8. Identify alternative levels of care for effective care planning
9. Describe the Care Guidelines’ applicability to care management activities

At the conclusion of day two of this training session, the learner will be able to:

1. Interpret the Indications for Chronic Care Management
2. Utilize the Care Guidelines to transition to lower levels of recovery facility and home care 
3. Apply the Care Guidelines to various care management workflows
4. Optimize use of the Case Management tools across the care continuum

Schedule

Boston, MA August 14 – 15, 2008

Fee

Day One $450

Both Days $750

Seminar Locations & Accommodations

Please contact hotel directly for reservations and specify your registration is for the Milliman Care Guidelines Training Seminar. Seminars are held at the hotel.

Please note: Accommodations are not included in the registration fee. Be sure to reserve a room early to enjoy the convenience of staying at the seminar hotel.

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August 14 – 15, 2008
The Westin Waltham-Boston
70 Third Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451

For reservations call +1 781.290.5600 and request a reservation as part of the Milliman Care Guidelines room block. If you need to cancel your room reservation, you must provide 48 hours notice or you will be billed for one nights room rate plus tax.

Agenda

Basic Training Agenda: Day 1
Time	Topic
8:30AM – 8:45 AM	Welcome Introductions Review Agenda Review Learning Objectives
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM	Introduction to Milliman Care Guidelines® 12th Edition
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Inpatient and Surgical Care Finding the Right Guideline – 4 Ways to Search Evidence Base Interpreting Indications for Admission Goal Length of Stay Admission Alternatives Outpatient Case Management Optimal Recovery Course Inpatient Case Management Extended Stay Common Complications and Conditions Discharge Planning Appendices
10:30AM – 10:45AM	Break
10:45AM – 11:00 AM	Working a Case – Heart Failure
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM	Working a Case – Gastrointestinal Bleed
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Working a Case – Atrial Fibrillation – Valve Replacement
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM	Working a Case – Vaginal Hysterectomy
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Wrap up and Questions
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	General Recovery Guidelines Inpatient and Surgical Care and General Recovery Guidelines – differences and similarities Inpatient Guideline Coordinator Interpreting Indications for Admission Benchmark Length of Stay General Recovery Course Case Management Resources Discharge Planning LTACH Guidelines
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM	Working a Case – Lung Cancer
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM	Working a Case – Cirrhosis
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Working a Complex Case – Pneumonia and Hip Fracture
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Working a Complex Case – Motor Vehicle Accident – Respiratory Failure
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM	Inpatient and Surgical Care and General Recovery Guidelines ‘Rules of Thumb’
4:45PM – 5:00 PM	Wrap up and Questions

Basic Training Agenda: Day 2
Time	Topic
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM	Welcome Review Agenda Review Learning Objectives
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM	Recovery Facility Care Clinical Indications for Admission/Levels of Care Length of Stay Most Common Complications Treatment Plan Clinical Indications for Discharge Appendix P: Determining Recovery Facility Level of Care
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Home Care Clinical Indications for Admission Domains of Home Healthcare Service Home Healthcare Visit Goals Treatment Plan Clinical Indications for Discharge Appendices - Resources for Comprehensive Management of the Patient in Home Care
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Ambulatory Care Authorization Guidelines Optimum Treatment Guidelines Using the Ambulatory Care Guidelines as Tools of Utilization Management Efficiency
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Wrap up and Questions
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM	Chronic Care Guidelines Indications for Admission to Chronic Care Management ADL Assessment Home Safety Assessment Psychosocial Factors Coordination of Care Medication Management of Heart Failure Risk Factors for CAD Hospital End of Life Education Referral Coordination
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM	Tying it all together -- working a case across the continuum of care
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM	Efficiency, consistency and variance reporting – using CareWebQI®
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM	Wrap Up and Evaluations
2:50 PM	Adjourn

 

Contact Hours

Milliman Care Guidelines, PA-45/May/10, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Please contact Patty Zajac at Milliman Care Guidelines for more information about contact hours.