Date(s):  November 04, 2009
Time:  09:00 AM CTto 10:30 AM CT

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Overview: This program will cover advance directives such as living will, durable power of attorney, organ donation, mental health declaration, and do not resuscitate orders. It will include Joint Commission, CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation, case law discussion, organization position statements on DNR (do not resuscitate) and other federal laws on advance directives. The presentation will address strategies to ensure compliance with the standards/laws.

Target Audience: CEO, COO, CNO, CMO, Consumer Advocate, Nurse Educator, Ethicist, Ethics Committee Members, Nurse Managers, Risk Managers, Compliance Officers, Quality Improvement Director, Joint Commission Coordinator, Hospital Legal Counsel, Director of Registration, Behavioral Health Staff, Psychiatrist, and Patient Safety Officer

Faculty: Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD, Director, Hospital Risk Management
OHIC Insurance Co./The Doctors’ Company
Columbus, Ohio
Sue Dill Calloway is a nurse attorney and is director of hospital patient safety for OHIC Insurance Company and The Doctors Company. She has done many educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. She has authored over 100 books and numerous articles. She is a frequent speaker and is well known across the country in the area of healthcare law, risk management, and patient safety.

Programs Topics:
• CMS CoP on advance directives
• Joint Commission standards on advance directives
• Documenting advance directives under Record of Care chapter
• Case law update
• Requirements of the Patient Self Determination Act
• Informed consent requirements
• Living wills, durable power of attorney, DNR orders, mental health declarations, organ donor
• Assisted suicide
• Professional organization position statements on DNR
• Joint Commission Tracer

Objectives: At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Recall the CMS Conditions of Participation requirements for advance directives
2. Describe the Joint Commission standards on advance directives
3. Explain what is required of hospitals under the federal law on the Patient Self Determination Act

Registration: Educate Your Entire Staff Quickly and Economically!
Register for this program to educate your entire staff in a short period of time without incurring multiple registration fees or travel expenses. The registration is $195 and includes one toll-free telephone connection and one free internet connection to the presentation. You can gather numerous staff members in one room to “attend” for one economical price. Prior to the program, you will receive a detailed slide presentation and handout materials which you can distribute to all participants, along with the log-in information.

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For More Information:
Jon Borton
Phone: (402) 742-8147
E-mail: jborton@nhanet.org