If you are a healthcare professional interested in improving healthcare transitions, then we have an opportunity for you!  Eric Coleman, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado at Denver, as well as a nationally recognized care transitions expert, will present “Care Transitions Workshop…It’s About the People.”  The workshop is hosted by Telligen under contract with the Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals’ Health Facilities Division at the Prairie Meadows Event Center in Altoona, Iowa on Thursday, May 31^st, 2012.  Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 AM with the program to follow from 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM.  Free lunch will also be provided. 

Session topics include Challenging the Label “Non-compliant Patient”; The Who, What, When of Predicting Risk; Medication Reconciliation with a Twist; and much more.  Unfortunately, no pharmacist CEU’s will be offered at this session.  Click here for registration form and further details. Register promptly as seating is limited!

For more information about the Care Transitions Program as well as additional resources: http://www.caretransitions.org

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Position Statement: Improving the Quality of Transitional Care for Persons with Complex Care Needs.