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This webinar presents some of the core competencies on how to best prepare and ease the difficulties surrounding care transitions, particularly to and from a hospital environment for adults with dementia. A transition of care is defined as moving from one practitioner or setting to another as condition and care needs change.1 It is usually accompanied by a change in care plan. This transition can take place within settings (e.g. within the home care team), between settings (e.g. between a hospital and home) and across health states (e.g. curative and palliative care). During transitions of care, communication — between the individual with dementia and his or her family, within the home care team, and among all providers involved in caring for the person — is especially important to support medication safety, understanding of the care plan, clarity of roles and responsibilities, and care coordination.
Webinar Presenters:
- Kathryn Agarwal, MD, Section of Geriatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
- Eric Coleman, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research. University of Colorado Anschutz
- Karen Rose, PhD, RN, FAAN, School of Nursing, University of Virginia
- Alan Stevens, PhD, Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White
Learning Objectives:
- Describe some of the common care transitions experienced by persons with dementia and the associated risks for this population
- Identify important strategies to prevent adverse outcomes due to poor transition planning or execution
- Name key features of several current evidence-based models for care transitions
References:
1 Coleman, E. & Boult, C. (2003) Improving the Quality of Transitional Care for Persons with Complex Care Needs. Retrieved from https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51186.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed.