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“Patient Safety: Evidence-Based Solutions for Quality Geriatric Care”
Almost 50% of patients admitted to the hospitals are over 65. Are you ready? Geriatric nursing competence is more critical than ever. Join us as we help you improve care for hospitalized older adults. Geriatric nursing competence is more critical than ever. Join us as we help improve care for hospitalized older adults. Explore the path to excellence over the three days at the 12th Annual Conference! The NICHE annual conference brings together both new and experienced NICHE sites to commit or re-commit to improve care to older adults. http://www.nicheprogram.org
The 12th Annual Conference will feature information on:
- NICHE implementation
- a gerontologic core curriculum for nurses
- a geriatric training program for nursing assistants
- Innovative and practical NICHE strategies
- NICHE Tool kit including Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP)
Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th
NICHE Leadership Conference - a two-day program providing an overview of implementation strategies for bringing NICHE to new hospitals.
Wednesday. February 25th
NICHE Best Clinical Practices Conference - a one day program featuring cutting-edge, research-based best nursing practices linking national research to direct care.
Thursday, February 26th
NICHE User Conference - a one day program that provides innovative and practical approaches to strengthen implementation of NICHE for experienced NICHE sites.
Led by Drs. Elizabeth Capezuti and Marie Boltz of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing this program also features experienced NICHE site representatives and healthcare experts. Topics of discussion include: the NICHE Tool Kit, an overview of NICHE models, staff education, the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile and other clinical, financial, and organizational measurement approaches to evaluate program effectiveness.
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