GROW BETTER TOGETHER....EMS/TRAUMA CASE REVIEW Ram Nirula, MD, MPH March 5, June 4, September 3, and December 3, noon–1pm MT Free Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,

GROW BETTER

TOGETHER.CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR HE ALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

2020 EDITION

HEALTH CARE NEVER STOPS. NEITHER DOES LEARNING.

In today’s fast-changing health care environment, staying on top of evolving trends is critical. As the Mountain West’s only academic health care system, University of Utah Health plays a vital role in ensuring that health professionals across the region can further their education and training to improve community well-being and quality of life. To achieve this goal, we strive to make our educational training and professional development courses as accessible as possible, including to rural clinics and care providers. Many of our courses are offered at no cost and can be accessed online or taught on-site at your facility. Whether you’re looking for CME credit, leadership guidance, or a specific skills certification course, you’ll find that our courses maintain the same high level of quality that we are known for in our academic medical center. We invite you to learn with us so we can grow better together.

A COMMITMENT TO HEALTH MEANS A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUED LEARNING

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2 TeleAcute JUMP TO PAGE 9

3 Case Review and Grand Rounds Webinars

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4 Certification Courses JUMP TO PAGE 13

5 In-Hospital Training JUMP TO PAGE 17

6 Specialty Series JUMP TO PAGE 19

7 Leadership and Management JUMP TO PAGE 27

8 Affiliate Network Leadership and Management Courses

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9 Conferences JUMP TO PAGE 35

Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) is a lifelong learning and guided practice model that offers a unique way to meet local health care needs, especially in rural and underserved communities that lack specialists. Through U of U Health’s participation in the program, you can tap into our academic specialists’ knowledge, consult on complex patient cases, and expand your treatment capacity locally. Each area of specialty has weekly or bi-weekly topics.

For more information or to register, please visit physicians.utah.edu/echo/.

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BURN & SOFT TISSUE INJURY

Giavonni Lewis, MD, FACS

Bi-monthly starting Feb 12, 2020, second Wednesday, noon–1pm MT

Free

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, first responders, emergency management, therapists

CME/NURSE CONTACT HOURS | 1 HOUR

Deepen your knowledge of tertiary burns and soft-tissue injuries from the hands-on expertise gathered by health professionals at a regional burn center.

“Project ECHO® has enhanced my practice. My patients and medical colleagues have more confidence in me because I am sharing their problems with experts in the field from three other states. They love it!”

DR. FRED FRICKE, MD, NEVADA GASTROENTEROLOGY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Thursdays, October–April, noon–1pm MT

Free

Primary care providers, registered nurses, mental health professionals, medical trainees


Led by a robust team of psychiatric specialists from University Neuropsychiatric Institute, this program gives you the opportunity to present cases and learn best practices on the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Topics will cover commonly seen cases in primary care, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.

FOR MORE INFORM ATION OR TO REGISTER , SEND AN EM AIL TO: EDUC ATION@ HSC .UTAH.EDU 6

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HEPATITIS C VIRUS

Terry Box, MD, hepatologist and Tony Dalpiaz, PharmD, clinical pharmacist

Fridays, 11:30am–1pm MT

Free

Primary care providers, family medicine providers, and medical trainees

CME | 1.5 HOURS

Tap into the expertise of hepatology and clinical pharmacy specialists to learn more about the latest developments and best practices in Hepatitis C virus treatment and research. You’ll also have the opportunity to present patient cases for consultation and receive feedback on treatment options.

GI & LIVER CARE

Terry Box, MD, hepatologist; John Valentine, MD, gastroenterologist; and Tony Dalpiaz, MD, clinical pharmacist

Bi-weekly Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30am MT

Free

Community gastroenterologists, primary care providers, family medicine providers, medical trainees

CME | 1 HOUR

Meet with specialists in hepatology, gastroenterology, and pharmacology in an interactive setting to address your most pressing questions and cases. Learn how to identify and treat common and complex diseases of the liver and GI system, including when labs, imaging, or referral are necessary.

HERE'S WHY PARTICIPANTS SAY THEY VALUE PROJECT ECHO®:

• Keeps patients in primary care and empowers PCPs to make confident clinical decisions with support from specialists.

• Provides information sharing that helps the entire practice, not just one patient.• Gives easy and supportive access to high quality, expert advice for more challenging

patient cases.• Delivers up-to-date, clinically-based practice "pearls" for providers.


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PEDIATRICS

Wednesdays, September–May, noon–1pm MT

Free

Primary care providers, family medicine providers, registered nurses, medical trainees


Take advantage of this case-based learning opportunity to collaborate with experts within the Department of Pediatrics on commonly diagnosed and treated pediatric health conditions in primary care. Learn best practices, including proper screening tools, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, and how to address common concerns from parents.

PREGNANCY CARE

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists: Amy Sullivan, MD; Erin Clark, MD; Torri Metz, MD

Bi-weekly Fridays, noon–1pm MT

Free

Advanced practice providers, midwives, family physicians, obstetricians, and medical trainees

CME | 1 HOUR

Join your peers and a team of multidisciplinary obstetrics experts in an interactive setting. You’ll have the opportunity to present complex, real-life cases and receive feedback on best practices for identifying and treating fetal, maternal, and obstetric complications in pregnancy.

MONTHLY EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

Stay up to date on the latest CME events, leadership courses, and other educational opportunities offered by U of U Health. To subscribe to this monthly newsletter, send an email to:

[email protected]


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With a focus on connecting our experts at U of U Health to providers and patients in the Mountain West region, we offer a number of Telehealth services for our program partners. Programs range from acute patient consultations to education-based outreach in the community. We are proud to be able to bring this world-class health care education to your fingertips.

All programs listed are for our telehealth program partners. If your facility is a subscriber of any of the following telehealth services at U of U Health and you have questions about educational opportunities or want to register for a course, please contact us at [email protected].

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TELECRISIS

Educational offering coming soon…watch for additional information in early 2020 on our University of Utah Better Together Partner Portal at affiliate.uofuhealth.org.

TELEICU

Thursdays, 12–1pm MT

Free; exclusively available to TeleICU program partners

ICU, medical surgeons, emergency department and medical physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses


Maintain and/or improve your patient care for critically ill patients. Participate in weekly didactic sessions discussing a myriad of ICU topics, including pressors vs. fluids, CHF exacerbation, care of the patient with seizures, ventilator introduction up to 2.0, ABG analysis, pancreatitis patients, ATLS lite, and SBT protocol review. Case studies, polling, and Q&A sessions are also utilized to discuss current best practice care.

TELENICU

Educational offering coming soon…watch for additional information in early 2020 on our University of Utah Better Together Partner Portal at affiliate.uofuhealth.org.

TELEBURN

Available upon request

Free; exclusively for TeleBurn program partners

For more information, please email [email protected].

TELESTROKE ONLINE TRAINING MODULES

On demand

Free; exclusively for TeleStroke program partners

ICU, medical surgeons, emergency department and medical physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses

This on demand, self-paced course offers training for onboarding employees, or to be used as needed for regulatory lessons.

For more information or to access these modules, visit University of Utah Better Together Partner Portal at affiliate.uofuhealth.org.

TELESTROKE EDUCATION: BI-DIRECTONAL QUALITY REVIEW

Last Wednesday of every month

Free; exclusively for TeleStroke program partners

Stroke coordinators

Improve patient care and reduce legal liability in acute stroke cases seen in a large telestroke network through a bi-directional quality review that includes multi-disciplinary participation across multiple health systems.


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Case reviews and grand rounds are an important part of medical education but have largely been isolated to large academic institutions—leaving rural providers unable to participate. Now, you can gain access to case reviews in your area of specialty through a cost-free educational partnership between U of U Health’s specialist teams and community providers. This will allow you to stay on top of cutting-edge research and care techniques, which you can apply to your own patient practice.

For more information or to register, please email [email protected].

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STROKE CASE-BASED ONLINE REVIEW EDUCATION SERIES (SCORES)

Peter Hannon, MD and Lee Chung, MD

March 19, June 18, September 17, December 17, 12–1pm MT

Free


CME | 1 HOUR

Gain insights into evidence-based stroke care and management from U of U Health's Stroke Center. With more than 400 stroke patients seen a year, stroke specialists will present cases of high educational value across the care spectrum.

EMS/TRAUMA CASE REVIEW

Ram Nirula, MD, MPH

March 5, June 4, September 3, and December 3, noon–1pm MT

Free


CME | 1 HOUR

Learn from our Level 1 Trauma Center specialists with unique expertise in caring for more than 2,000 patients a year. Case reviews will cover the entire trauma care spectrum, including responding, transporting, and providing in-hospital patient care.

GRAND ROUNDS

See below for details

Free


CME | 1 HOUR

Join experts from U of U Health as they present on a variety of specialty-specific topics that will enhance your professional knowledge and enrich your patient care. These in-depth webinars provide an opportunity to stay up to date on new research information, hone your clinical reasoning skills, and learn new strategies and tools you can apply in your practice.

For specific date and time information, you can go to uofuhealth.utah.edu/calendar/ and select Grand Rounds under event type. Reach out to [email protected] for more information or questions.

Areas of specialty include:

• Anesthesiology• Cardiology • EMS Trauma• General Surgery• Geriatrics• Global Public Health• Infectious Disease • Internal Medicine• Neurology • Neurosurgery • OB/GYN • Pediatrics


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Continue to expand and enrich your career opportunities by gaining certification in care areas you are interested in learning more about. These in-depth courses will prepare you for real-world practice and provide you with the confidence and skills needed to enter a new career field, grow your current career opportunities, or expand your care offerings to your current practice.


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ADVANCED BURN LIFE SUPPORT (ABLS)

$225

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses

Hone your skills in assessing and managing burn patients during the first 24 hours post-injury. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce assessment and stabilization skills through a series of lectures and case studies presented for group discussion.

Final testing consists of a written exam and a practical assessment.

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (ATLS)

$770


Designed specifically for primary care physicians, this two-day course combines lectures and practical experience to show how to establish priorities and stabilize a critically injured patient. Physicians will also have the opportunity to practice their assessment techniques and their management of simulated patients in the surgical skill practicum.

RN CERTIFICATION RESOURCESLet us help you on your journey as a nurse by assisting you in your nursing certification preparation. Check out our online resources in our University of Utah Better Together Partner Portal to help guide you in your studies.

To request an account, visit affiliate.uofuhealth.org.

CHEMOTHERAPY AND BIOTHERAPY AFFILIATE NETWORK CERTIFICATION COURSE

Affiliate Network physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses

CME | 12 HOURS

Keep your chemotherapy and biotherapy skills current through a comprehensive review of how to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents. Upon successful completion of this course, including post-test and course evaluation, you will receive 12 continuing education credits and a Huntsman Cancer Institute chemotherapy and biotherapy provider card that is valid for two years.


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“I’ve noticed more positive feedback from my team and more patient-driven teamwork since taking the Innovation workshop.” TREVOR ZEZULA, NURSING MANAGER

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, OBSTETRIC, AND NEONATAL NURSES (AWHONN): INTERMEDIATE

$250


CME | 18 HOURS

Advance your perinatal experience in this two-day certification workshop. Designed for clinicians with a minimum of six months of perinatal experience using fetal heart monitoring in an intrapartum setting. This course covers critical skills such as how to:

• Analyze fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity and understand the implications for fetal well-being

• Discuss indicated clinical interventions and related maternal-fetal physiology

• Effectively communicate verbal and written data about patient status

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of health care providers in the use of fetal heart monitoring in intrapartum care

• Demonstrate the psychomotor skills used in FHM

NEONATAL RESUSCITATION PROGRAM (NRP)


The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is an educational program jointly sponsored with the American Heart Association (AHA) that focuses on resuscitation of a newborn through an evidence-based approach. The Sixth Edition, released in 2011, covers simulation methodology, enhancing development of critical leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.

For more information about timing and cost, please email [email protected].


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TRAUMA NURSING CORE COURSE (TNCC)


Learn a standardized approach to the initial assessment and management of the injured patient as well as how to foster collaboration and communication among all members of the health care team. TNCC serves as the standard of nursing practice for providing trauma care to patients who have sustained injuries.

For more information about timing and cost, please email [email protected].

ADVANCED TRAUMA CARE FOR NURSES (ATCN)

$375


Gain valuable trauma care knowledge and certification through a series of lectures as well as corresponding practical skill stations and moulage assessment. You’ll achieve expertise in initial assessment, airway management, and stabilization and transport for abdominal, thoracic, shock, head and spinal cord, pediatric, elderly, and pregnancy trauma situations.

S.T.A.B.L.E.

$250


Achieve certification in S.T.A.B.L.E., the most widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program focused on post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants. Based on a mnemonic to optimize learning, retention, and recall of information, S.T.A.B.L.E. stands for the six assessment and care modules in the program: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support.


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Gain hands-on experience through our in-hospital training courses and workshops. You’ll have the opportunity to work with our team of specialists, who have deep expertise in a variety of care areas and can provide mentorship and practical experience. These trainings will help you gain expertise and advance your career path in health care.

All in-hospital training is provided by U of U Health. Participants are to cover their own expenses for travel, lodging, and food during their training experience. For more information or to register, please email [email protected].

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PICC LINE PROGRAM

Nursing staff *

Learn how to confidently insert a catheter into the arm or leg of a patient and take your nursing career to the next level. This is a comprehensive 100-hour training that reviews all aspects of PICC line placement.

* 100 hours of hands-on training. Previous PICC placement experience required.

ICU ROTATIONS

Registered nurses at U of U Health TeleICU sites

NURSE CONTACT HOURS | 8+ HOURS

Gain experience caring for critical patients in a real-time, high-intensity ICU setting by rotating through several ICU units, including trauma, cardiac, and surgery.

GENERAL TRAINING

Primary care providers, pharmacists, and nursing staff

Shadow experienced practitioners to observe real-time patient care from experienced clinicians as they perform procedures, provide treatment, and interact with patients. Training areas include stress test training, surgery observation, medical and surgical, labor and delivery, quality, wound care, and more.

“One of the key values of participating in the Affiliate Network is the opportunity to access knowledge and skills training that help our teams perform better.”TAD MORLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


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Increase your knowledge and grow your career in any of our specialty areas of care. Our specialty courses are designed to dive deeper into how to hone your skills, gain competence, and grow professionally in the area of care you choose. Learnings can be immediately applied, allowing you to give better care to your patients and achieve greater professional success. Areas of specialty include:

• AirMed• Trauma• Burn

• Clinical Staff Education• Community• General


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AIRMED LANDING ZONE

45 minutes

Paramedics

Elevate your expertise in AirMed operations by learning more about setting up landing zones, movement around running helicopters, helicopter operations, and patient packaging.

TRAUMA BVM/SUCTION ASSISTED INTUBATION

2-hour class

ER physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and paramedics

Learn how to improve BVM and intubations as well as gain hands-on experience with suction assisted intubations for patients who are vomiting or bleeding.

TRAUMA PEDIATRIC NON-ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA

1-hour class

ER physicians, nurses, paramedics

Learn how to identify non-accidental trauma in pediatric patients, including common presentations, how to identify risk factors, and how to report incidents.

TRAUMA OB TRAUMA

1-hour class

Paramedics

Hone your first responder skills by learning how to identify OB trauma, including the anatomy and physiology, concerns, and treatments for pregnant patients with trauma.

TRAUMA OB EMERGENCY SCENARIOS

1-hour class

Paramedics

A hands-on class that will help you recognize and treat OB emergencies, including bleeding, hypertension, trauma, and vaginal deliveries.

TRAUMA INTUBATION

2-hour class

Paramedics

Improve your intubation skills by exploring unique intubation scenarios as well as covering the basics of intubating through an instructor-led presentation.


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TRAUMA SPINAL IMMOBILIZATION

1-hour class


As backboards are being phased out of practice, this course will review their history and why they are now only used as an extrication tool. The course will also review the NEXIS criteria and when to apply a c-collar to an injured patient.

TRAUMA WOUND CARE

1-hour class

Primary care providers, pharmacists, and nursing staff

Develop firsthand experience and knowledge in the often-complex care area of wounds. The course will cover the basics of managing and caring for wounds, including treating burns.

TRAUMA FIELD AMPUTATIONS

1-hour class


The University of Utah has a field surgical team ready 24/7 for situations that require field amputations and can lift off within twelve minutes from the time of the request. This course covers how to identify patients who need a field amputation and what to expect when requesting a field amputation.

BURN BURN CARE AND MASS CASUALTY COURSE

8-hour training

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, emergency management

In this multidisciplinary burn disaster training course, you’ll learn how to address the gap in care between acute stabilization and transfer to definitive care if burn-related resources are limited and transport and transfer capabilities are delayed. The session culminates in a two-hour table-top exercise, customized to an identified hazard/vulnerability threat in your health care coalition region.TRAUMA

PELVIC TRAUMA

1-hour class


Learn what the indications are as well as how to assess and treat traumatic pelvic fractures through a combination of hands-on experience and class lecture.


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CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION MEDICAL ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

February 2020

$10 per module

Medical assistants

Develop your medical assistant professional skills in an ambulatory setting while also enhancing your ability to positively impact the patient and the care team. Online learning modules will cover topics such as:

• Workplace professionalism• Clinic flow efficiency, scheduling, and

triaging• Infection prevention and control• Medical procedures and medication

administration• Diagnostic testing• Law and ethics• Billing and insurance basics• ECG placement, recording, interpretation,

troubleshooting, and maintenance

Each module offers continuing education units for certification/recertification as well as clinical development.

BURN EMERGENCY CARE OF THE BURN PATIENT

8-hour training

Paramedics and emergency care providers

Learn how to assess, stabilize, and appropriately transfer a patient with burn injuries using available resources and technology to improve patient outcomes in pre-hospital and hospital care situations.

BURN BURN AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY

TBD

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, emergency management

Deepen your knowledge of tertiary burns and soft-tissue injuries from the hands-on expertise gathered by health professionals at a regional Burn Center.

“I’ve learned how to listen more, be more innovative, and let emerging leaders come up with their own solutions.”KIM COHEE, CLINICAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR


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CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION COMPLEX CLINICAL CARE SERIES

March 2020

Free


As a primary care provider, you are often the first contact with patients of chronic and medically complex diseases. This six-part clinical care education series will prepare you to better identify, evaluate, diagnose, and/or refer patients in an accurate and timely manner as well as how to develop and co-manage a long-term care plan.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION PHYSICIAN SPEAKER SERIES

Variable

Free

Primary care providers, family medicine providers, nursing staff, and physician specialists

CME | 1 HOUR

Join specialists from U of U Health as they visit rural hospitals to teach fellow physicians how to provide specialist-level treatment. Through this course, providers will learn to more effectively treat patients in-house rather than referring to outside specialists. These sessions are broadcast online, where they may be viewed throughout the region. CME is available to all who attend in person or view online.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2-hour course

Free

Medical assistants, health unit coordinators, health care assistants, techs, or anyone interested

Gain a foundation of word formations specific to medical terms used in the hospital and clinic setting. You’ll learn basic medical terminology, the use of prefixes, suffixes, and roots, as well as commonly used acronyms within the hospital.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION HEMODYNAMICS

1-hour course

Nurses

Advance your understanding of the hemodynamics, including the indications, physiology, and medication therapies for hemodynamically unstable patients.


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CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES AND AT-RISK GROUPS

Primary care providers, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

Expand your occupational health knowledge with a review of vulnerable workers and communities at environmental risk. Learn how to diagnose and treat selected occupational and environmental conditions, evaluate scientific data in the field of occupational and environmental medicine, and apply new medical knowledge to provide a preventative approach to emerging risk factors.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION NEUROSCIENCES CORE CURRICULUM

1-hour course

$300

Nurses

Dive into a comprehensive review of neurological and neurosurgical topics based on the AANN core curriculum. With a focus on nursing care for the adult neurological patient, this course covers topics such as neuroanatomy, craniocerebral trauma, and clinical applications, cerebral vascular anatomy, spinal cord and neuromuscular anatomy, spinal cord trauma, neuromuscular diseases, neurodiagnostics, seizures, and neurological assessment.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION 12-LEAD ECG

3 hours

Free

Nurses

NURSE CONTACT HOURS | 3 HOURS

Learn to identify actue myocardial infarction by location, new bundle branch block, differentiating between stable and unstable angina, and identifying ACS treatment guidelines. This course is offered free to participants in person or via webinar.

CLINICAL STAFF EDUCATION BASIC ECG CLASS

Free

Registered nurses and medical assistants

Hone your knowledge of basic ECG interpretation. In this course, you’ll learn more about the clinical significance of cardiac rhythm abnormalities and the treatment options for these arrhythmias. You’ll also have the opportunity to review instructor-provided rhythm strips as well as share your own rhythm strips with the class.


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COMMUNITY ATV SAFETY

General public and ATV riders

Learn how to be safe and have fun too while riding ATVs. This course advocates for safe OHV practices for adult riders to reduce injuries and to promote a safe riding example for the next generation of riders. Key messages the course emphasizes are the importance of wearing a helmet and riding sober.

COMMUNITY STOP THE BLEED

General public and immediate responders

Help save someone’s life by learning how to control bleeding in accidents and injuries before trained personnel arrives. In this three-step training, you’ll learn basic care skills such as how to identify the source of uncontrolled bleeding, when to call for help, and how to control or stop the bleeding yourself.

“Our passion for education permeates all we do at U of U Health. Building the clinical skills of our partners in the Affiliate Network allows for even better medical care for regional patients and builds a collegial bond that benefits us all.”TED KIMBALL, TELEHEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR


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COMMUNITY SAFE DRIVING/YELLOW DOT

Elderly populations, paramedics

The Yellow Dot Program helps paramedics and other first responders gather critical information when an elderly driver gets in a crash and is unable to speak. In this course, you’ll learn more about the program, what type of information goes in the Yellow Dot Packet, and how to fill one out. A Yellow Dot sticker also comes with the packet that can be placed in a vehicle to let first responders know that they can find important information on a patient, if need be.

GENERAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING

Upon request

$3,900

Clinical staff, security staff, office staff, care providers, administrators, other hospital employees

Give your hospital staff the essential tools they need to maintain the safety of your patients and employees during a tense situation, especially when security personnel and law enforcement may not be immediately available. Taught by behavioral health specialists from University Neuropsychiatric Institute, your employees will receive training on how to address situations where a patient or member of the public is displaying emotional distress, including how to move a tense situation toward a calm resolution.


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Whether you run your own practice or help lead a large health care organization, there are numerous challenges, including regulatory, budgetary, and operational. Our leadership and management courses are designed to provide you with critical skills that will improve how you interact with your staff, payers, and patients. You’ll walk away with not only the knowledge and skills you need to increase your effectiveness but also the ability to confidently succeed as a leader.


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COMMITMENT TO VALUE: OUTPATIENT

Third Tuesday of every month from noon–1pm MT

Free

Executive leaders, management, and practicing clinicians of various leadership levels

Join subject matter experts on outpatient care practices at U of U Health as they cover a variety of leading health care topics. You’ll explore subjects ranging from staff engagement and retention to payer contracts and negotiations. In addition, you’ll walk away with new resources and tools to improve the operational and practiced care delivered to patients in your community. Sessions are held live via interactive videoconference and posted online.

To register for an individual session or the series, please contact [email protected] with subject line: “Commitment to Value Outpatient”.

COMMITMENT TO VALUE: INPATIENT

Second Wednesday of every month from noon–1pm MT

Free


Join U of U Health experts as they cover a variety of leading health care topics, such as process efficiency and hospital safety. Through these dynamic discussions, you will walk away with new resources and tools aimed at improving the operational and practiced care delivered to patients in your community. Sessions are held live via interactive video conference and posted online.

To register for an individual session or the series, please contact [email protected] with subject line: “Commitment to Value Inpatient”.

“The leadership courses are amazing. I loved participating and learning from my peers.”ERIN HEATH, BUSINESS OPERATIONS & EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT EXPERIENCE MANAGER


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“I have learned that being a leader is a constant learning adventure. The assignments in the course helped me remember the main points and gave me a chance to incorporate them in my practice.”CINTHEA BEEBE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH MANAGER

PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME LUNCH AND LEARN

Monthly, 1-hour webinar

Free


Subject matter experts will share experiences, lessons learned, and best practices from their journey to becoming an NCQA-recognized Patient Centered Medical Home.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Managers and executives

Advance your leadership skills. In this highly customizable certificate course, you can choose six leadership courses to complete. These skills you learn will help you improve innovation, lead high-performance teams, effectively use financial information for meaningful impact, negotiate collaboratively, foster diversity and inclusion, harness the power of millennials, and lead with ethics and emotional intelligence.


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CUSTOM LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS


Combine the best in management practices with academic rigor in this customizable leadership program. The course will allow you to address the unique real-world challenges your organization faces and will provide the necessary tools for your leadership teams to return to work ready to make an immediate impact on your organization.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE


Take your leadership to the next level. In this certificate program for ambitious female leaders, you’ll complete six leadership classes. By the end, not only will you be more agile and strategic, but you’ll have help learning how to navigate change management, manage tough negotiations, build effective teams, handle conflict, and communicate more confidently as a public speaker.

HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

$6,200 | includes lodging and accommodations for intensive week

Physicians and chief medical officers

Drive growth and success in your organization through this project-based program. You’ll learn how to develop innovative strategies and communicate a compelling vision of high-quality, cost-effective care from both University of Utah Health leaders and the David Eccles School of Business’ top-ranked faculty.

This course includes a three-day intensive, on-site session as well as five two-day module sessions.


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U of U Health has a long history of sharing knowledge and resources to provide quality health care across the Mountain West. Through your participation in our Affiliate Network, you and your leadership teams can receive hands-on administrative training that will provide the skills to lead your organization more effectively. You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate and share learnings with other regional health care leadership teams.


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PEER MENTORING PROGRAM CMO (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER)

Variable, quarterly meetings

Free

Chief Medical Officers

Gather with other hospital clinical leaders throughout U of U Health Affiliate Network to discuss current health care challenges at a community, regional, and federal level. In this collaborative workshop, participants determine the topic for each session and brainstorm ideas on how to overcome barriers and leadership challenges to enhance patient care.

PEER MENTORING PROGRAM CNO (NURSE AFFILIATE ADVISORY COUNCIL)

Bi-monthly, noon-1 pm MT

Free

Chief nursing officers, nurse executives

Collaborate with fellow nurse executives throughout U of U Health Affiliate Network to problem solve, share education, and improve patient care together. The nursing collaborative comes together to discuss how to overcome current barriers and health care challenges at a local, regional, and national level.

LEGAL UPDATE

Annually

Free

Chief executive officers, legal counsel, and other pertinent officers

Prepare in advance for legal threats and legislation changes by joining attorneys from the University of Utah Office of General Counsel for an annual update on legal issues in health care. Topics include recent and pending legislation, current threats, external influences on the cost of health care, and lawsuits that have affected the industry or caused harm to other hospitals.

MANAGER DEVELOPMENT

Monthly, one-hour webinar

$1,500

Managers

In this comprehensive, year-long program, you’ll learn through group and individual learning activities to develop and apply essential health care managerial skills such as how to navigate legal issues, improve budget and finance expertise, and better understand the employee life cycle. Course includes monthly webinars as well as online learning assignments.


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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

As requested*

$150–$200*


Participate in a variety of leadership workshops for managers and executives that will build your soft skills and help your leadership teams be better prepared to navigate complex situations. Courses offered as part of this workshop include:

• Crucial Conversations | Create alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics at all levels of your organization.

• Effective Decision Making | Enable effective and efficient decision making while establishing long-term adoption of key objectives and outcomes.

• Giving and Receiving Feedback | Professionally respond to and deliver effective feedback and turn feedback into actionable change.

• Leader as Coach | Foster a high-performing team by following a simple process of Listen, Engage, Aim, Reality, and Next Steps (LEARN).

• Employee Engagement | Increase leader/staff engagement by tapping into the key drivers of individual engagement and instilling value in each employee.

• Motivation and Generations | Influence the various generations in the workplace by building upon motivational theories and adaptive management.

• Delegation and Empowerment | Empower others by implementing a model of clarification, delegation, and accountability.

• Managing vs. Leading | Establish influence by identifying the difference between managing and leading and the strength of situational leadership.

• Leading Innovation | Discover how to increase your potential for innovation and lead your team in building an environment of creativity.

* Course is limited to 2–3 sites per year. Organizations are encouraged to group together into geographic regions. Direct costs for the course shared by participating organizations, generally falling in the range of $150–200 per person.

“This training has helped me to significantly improve my communication with my team.”ADRIANA ANDREA, COMPENSATION AND OPERATIONS MANAGER


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CONSULTING SERVICES: CREATING STRATEGIC CLARITY

Commitment based on scope

Varies based on scope

Executives, board members, leadership teams

This 1.5 day workshop provides a framework to identify strategic priorities and map out short and long-term goals. The workshop works through a SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) analysis and builds upon the analysis with work sessions to create:

• Key strategic priorities and goals• A plan to remove barriers to

successful execution• Stronger alignment between hospital

leadership and board members

VALUE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TRAINING

September 2020

University of Utah Alumni House

$1,100 per participant for 2.5 days of face-to-face training, capped at 35 participants*

Health care quality and accreditation teams, new or existing health care professionals, organizational leadership and managers

This course provides multiple days of face-to-face training to help you and your team develop a deep knowledge in key quality and value management systems. The training is an effective way to learn more about all aspects of systems quality maintenance, process improvement, accreditation, risk management, or other quality and value-based topics. All topics tie back to NIAHO requirements and relate to framework systems, such as ISO 90001 QMS standards or Lean Six Sigma principles.

* Cost includes your learning materials as well as breakfast and lunch. Transportation, lodging, and meals outside of the course are not included.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH BETTER TOGETHER PARTNER PORTAL

Exclusively for affiliates and partners, you’ll find information on:

• Upcoming events• Educational opportunities• Access to telehealth services

• Epic Connect• Directory of partner hospitals

To request an account, visit affiliate.uofuhealth.org.


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Medical conferences offer a valuable opportunity to keep up to date with the latest trends and medical research, network with other medical professionals, and grow professionally. The conferences highlighted here not only provide these important opportunities but can also help you stay engaged with your local and regional health care community and support your employees’ educational goals and requirements.


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PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SUMMIT

Jan 13–14, 2020, at Snowbird; CME will run from 3–7pm each day

$150

Primary care physicians

CME | 8 HOURS

The third annual Primary Care Summit focuses on practical topics that primary care providers address each day in practice. Don't miss the opportunity to join your primary care colleagues for a combination of CME medical education and skiing/snowboarding in the Wasatch Mountains.

To Register for the Summit, visit uofuhealth.org/primarycare-summit. To make reservations for lodging at Snowbird, visit reservations.snowbird.com or call our reservation office at 800-453-3000.

ANNUAL AFFILIATE SYMPOSUIUM

March/April 2020

Free

Senior leadership

Join our affiliates and prospective affiliates’ leadership teams from across the West in this invitation only, two-day event. This annual symposium, sponsored by the University of Utah Health Office of Network Development, offers practical tools and information that will help your organization thrive in today’s ever-changing health care environment.

ELAINE J. SKALABRIN STROKE SYMPOSIUM

May 2020

See registration link below; TeleStroke program partners receive two free registrations

Physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners

CME | CREDITS AVAILABLE

Join medical personnel from a variety of fields as they come together to share their expertise to improve the care of stroke patients in the community.

For more information on cost or to register, visit medicine.utah.edu/stroke-symposium/.


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http://uofuhealth.org/primarycare-summit

https://reservations.snowbird.com

http://medicine.utah.edu/stroke-symposium/



GROWING BETTER TOGETHER.

59 TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS 83 PARTNER

FACILITIES 6 STATES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN WEST

AND IN

9,484 TELEHEALTH ENCOUNTERS COMPLETED

JULY 2018 TO JULY 2019

45% INCREASE IN TELEHEALTH ENCOUNTERS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR

CLINICAL OUTREACH

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls, ID | eirmc.com

Caribou Memorial Hospital Soda Springs, ID | cmhlc.org

Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco, ID | lostriversmedical.com

Valor Health Hospital Emmett, ID | valorhealth.org

North Canyon Medical Center Gooding, ID | www.ncm-c.org

Power County Hospital District American Falls, ID | pchd.net

Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID | portmed.org

Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Malad City, ID | oneidacountyhospital.com

Carson Tahoe Health Carson City, NV | carsontahoe.com

William Bee Ririe Hospital Ely, NV | wbrhely.org

St. Peter’s Health Helena, MT | sphealth.org

Madison Memorial Hospital Rexburg, ID | madisonmemorial.org

Teton Valley Health Care Driggs, ID | tvhcare.org

St. John’s Medical Center Jackson, WY | tetonhospital.org

Sublette County Rural Health Care District Pinedale, WY & Marbleton, WY | sublettehealthcare.com

Evanston Regional Hospital Evanston, WY | evanstonregionalhospital.com

Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Rock Springs, WY | sweetwatermemorial.com

Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT | mountainwestmc.com

Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO | yourcommunityhospital.com

Blue Mountain Hospital Blanding, UT | bmhutah.org

Utah Navajo Health System Montezuma Creek, UT | unhsinc.org Affiliate Partners

TeleHealth Sites

Outreach Clinics

Regional Network Member

http://eirmc.com

http://cmhlc.org

http://lostriversmedical.com

http://valorhealth.org

http://www.ncm-c.org

http://pchd.net

http://portmed.org

http://oneidacountyhospital.com

http://carsontahoe.com

http://wbrhely.org

http://sphealth.org

http://madisonmemorial.org

http://tvhcare.org

http://tetonhospital.org

http://sublettehealthcare.com

http://evanstonregionalhospital.com

http://sweetwatermemorial.com

http://mountainwestmc.com

http://yourcommunityhospital.com

http://bmhutah.org

http://unhsinc.org

DISCLOSURE: Neither the speaker(s), planner(s), nor anyone in control of content for this live activity have any financial relationship with commercial products or services discussed today.

AMA CREDIT: The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this Live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCREDITATION: The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NONDISCRIMINATION AND DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT: The University of Utah does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran’s status, religion, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or sexual orientation in admission to or participation in its programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request, with reasonable notice. Requests for accommodations or inquiries or complaints about University nondiscrimination and disability/access policies may be directed to the Director, OEO/AA, Title IX/Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 201 S President’s Circle, RM 135, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, 801-581-8365 (Voice/TTY), 801-585-5746 (Fax).

Documents

GROW BETTER TOGETHER....EMS/TRAUMA CASE REVIEW Ram Nirula, MD, MPH March 5, June 4, September 3, and December 3, noon–1pm MT Free Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,