Empowering Geriatric Patients

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Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS Related seminars and products

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Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS, provides specialized services to many skilled nursing facilities and earned geriatric clinical specialist designation through the American Physical Therapy Association. She has experience in home health, acute care, outpatient vestibular rehab and fall prevention, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, and long-term care. Additionally, she serves as a clinical instructor to many doctoral physical therapy students. Jamie graduated with a BS degree in PT from UNC Chapel Hill, a DPT from Shenandoah University in March 2003.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jamie Miner has employment relationships with Gallowayridge Rehabilitation and Sunnybrook Skilled Nursing Facility. She receives a consulting fee, speaking honorarium, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jamie Miner is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Neurology Section and Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, and the Vestibular Disorders Association. She serves on the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

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Objectives

1. Determine best practices in promoting patient engagement in the rehab process. 
2. Develop processes to facilitate smooth transitions between levels of care. 
3. Assess tools for patients to safely live at home. 
4. Explore risk reduction for re-admission with more active patient involvement in the plan of care. 

Outline

Transitions of Care 

• Errors in Transitions Process 
  • Medications 
  • Patient safety 
    • Elderly 
    • Limited medical literacy 
    • High risk medications 
  • Consequences of unsafe discharge 
• Discontinuity 
  • Providers 
  • Supplies 
  • Follow up 
• Rehab Involvement 
  • Recommendations for the care setting 
  • Part of ongoing care at a different setting 
• Care Continuum 
  • Locations 
  • Limitations 

Patient Empowerment 

• Understanding by the patient of his/her role 
  • Not limited to terminal illness 
  • Non-health care outcome 
• Patient Skills 
  • Coping 
  • Comorbidities 
  • Depression 
• Presence of a Facilitating Environment  
  • Partnerships 
• Enablers and Barriers 

Target Audience

• Nurse Practitioners
• Advance Practice Registered Nurses
• Nurses
• Physician Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Speech Language Pathologists
• Nursing Home Administrators
• Social Workers