AACOG Bexar Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program
Monthly/DADS Education Services Division Joint Trainings with the
Elders’ Advocacy Network:
Education Workshops  

The Elders’ Advocacy Network represents a planned series of aging advocacy educational workshops, presented by the AACOG / Bexar Area Agency on Aging in collaboration with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services / Education Services Division.  Our goal is to offer scheduled monthly informative presentations, addressing the training needs of long-term care providers and community advocates, by networking with local, state, and federal practitioners, to ensure that collaborative strategies are designed to provide the best quality of life and care for the elderly in our community.  The purpose of these public outreach sessions is to expand the avenues available for resource development for long-term care providers. Workshops are held in the Al J. Notzon III Board Room at AACOG, 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100, San Antonio, Texas 78217. Pre-registration is required due to limited capacity, and based on our 8 years success with the E.A.N. workshops.  To ensure training slots for your organization, please register with Nick Monreal, Managing Local Ombudsman - Bexar Area Agency on Aging by phone at (210) 362-5236 or by e-mail at nmonreal@aacog.com.  You can also register online.

CEU Credit Information:  Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services-Education Services Division is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Approved classes meet Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward re-licensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. To receive appropriate continuing education credit for completing one of our courses, it is mandatory to attend the entire training. Please sign the roster when you arrive and return a completed evaluation form to the presenter at the close of the session. At that time, you will be issued a certificate of attendance with appropriate continuing education credit.  Time reduced presentations may provide different continuing education than listed in the course descriptions.  Also, please keep in mind that classes are regularly revised and only the CEUs listed on the official DADS web site at the time the training is presented are awarded.

These meetings are wheelchair accessible. The accessible entrance is located at the front entrance of 8700 Tesoro Drive.  Accessible parking spaces are also available. Interpreters for the deaf must be requested forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting by calling (210) 362-5200 or by calling Texas Relay at 7-1-1 for assistance.

Upcoming Elders’ Advocacy Network Education Workshops  

Mar | Apr | May | June

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March 1, 2010:                       8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Restraints in Long Term Care: This course provides pertinent information regarding the use of restraints, including history, injury as a result of restraint use, alternatives to restraints, and numerous research studies on this topic. This activity provides 6.0 contact hours for the nurse, 4.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 4.5 clock hours for social workers.

 

April 5, 2010                           8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dehydration and Weight Loss: Two of the most common and perhaps under-recognized complications that can occur in the long-term care setting are dehydration and malnutrition. This course provides participants with useful information to assess hydration and weight changes, prevent dehydration and weight loss and develop interventions for both conditions. The course will show how surveyors review to determine if dehydration and weight loss are expected or unexpected events. Please bring a calculator with you to class. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours for the nurse, 5 clock hours for certified dietary managers, 5 clock hours for Nursing facility administrators, 5 hours for registered dieticians, 5 hours for registered dietetic technicians, and 5 clock hours for social workers.

May 3, 2010                            8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pressure Ulcers: This course is intended to help participants better understand applicable regulatory requirements related to pressure ulcers. Topics include evaluation, prevention, monitoring, etc. from the regulatory perspective. This activity provides 3.0 contact hours for the nurse, 4.25 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 4.25 clock hours for social workers.

June 7, 2010                           8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Conducting Thorough Investigations (ICF-MR/RC): This 4-hour joint training course is intended to give both surveyors and providers information related to conducting thorough investigations in intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation or related conditions (ICF-MR). It includes objectives of investigations, key personnel, types of evidence, allegation classifications, terms used by facility investigators, methods of protecting alleged victims, responsibilities of the facility investigator, conducting injury of unknown origin investigations, and survey procedures. This activity provides 3.5 contact hours for the nurse and 3.75 clock hours for social workers.

Time reduced presentations may provide different continuing education than listed in the course descriptions.  Also, please keep in mind that classes are regularly revised and only the CEUs listed on the official DADS web site at the time the training is presented are awarded.

Register Online!