Reminder: RCPA IDD Member Webinar on Provider Rights for Rate Appeals to Be Held Sept. 19
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IPRC Webinar: Early Mobilization of the Pediatric Ventilate Patient on November 6
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST;
10:00 am – 11:00 am MST; 9:00 am – 10:00 am PST
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Kelsey Titgen, PT, DPT
Rachel Stanley, OTR/L
Presenter Bios:
Kelsey Titgen, PT, DPT
Kelsey earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Emory University in 2018. Since graduating, she has worked in the acute care rehabilitation departments at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston and Arthur M. Blank hospitals. In her tenure at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, she has treated patients in all inpatient units of the hospital, including PICU, multi-trauma, brain injury, oncology, and technology-dependent ICU. Over the past three years, Kelsey has taken on a primary and co-lead role in the cardiac intensive care unit and step-down unit, focusing on mobilizing patients on ECMO, various types of ventricular assist devices, and those recovering from open-heart surgery. She most enjoys her work supporting pediatric patients with congenital heart defects.
Rachel Stanley, OTR/L
Rachel graduated from Brenau University in 2020 with a degree in Occupational Therapy. After receiving her degree, she joined the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta acute care rehabilitation team. Rachel primarily treats patients in the PICU and serves as an OT representative on the ICU Liberation Committee, a multi-disciplinary hospital committee focused on minimizing the effects of pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disruption. Rachel is passionate about working with patients in the intensive care unit, including those on ECMO, and is dedicated to advancing the ICU Liberation program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:
- Describe three benefits of early mobilization of a pediatric ventilated patient;
- Identify two examples of therapeutic activities that can be performed at each level of mobility; and
- Understand varying levels of respiratory support and the implications of each during early mobility of a pediatric ventilated patient.
Audience: This webinar is intended for all interested members of the rehabilitation team.
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.
Complimentary webinars are a benefit of membership in IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today.
PBC Quarterly Residential Provider Forum on October 4
The Office of Development Programs (ODP) will be hosting the first quarterly residential provider forum to provide support for provider Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) preparedness. During this session, ODP will provide a status update on PBC applications; review the PBC presented to the Information Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) Provider Performance Review Subcommittee; review the emerging themes or trends with the application submissions; and offer the opportunity for providers to ask questions.
Audience:
Residential Providers
Date:
October 4, 2024, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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OMHSAS to Hold Peer Support Forums
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) will be holding quarterly public meetings for anyone interested in discussing the topic of peer support services (PSS) working in the mental health realm. These meetings will provide a regularly scheduled opportunity for OMHSAS representatives to give PSS updates and information as well as answer questions and obtain essential insight and feedback from stakeholders.
The first quarterly meeting will be held on October 8, 2024, at 9:00 am – 10:00 am. The TEAMS meeting link is available here. Going forward, these meetings will be held on the second Tuesday in the months of January, April, July, and October 2025. Attendees will receive general updates and discussion topics OMHSAS will send ahead of time. Meeting links will also be provided in advance of each meeting.
Recommendations for agenda topics or questions can be submitted via email and must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the meeting date. The email account will be monitored, and the sender will receive a reply if more information is needed. Responses will not be provided if additional information is not needed.
If you or your colleagues would like to be added to an OMHSAS Listserv to receive the quarterly invitations, please go to the Listserv DHS website, then select the “join or leave the list” link.
Meeting Dates:
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 9:00 am
- Topic: Introductions, Welcome, & OMHSAS Updates
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 9:00 am
- Agenda Topics Due December 30, 2024
- Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 9:00 am
- Agenda Topics Due March 25, 2025
- Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 9:00 am
- Agenda Topics Due June 24, 2025
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 9:00 am
- Agenda Topics Due September 30, 2025
OMHSAS is open to ideas and suggestions on maximizing the effectiveness of these meetings.
These quarterly meetings are not a replacement for the Mental Health Planning Council quarterly meetings. Those meetings will continue in addition to these newly established meetings.
OMHSAS appreciates your review and hope you will join them for these PSS discussions. Questions pertaining to these meetings should be submitted via email.
Reminder: Webinar on PBC Transition to Be Hosted by iCareManager, The BI Collaborative, and Millin Sept. 19
RCPA IDD Member Webinar on Provider Rights for Rate Appeals to Be Held Sept. 19
October 2 LTSS Subcommittee Meeting Announced
The next Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, via webinar with remote streaming, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Register for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If you need an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter and/or another accommodation, including an alternative method for submitting questions or comments about meeting topics, please send an email to the LTSS Subcommittee inbox no later than September 18, 2024, so an ASL interpreter or other accommodations can be scheduled.
Remote captioning and streaming services will be provided. You can request these services here.
If you have any questions, please contact Fady Sahhar.
Webinar on September 18 to Focus on FY 2025 IRF Final Rule
WellSky will be offering a one-hour webinar entitled “60 Minutes With the IRF Final Rule” that will focus on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Final Rule, which was finalized on July 31, 2024. It will go into effect October 1, 2024. As with past final rules, it will have a financial impact on reimbursement for IRFs as well as operational changes from both this final rule and past final rules going into effect. Join long-term care expert Jane Snecinski, FACHE, MRMC, MBA, for a live webinar and learn about:
- The algorithm for IRF reimbursement (and key factors you should know);
- The financial impact the rule will have on your IRF reimbursement;
- Changes to the quality reporting factors; and
- Changes included in previous years’ IRF final rules that may go into effect October 1, 2024.
The webinar is scheduled for September 18, 2024, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET. To participate in the webinar, register here.
National Council to Host Webinar on Providing Care for LGBTQ+ Youth in Rural Communities Sept. 26
DDAP’s Next ASAM Technical Assistance Webinar Set for Sept. 9
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) will hold its next ASAM technical assistance webinar at 10:00 am Monday, September 9, 2024. It will be the fourth in the four-month “Conversations With Scott Boyles” series. Boyles serves as Senior National Training Director for Train for Change Inc. During September’s webinar, the discussion about handling administrative discharges will continue. The session and Boyles’ series will then conclude with a focus on the principles of the ASAM Criteria.
As a reminder, webinars are regularly scheduled for 10:00 am on the first Monday of each month.
To sign up for ASAM technical assistance webinar invitations, email DDAP’s ASAM resource account. Past webinars and additional ASAM 3rd Edition resources are available on DDAP’s ASAM Transition web page.
Please use the link below to connect to each month’s webinar.
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