News and Information from CEUSite.com – Volume 5, Number 2 – September 10th, 2008

In this Issue:

• New Course: “Pulmonary Problems in Older Adults” by Gisela Koufus, CE Provider
  - 10 credit hours
• New Free Course*: “Leadership: The Skills Needed” by John R. Pratt, Saint Joseph’s College
  - 1 credit hour (Limited Time Offer*)
• Upcoming NHA State CEU Renewals
• Fine Tune Your Management Skills At NCAL Day’s Top Gun Program

Upcoming NHA CEU Renewals:

• 09/30 Florida ( even years )
• 09/30 North Carolina
• 10/31 Michigan
• 11/30 Illinois ( odd years )
• 12/31 Alaska ( even years )
• 12/31 Georgia ( odd years )
• 12/31 Iowa ( odd years )
• 12/31 Montana
• 12/31 Nebraska ( even years )
• 12/31 New Hampshire
• 12/31 New York ( odd years )
• 12/31 North Dakota
• 12/31 Oklahoma
• 12/31 South Dakota ( even years )
• 12/31 Wyoming

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Mark your calendars for

AHCA / NCAL
59th Annual Convention

October 5 – 8, 2008

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Nashville, Tennessee

ACHCA Winter Market Place

December 12-14, 2008

Las Vegas, Nevada

For more information, contact Marianna Grachek

New Course:

“Pulmonary Problems in Older Adults”
by
Gisela Koufus, CE Provider

10 credit hours

This program is presented to explore respiratory health and problems in the elderly. It includes normal anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, age-related changes, and common respiratory problems experienced by aging adults. A discussion of factors contributing to these problems, ways of preventing respiratory problems, and how poor respiratory health impacts the life of the aged is included. The nurse’s role in promoting respiratory health in the elderly population through patient education, nutrition, smoking cessation programs, use of preventive vaccines, prevention of infection, pulmonary rehabilitation, and pharmacologic management is explored.

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New Free Course*: (Limited Time Offer*)

“Leadership: The Skills Needed” by John R. Pratt, Saint Joseph’s College

1 credit hour

Few jobs are as dynamic and demanding as that of a long-term care administrator in today’s environment. They are expected to be leaders, both in their own organizations, and in the larger system within which they function. To do that, they must possess a variety of leadership skills. Whether one is a relative newcomer to long-term care administration or a seasoned veteran, an effective leader must understand what those skills are and how they can best be used.

There is much written about leadership and one can find any number of seminars, conferences and educational programs dealing with the subject. However, they tend to be somewhat generic. This course discusses leadership from the point of view of long-term care administrators. It identifies the components of leadership and the skills associated with leadership in a management role. It also addresses how to acquire or enhance those skills.

* Free during AHCA/NCAL 59th Annual Convention and Expo – October 5th thru October 8th

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Fine Tune Your Management Skills At NCAL Day’s Top Gun Program

Register today for the Top Gun program track at NCAL Day on Oct. 5, 2008 and fine tune your assisted living management skills. Top Gun is sure to provide a unique and rewarding experience to all who participate. Chris Mason, Chairman and CEO of Vigilan Software, will moderate the program that consists of three one-hour sessions and a final 90-minute session. The additional registration fee has been removed and is not required to participate and registration is limited to fifty people.
For more information, please contact Shelley Sabo.

The National Center for Assisted Living will host this year’s NCAL Day, Sunday, October 5th in Nashville, TN as an opening event to AHCA/NCAL’s Convention & Expo.

This special day will focus on staff recruitment and retention, staff orientation, and professional development opportunities for staff at all levels within assisted living facilities. NCAL will also host a concurrent NCAL Day educational track on October 5 featuring the challenging “Top Gun” leadership program. “Top Gun” is a four-hour session that leads teams of three people each through the different phases of turning around a poor performing assisted living community. Teams compete against each other and the team that completes the best facility turn-around will be awarded the “Top Gun” recognition during the AHCA/NCAL annual convention.

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