KAHCF partners with Silver Chair Learning System to provide
First Friday Webinar
 

Be Serious...No Restraints...No Alarms...
No Citations... Really?

Friday, January 27, 2012

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (EST)

Description:
The use of restraints dates back to the 13th century and unfortunately continues today. In the most technologically advanced culture on earth, it is interesting that we continue to use these devices from long ago. Certainly there is increased awareness of the dangers of restraints and a growing belief that “there must be a better way.” But wait, how can falls and behavior be managed if restraints are totally out of the picture?

Continued reliance on external devices such as alarms, psychological restraints, and mats as “solutions” to falls beg the real question of what is the motivation for the resident’s moving? The problem only gets more challenging when the dimension of dementia is added to the mix.

However, the dementia does not preclude the resident’s desire to follow through on their wishes. Challenging behaviors often result from the clash of resident and staff desires. The goal then is for the health care providers to focus on the resident’s motivation and assist them in safely accomplishing their goal, not work at cross purposes to attempt to stop them from trying.

This session will focus on the depth of the person-centered assessment that must be completed prior to as well as after a resident falls. Employing the concept of person-centered care and integrating that information into everyday practice will make a difference in both the resident’s behaviors and their falls rate and negate the need for all restraints!

But knowing that restraints are not the best approach to the management of people is only half of the story. Convincing all staff and working with families must be done well if restraint use, both physical and psychological, it be truly a thing of the past.

This thought provoking, practical program will focus on the “who” of restraint freedom rather than the “what” while learning how to put the person back into the falls mitigation challenge.

Speaker:  Diana Waugh, RN

Objectives:
• Discuss the historic beliefs and approaches used to justify physical
   restraint use
• Discuss the legal/ethical components of restraint use
• Describe alternatives to the use of restraints, physical and psychological,
   in managing falls and challenging behaviors
*Identify the techniques that can change staff attitudes to support the social
   model of care delivery

Registration & Fees:
$55 per Facility for KAHCF members
$75 per Facility for Non KAHCF members
No individual registration required.
One Phone/Computer may log-in per registration.

You'll need a phone and a computer to access the internet.
Join the meeting using the instructions in the handout (or the email you receive after registration).

Once you have registered and paid for the webinar, you will receive two emails:
1. KAHCF confirmation email
2. GoTOWebinar.com email with log-in/call-in instructions (approximately one week prior to the scheduled webinar).

If you do not receive these emails one week prior to the scheduled webinar, call KAHCF for the access information and to ensure your registration was received. Registration will not be accepted after 12:00 p.m. on the day before the Webinar.

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KAHCF Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be made in writing and may be faxed or mailed to KAHCF.
Cancellations by phone will not be accepted.
Cancellations received no later than January 19th will receive a full refund.
Cancellations received between January 20th and January 26th will receive a refund of ½.
Registrants who do not attend or who do not complete the full seminar will not receive a refund unless written notice is given to the KAHCF office.