HOSPITAL ELDER LIFE PROGRAM (HELP)

Pre-conference Session

  • Date:
  • Time: 7:00am - 5:30pm
  • Track: Clinical Practice
  • CME/CE: 6.5

This full-day course is designed to educate Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) teams regarding strategies for delirium prevention, using HELP to improve hospital-wide care of older adults.  Learning Objectives: (1) present the advantages of HELP to hospital administrators and other stakeholders; (2) describe the steps to implement non-pharmacological approaches to delirium management in the hospital; and (3) apply effective approaches to engage and sustain the volunteer base for HELP.

7:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM

Welcome         
Sarah L. Gartaganis, MSW, MPH
8:15 AM

Year 1 of AGS + HELP 
AGS Leader
8:25 AM

Opening Keynote        
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
9:00 AM

Updates from HELP Central
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
9:15 AM

HELP Sustainability: Obtaining Long-Term Support for HELP
Fred H. Rubin, MD, AGSF & Susan J. Heisey, MSW, LCSW, ASW-G
10:00 AM

Break  

10:15 AM

Pharmacological Management of Delirium: Current Evidence-Based Update   
Noll L. Campbell, PharmD, MS
11:00 AM

Non-Pharmacologic Prevention and Management of Delirium Symptoms: Breakout Group with Live Demos
Panel: Susan J. Heisey, MSW, LCSW, ASW-G (Chair); Heidi R. Wierman, MD; Miriam “Mimi” Beattie, DNP, GNP-BC; Richard D. Dahl, BA, CNA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM

Successful HELP Implementation at CPMC     
Olivia Wendy Zachary, MD
2:00 PM

Let’s Get Moving: Improving Hospital Mobility through HELP 
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH
2:45 PM

Breakout Session 1- Effective Approaches for Volunteer Utilization and Adherence
Panel: Richard D. Dahl, BA, CNA (Chair); Kimberly A. Hickey, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC; Nancy Joyce, MS; Natalie Sanders, DO; Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH; Bernadette O’Connor, MA
3:30 PM

Break  
3:45 PM

Breakout Session 2- Strategies for Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Panel: Miriam “Mimi” Beattie, DNP, GNP-BC (Chair); Fred H. Rubin, MD, AGSF; Olivia Wendy Zachary, MD; Alex Curkovic;  Kelly Turner; Sarah L. Gartaganis, MSW, MPH        
4:30 PM

HELP Adaptation to Rural or Settings without Geriatric-Trained Clinicians     
Heidi R. Wierman, MD
5:15 PM

Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH