CHAMP Program

10/05/2013

The faculty and staff of the CHAMP program extends their heartfelt thanks to all CHAMP community members for your dedication to improving home care for older people. Our evidence-based tool library will remain up, running and available at least through 2013. Access our resource library by clicking here: http://www.champ-program.org/page/40/resources

02/05/2013

Good News! Even though CHAMP's funding ended, you will still be able to access and use many our evidence-based tools and resources free of charge through 2013.

29/04/2013

Final words from Debra Bertrand, CHAMP Facilitator. Click here to read her final (for now!) blog. http://www.champ-program.org/blog/?p=2486

The CHAMP Program has reached far and wide. From Canada to Alaska, across the Pacific to our most distant state Hawaii, and to the warm shores of Puerto Rico, our courses and resources have traveled. We’ve helped home care clinicians care for geriatric patients who live in small towns Downeast in Ma...

16/04/2013

CHAMP Update! Read more about significant changes coming soon to CHAMP. http://champ-program.org/page/41/news-events

CHAMP was developed by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and was funded in part with generous support from Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A. Hartford Foundation.

26/03/2013

Toolsday! Here's one from UHF that we included in our new Care Transitions Toolkit - see previous post - to help home care staff evaluate and improve how well they work with family caregivers in planning transitions.

25/03/2013

Another Toolkit Released! The Geriatric Care Transitions Toolkit, CHAMP's 3rd toolkit, puts tools and resources to facilitate safe and effective transitions to and from home health care at your fingertips! Check it out here: http://www.champ-program.org/page/100/geriatric-care-transitions-toolkit

Care transitions occur when patients move between health care providers or settings, including home, in order to have their care needs met. The current health care system poses many challenges for older adults with multiple chronic diseases and complex care needs who are particularly vulnerable to…

19/03/2013

Do you have patients who like grapefruit and take Statins? CHAMP Pharmacist, Dennee Frey's latest blog contains important new information on this important topic! http://www.champ-program.org/blog/?p=2235

Just last week, the issue of consuming grapefruit with statins came up again (click here to watch my 2010 CHAMP video blog on this topic). This time, it came up

26/02/2013

Toolsday Tuesday! If you work with an interpreter to communicate with patients, keep this one-page handout close by to help you remember effective tips when doing so.
https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/pdfs/InterpretTool.pdf

20/02/2013

Toolsday! Share this one-page worksheet to help patients/caregivers communicate more effectively with their providers.

12/02/2013

How well do you give feedback? Are you comfortable helping your staff be the best they can be? Read more! http://www.champ-program.org/blog/?p=2169

Home Care Insecurities I’ve recently been working with a seasoned nurse who is precepting a young nurse new to home care. The preceptor has expressed

12/02/2013

Toolsday Tuesday! Use this short quiz to help your team reflect on their experience, knowledge, and attitudes regarding culturally diverse populations.

You can examine your own cultural competence by taking our Quality and Culture Quiz. Please note that this quiz is not a "test!" Your answers will not be shared with anyone. It is also important to note that cultural competence is a process and not an endpoint. A high score on this quiz does not "ce...

06/02/2013

Toolsday! Want to better understand the "Responsible Generation" (ages 64-84)? This CDC resource can help you communicate more effectively with older adults and influence their behavior.

05/02/2013

Getting a falls history from your patients helps prevent their falls history from repeating itself! Read our newest blog from Physical Therapist, Eileen Bach, Director of Rehab Quality Assurance & Education at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. http://www.champ-program.org/blog/?p=2157

A client recently had a fall in a parking lot that led to a hospital admission and subsequent post-acute care for a fractured shoulder and pelvis. While his

29/01/2013

Toolsday! Here's a little help to reduce falls among your older patients at home. We've organized evidence-based tools from our Resource Library into this Falls Prevention Toolkit

Falls are all too common among older individuals living at home, and are often life-changing events that lead to severe injury, rehospitalization, loss of independence, and early death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three adults aged 65 and older experienc...

24/01/2013

Toolsday! Working on a care plan for an older patient who will have a family member as a caregiver? Print out the "Try This" issue that summarizes screening recommendations for common types of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease in older adults.

22/01/2013

Do you practice what you preach? While the preaching part might be easier, the "practice" side of it pays long-term dividends. Read more as Adele Pike models a clinical coaching approach to practice change. http://www.champ-program.org/blog/?p=2127

The Visit Last week, I made a joint visit with a nurse to the home of a 58-year-old woman who is being seen for a diabetic foot wound. Before the visit, the

17/01/2013

Toolsday again! Want to help your staff improve communication with MDs? Use this set of slides to review the SBAR technique. http://www.champ-program.org/static/Review_SBAR.pdf

15/01/2013

Good News! CHAMP has extended the New Year's Resolution sale! Register between now and Friday January 18 and get a 20% discount off our already low tuition for all CHAMP courses. Click here to learn more: http://www.champ-program.org/page/39/programs-learning

If you work for an agency that is a member of one of these state associations, you receive tuition discounts on CHAMP courses.