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AARP Public Policy Institute
Published September 25, 2020 Support & Train Family Caregivers Now Family caregivers, patients, and providers all play a role in maintaining a patient’s health after hospital discharge.
Yet, the way post-hospital transitions are handled can create difficulties and put a significant responsibility on the family caregiver - whether the discharge is to home, a rehab facility,
assisted living, or a nursing home.
This session is aimed at healthcare leaders, hospital and system executives, and those with influence over the patient experience. As a result of your participation you will be able
to:
Better understand what family caregivers need related to discharge and the eventual transition from the hospitalConsider how age-friendly policies and practices can impact successfuldischarge and follow-up careDrive proactive connections to community resources that build equity in the services and supports family caregivers need most
Speakers:
Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America
Rani Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Karen Ortiz, Outreach & Family Caregiver Support Network Coordinator, Lompoc Healthcare District, Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Anita Girard, DNP, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Vice President, Nursing, Cedars-Sinai
Previous Events
How Leading-Edge Health Systems Integrate Family Caregivers
AARP Public Policy Institute and The John A. Hartford Foundation held this important discussion with health system leaders and experts innovating on hospital front lines in support of family
caregivers.
Family caregivers are doing more complex care at home than ever before. New challenges often arise when these family caregivers find themselves navigating a health system. As an often
unrecognized yet critical member of the care team, they need support, guidance and instruction. Hear from leaders who have prioritized addressing the challenges that family caregivers face.
We invite you to join this virtual conversation to learn from their experience driving leading-edge, age-friendly policies and practices to offer more recognition and support to family
caregivers.
Speakers:
Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America
Tamryn Gray, PhD, RN, MPH, Health Services Researcher, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Rani Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Alan Vierling, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, President and Chief Nursing Officer, Sparrow Hospital
Kathleen Sullivan, PhD, RN, Vice President Post Acute Care Services, Dignity Health CA Central Coast
Leading System Change in Support of Family Caregivers
Hospital leaders everywhere are being tested as they navigate the current surge of COVID-19. At the same time, family caregivers are providing more complex care at home than ever before.
Hear from hospital innovators leading big system change in support of integrating the family caregiver and the hospital care team.
Speakers:
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, Cedars-Sinai
Alma Y. Dixon, EdD, MPH, MSN, RN, Caregiver Advocate at VITAS Healthcare
Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Community Health Systems
Rani Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Sara Guastello, Vice President of Knowledge Management at Planetree International
Support and Train Family Caregivers Now
COVID-19 amplifies the need for hospital leaders and staff to support family caregivers now more than ever. Hear from hospital innovators working to provide instruction on complex tasks to
prepare family caregivers to deliver safe and effective post-discharge care.
Speakers:
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, Cedars-Sinai
Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America
Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Founding Dean Emerita, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis & National Director, Betty Irene Moore Nurse Fellows in Leadership and
Innovation Program
Hospital Visitor Restrictions Affect Family Caregivers
This virtual conversation focuses on the impact of hospital visitation restriction during COVID-19. Hear from system leaders who nimbly adapted in crisis times to better recognize and
support patients, family caregivers and hospital staff. Listen to the conversation.
Speakers:
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, Cedars-SinaiMargaret Gavigan, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Regional Chief Nursing Officer & System Vice
President, Clinical Operations, Advocate Aurora HealthBradley Kruger, M.A.Ed., MBA, System Vice President, Patient Experience, Advocate Aurora HealthKevin Biese, MD, Associate Professor,
Emergency Medicine & Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs, UNC School of Medicine
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