2023 Together - P441 - Utilizing Metrics to Improve Care for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease - On Demand

In 2020, Memorial Hermann (MH) Katy and MH Cypress began an initiative to address patients admitted for sickle cell pain crisis due to disease process and pain management challenges.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P442 - Improving Compliance With Delirium Interventions Through an APRN Consultation - On Demand

Delirium affects a large percentage of hospitalized patients and leads to higher length of stay (LOS), direct costs and mortality, as well as poor patient outcomes. Our organization implemented a set of national guidelines for the treatment and prevention of delirium.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P443 - Reducing Hip Fracture Delirium Complications Utilizing Pain Blocks in the ED - On Demand

According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, at least 300,000 hip fractures occur in the United States annually.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P444 - Data Analytics in Action: Tackling the Blood Shortage Crisis - On Demand

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in demand for blood transfusions, which led to increased hospitalizations and more critically ill patients. At the same time, the Red Cross reported a 25% decrease in the number of blood donors compared to the prepandemic level.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P445 - Data-Enabled Health Equity: Creating a Framework for Action - On Demand

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing preventable health disparities and highlighted the urgent need to eliminate them. Addressing disparities requires a multifaceted, data-driven approach that takes demographics into account.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P446 - Closing 30,334 Care Gaps: Quality Improvement Through Centralized Outreach - On Demand

Preventative care leads to healthier individuals and a longer life expectancy. National guidelines provide benchmarks that allow identification of gaps in preventative care.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P447 - Every Risk Is Worth Taking - On Demand

Learn how the implementation of a nonclinical role can optimize health and satisfaction for a rising-risk patient population by identifying and closing gaps in care rather than focusing on specific chronic conditions.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P448 - How to Invigorate Your Safety Culture - On Demand

After years of progress on our zero harm and high-reliability journey, ECU Health experienced a backslide during the COVID-19 pandemic. A decline in patient safety event reporting and safety culture perceptions along with worsening quality performance prompted a call to action.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P449 - Enterprisewide Imaging Safety Net Benefits Everyone: 2.5-Year Results - On Demand

With an information technology budget of $3,400, we implemented a cost-effective, efficient imaging safety net that protects patients, providers and the health system by ensuring completion of follow-up on incidental findings from more than 700,000 nonmammographic imaging studies annually.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
2023 Together - P450 - Leader Rounding: Creating a Safety Culture for Patients and Worker - On Demand

Healthcare workers want to tell you how to provide safer care. Intentional leader rounding was utilized to build relationships with interdisciplinary healthcare workers to promote a culture of physical and psychological safety for patients and the workforce.
Category
Format
- Enduring Material - Online
Credits
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.50 General CE – Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)