Session Information
2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
Practical Tools for Improving the Patient Discharge Process
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 255-L04
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Venetian Ballroom AMEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Mark Williams, MD, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
MODERATOR:
Dr. Mark Williams, MD, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Mark Williams, MD, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Associate Professor and Director, Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Thomas Bookwalter, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, University of California, San Francisco
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe mandates from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum regarding patient discharge from the hospital.
- Categorize the central themes of the discharge transition literature surrounding multi-disciplinary coordination and patient empowerment.
- Identify how pharmacists and hospitalists can collaborate to optimize the hospital discharge process.
- Analyze processes within your institution which are suitable for systematic interventions to improve discharge safety.
- Explain how to justify use of a toolkit to improve the discharge process.
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(Code: 255-L04)
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