Post-Summer Forum Course

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Pre-registration required. Deadline: Friday, June 24. After June 24: you may call AARC Customer Service at 972-243-2272 for availability.
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Competency College: Ensuring Competency for Students & Staff

1:30 pm – 5:05 pm
William F. Galvin MSED RRT CPFT AE-C FAARC/Presiding

Approved for up to 3.33 hours of continuing education credits (CRCE). You must attend the entire course to receive CRCE credit; no partial credit will be awarded.

The 2011 Competency College will logically follow many of the issues addressed in the Summer Forum pre-course titled “Beyond Preceptoring: A Guide To Mentoring for Program Faculty, Department Educators and Managers”, and speak to the issue of competency assessment. It will address assuring competency of both students as well as employees—requirements of both CoARC and The Joint Commission. We invite program faculty charged with documenting the competency of their students, and RC department managers and department educators responsible for documenting the competency of their staff to join us for a timely and meaningful session.

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Cultural Competency

Crystal Dunlevy
Crystal Dunlevy
Crystal Dunlevy EdD RRT RCP, Columbus OH

The minority population in the U.S. is currently 35%, advancing a trend that is likely to make minorities the new American majority by midcentury. Additionally, 32 million Americans are expected to enter the health care system as health care reform laws take effect. In this session, we will examine strategies to prepare both current and future practitioners to effectively deal with differences in populations from multiple perspectives of disability, chronic disease, and cultural disparity.

2:25 pm – 3:15 pm

The Proficiency of Competency Testing

Sarah Varekojis
Sarah Varekojis
Sarah L Varekojis PhD RRT RCP, Columbus OH

This presentation will address legal, ethical and practical issues related to competency assessment. Now that respiratory care requires licensure in 49 states and CoARC is an independent accrediting agency with emerging standards, there is even greater need to document new as well as continuing skill competency. The continuing move toward care provided by protocol and therapist specialization leads to ethical considerations surrounding maintenance of skills used less often. Best practices regarding competency documentation, including objective assessment tools and using clinical practice guidelines as the basis for objective assessment will be discussed.

3:20 pm – 4:10 pm

The Upside of Competency Testing

Georgianna Sergakis
Georgianna Sergakis
Georgianna G Sergakis PhD RRT RCP, Columbus OH

Meeting standards for competency testing doesn’t have to be dreaded by the evaluator or the learner. The principles of adult learning and generational learning preferences will be discussed in the context of turning mandated proficiency and competency testing into an opportunity for personal and professional development. This opportunity for lifelong learning, team building, and developing critical thinking and clinical decision skills will be explored. A discussion of strategies ranging from high-tech to low-tech options will be shared ranging from building complex high fidelity simulations to planning competency testing on a shoestring budget.

4:15 pm – 5:05 pm

Remediation Following Competency Testing

Crystal Dunlevy EdD RRT RCP, Columbus OH
Georgianna G Sergakis PhD RRT RCP, Columbus OH
Sarah L Varekojis PhD RRT RCP, Columbus OH

In this session, participants will develop a process to help managers and educators remediate employees or students who have failed to demonstrate competency. Attendees will discuss strategies and implications associated with remediation, and implementation of the remediation process. Most importantly, risks of failure to remediate will be highlighted, and the impact it would have on the patient.

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