Event Details
OkDCN ECHO – Age-Friendly Nursing Home Series 8 (Thursday)
- Categories: Echo, Health Professionals, Oklahoma Dementia Care Network, Senior Health Care

About This Event
- Event Type:Seminar
What is Project ECHO?
A collaborative model of medical education for health professionals that empowers nursing home team members, especially in rural communities, to provide specialty geriatric care to more people.
The format of an ECHO is a virtual case presentation presented by a community provider followed by a 15-minute didactic presented by an ECHO Hub Team. There is no cost to join an ECHO session. FREE CEUs for Nursing Home Administrators. Signing up for any class will sign you up for the entire series.
Sessions
Register For the Wednesday Session Register For the Thursday Session
Signing up for any class will sign you up for the entire series.
ECHO Series 8
Session 1: Real Life Situations for Floor Staff
Diana Sturdevant, Panel discussion with staff
- Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Session 2: Aggressive Behaviors: Preventative Tools for Staff Working with Older Adults
Dr. Germaine Odenheimer, Neurologist, Professor Emeritus
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, April 27, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Session 3: Mental Health in LTC — Approaches & Illnesses
Wanda Robinson, PhD, APRN-CNS, PMHCNS-BC, CNE, Clinical Assistant Professor PASRR II Specialist, Mental Health
- Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, May 4, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Session 4: Trauma Informed Care in LTC
Kristen Sorocco, PhD, Psychologist, Program Manager VA, Associate Professor, OU College of Medicine, Geriatrics
Kristi Bratovich, PhD Clinical Psychologist, OKC. VA Medical Center
- Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Session 5: The Oklahoma CMP State Plan
Alexandria Hart-Jones - CMP State Plan, sponsored program
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, May 18, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Session 6: Maintaining Resident Independence
Teri Round, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Executive Director of Clinical Operations, Fran & Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, OU Health Sciences Center
- Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, May 25, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
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Registration- Price: Free
- Registration Instructions: Signing up for any class will sign you up for the entire series.