Reimagining Patient Care: Tackling Engagement, Research, and Workforce Gaps - 6.0 CEs!

 

Webinar dates: February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9, 2025

Webinar time: 12-1:30pm EST

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and New England HIMSS (NE HIMSS)

Join New England HIMSS Clinical Informatics Council for a series exploring innovative solutions transforming healthcare—tackle workforce challenges, improve patient engagement, and enhance care delivery with practical insights and tools you can apply today! This series will also offer up to 6.0 CEs.

Intended Audiences

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, mid-levels and pharmacists who care for patients and use artificial intelligence tools. 

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Understand Innovative Solutions: Identify strategies and tools addressing communication challenges, workforce shortages, and patient engagement in healthcare.
• Evaluate Bias and Inclusivity: Assess the impact of bias in research methodologies and develop approaches to improve inclusivity in patient care and clinical trials.
• Leverage Technology in Practice: Explore how innovative tools, including AI, can supplement clinical workflows, enhance efficiency, and improve patient outcomes.
• Apply Practical Insights: Demonstrate the ability to integrate discussed innovations into real-world healthcare settings to tackle workforce and care delivery challenges.

Schedule

There will be 4 sessions from 12-1:30pm.

February 14th - Enhancing Communication in Healthcare: Solutions for Clinician-Patient Interaction

• Dive into the challenges of effective communication in healthcare, from understanding diverse patient needs to overcoming language and accent barriers.
• Explore tools and strategies that enhance communication, with AI as a supportive innovation for conversational and ambient listening technologies.
• Discuss the sensitivities of using technology to build trust and improve patient engagement.

March 14th - Overcoming Bias in Research: Creating Inclusive and Reliable Patient Engagement

• Address the role of bias in healthcare research, particularly in developing questionnaires and engaging diverse patient populations.
• Explore strategies for improving inclusivity and accuracy in research methodologies, with AI tools acting as supplements to enhance data collection and analysis.
• Discuss how advanced tools can help ensure more representative outcomes in clinical trials and studies.

April 11th - Empowering Nurses NOW: Tools for Better Care and Outcomes

• Highlight the evolving role of nursing and how innovations are supporting nurses in delivering better care.
• Explore real-world examples of tools that improve patient monitoring, decision-making, and efficiency in nursing practice.
• Discuss how nursing professionals are leveraging technologies like AI to tackle workload challenges while maintaining patient-centered care.

May 9th - Addressing Workforce Challenges: Strategies for Efficiency and Support

• Examine the pressing issues of staff shortages, burnout, and growing demands on the healthcare workforce.
• Discuss innovative solutions that streamline workflows, optimize scheduling, and reduce administrative burdens.
• Highlight the role of technology in supporting staff without replacing the human-centered aspects of care.

Faculty and Disclosures

PACE requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to PACE policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

 

Pricing

 

Ticket prices are inclusive of all 4 sessions.

• $75 members
• $125 non-members
• $75 NENIC members

 

Joint Accreditation Statement

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and New England HIMSS.  PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.