Interprofessional Geriatric Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning Series 1: Ensuring Safe Transitions
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
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Module 1: Ensuring Safe Transitions"Transitional care is defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location." Transitions may happen between hospitals, sub-acute and post-acute residential care, home, long-term care facilities. (American Geriatrics Society Health Care Systems Committee, 2003, p. 556)
This module examines the transitions of care process and the professionals involved.
Upon completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
- Understand the consequences of poor transitions in care.
- Understand the roles of health care professionals, patients, and caregivers in transitions of care.
- Discuss the challenges of safe transitions, including systems, patients, and provider-based factors.
- Discuss strategies and evidence-based models to ensure safe transitions.
- Recognize and address health literacy issues and cultural differences that may impact safe transitions.
Technical Requirements and Notes:
This learning module uses Adobe Flash media and may require you to add a browser "plug-in" in order to display properly. Most computers already have this free plug-in installed. But, if yours does not, it is very easy to download and install. Try the module first because the software is "smart" enough to detect the Flash player. If the module doesn't begin, you will be automatically prompted to download the plug-in.
The module contains links to external websites which will open in a new browser window. Your browser's back button will not return to the module, so these new windows should be closed.