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Kognito-Online Hospital Emergency Department training
Posted 9/04/12 (Tue)
Kognito: Online Hospital ED Training for
LEARN Effective Tactics and Motivational Techniques • Evaluate and triage patients for risk of suicide and substance abuse • Identify and address suicidal intent and substance abuse • Learn discharge procedures and how to complete referral documentation Screening is IMPORTANT • In North Dakota, suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in 2010 • North Dakota ranks 11 in the nation for its rate of suicide deaths • Nationally, 10% of those who died by suicide were seen in an emergency department one month prior to death • 77% of those who died by suicide visited their primary care doctor within the last year • 45% had visited their primary care doctor within the last month Begin the Online Training! - www.kognitocampus.com/ed/nd/ • Enter basic identification information • Access and complete the 90 minute training anytime • Can save progress and complete later • Answer immediate follow-up questions • Earn 1.5 continuing education credits* Facility and Provider BENEFITS • Implement Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals on Suicide! • Increase patient safety within emergency departments and post-discharge • Reduce institutional liability • Enhance referral processes to reduce readmission and emergency department overcrowding • Address increased utilization of emergency department Curriculum is DESIGNED FOR • All hospital personnel that interact with patients - Physicians, nurses, social workers and others * 1.5 continuing education credits have been approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing and the ACCME/AMA PRA
Use Kognito’s online, interactive simulation to prepare emergency department staff to screen patients at risk for suicide and substance abuse.
