Webinars

Explore our collection of recent webinars and on-demand learning for continuing education credits.

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On-Demand Webinars for CEUs

Direct Supply is proud to offer continuing education courses for healthcare professionals in collaboration with VGM Education, an authorized CEU provider.

Beyond the Band-Aid: Implementing the Universal Wound Model to Create an Evidenced-Based Patient-Centered Wound Team

Released: September 27, 2022
Speaker:  Jeanine Maguire, PT,CWS
CEUs:
1.0 contact hours for nurses (60-minute contact hour)
1.0 contact hours for physical and occupational therapists

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Enter Keycode: DSPWEB
The practice of wound care can be used to understand how the medical centric model fails to connect the complexity of the human and prevents us from achieving patient centered outcomes. This session will go beyond the band-aid and discuss how the Universal Wound Model can be put into practice to address the internal and external factors, from a systems-thinking perspective, to achieve a patient-centered interprofessional team approach. Real case studies will be included to gain perspectives on interdisciplinary contributions. Ultimately, the discussion will raise awareness of how inter-professional roles collaborate to achieve new levels of success.

Learning Objectives:

  • Compare and contrast wound management using a med-centric ‘band-aid’ approach to patient-centered team approach
  • Discuss the root cause of chronic wounds, including the connection between social determinants of health
  • Detail the Universal Wound Model; including structure, roles, and behavior change strategies
  • Apply the use of QAPI to set wound team goals and metrics that have impact and drive change
  • Practice patient-centered wound management through the use of interactive case discussions

Sunbeam - Game-Changing Exercise for Falls Prevention for Residents of Long-Term Care

Released: July, 31 2023
Speaker:  Jennifer Hewitt, PhD
CEUs:
1.0 contact hours for nurses (60-minute contact hour)
1.0 contact hours for physical and occupational therapists

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Enter Keycode: DSPWEB
Falls prevention is recognized as an international priority, and residents of long-term care facilities are at the highest risk of falls. This presentation will describe an award-winning Australian trial that examined an exercise program (The Sunbeam Program) versus usual care and demonstrated a 55% reduction in falls and a statistically significant improvement in functional mobility in favor of the exercise program. In 2019, the “Sunbeam Trial” won the Morley Award from the Journal of the American Medical Directors’ Association for the paper most likely to influence policy and practice. The program has since been scaled across Australia as government policy has evolved to permit widespread adoption. Sub-group analysis showed that the program is also effective in reducing falls in people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment—a game-changing discovery, as few trials have demonstrated a positive effect for this group of older adults.

This presentation will outline the clinical trial, provide practical advice on how to prescribe and deliver the program, and give real examples of how the right type of exercise program, at the right dose and frequency, has made a significant difference to residents of long-term care facilities. Critical success factors in the trajectory from clinical research to successfully advocating for government policy change will also be described, along with the economic evaluation and cost-benefit analysis of the program.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify risk factors associated with falls in older adults
  • Describe best practice exercise for the prevention of falls in older adults
  • Discuss research that has demonstrated a clinically and cost-effective program for falls prevention in long-term care
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Understanding the Benefits of External Cueing

Released: September 23, 2023
Speaker:  Jennifer Bazan-Wigle, PT, DPT, CEEAA & Maria Allen, PT
CEUs:
1.0 contact hours for nurses (60-minute contact hour)
1.0 contact hours for physical and occupational therapists

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Enter Keycode: DSPWEB
In this webinar, attendees will learn the brain mechanism behind external cueing and how it can impact the quality of gait mechanics. We will demonstrate practical cueing techniques to implement in gait training in order to correct and improve gait abnormalities that arise due to a variety of neurological illnesses or old age.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the brain mechanism behind external cueing
  • Explore the impact of cueing on gait mechanics, including speed, step length and frequency, timing, and foot clearance
  • Examine how cueing affects ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) and enhances the overall quality of life
  • Learn from real-life examples and applications in different populations, including stroke patients, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), and general deconditioning

Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Techniques to Promote Engagement in Long-Term Care

Released: November, 15 2023
Speaker:  Brenda Mahon OTD, OTR/L
CEUs:
1.0 contact hours for nurses (60-minute contact hour)
1.0 contact hours for physical and occupational therapists

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Enter Keycode: DSPWEB
This course will provide the basic clinical information needed to evaluate clients’ seating and positioning needs in a long-term care setting. Clinical data on the evaluation, recommendations, and strategies for working with limited inventory and strategies for advocating for patients will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the key aspects of seating and positioning in long-term care
  • Learn how to apply seating and positioning
  • Discuss the importance of achieving the proper fit and comfort between the patient and the seating system
  • Describe principles to effectively achieve optimal positioning to promote occupational performance

Additional On-Demand Webinars

An Aptura Webinar: Senior Living Trends

An Aptura Webinar: Senior Living Trends

Apr 4, 2017

This webinar will include information on strategic realignment, how to add privacy to communities, healthy dining options and technology for your communities’ entrances.

Webinar: Balancing Resident Choice & Risks

Webinar: Balancing Resident Choice & Risks

Mar 22, 2017

Resident risk in healthcare is a very real concept. Aside from the most common occurrences, there is another type of “risk scenario” often found within institutional settings: the risk that comes from interventions intended to prevent all harm from all risks – even the risk of walking, eating and participating in activities that traditionally have been determined to be safe for seniors.

Webinar: Seating & Positioning

Webinar: Seating & Positioning

Feb 22, 2017

This session will examine older, outdated seating practices and misused or overused product options, along with potential alternatives based on newer theories.

Webinar: Bed System Safety

Webinar: Bed System Safety

Dec 13, 2016

This session will offer attendees a review of the regulatory revisions, a refresher on the FDA Entrapment Guidelines, and a review of products that may help reduce or eliminate the need for side rails and reduce the risk for entrapment.