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Thomas BowCHAMP Program Liaison
Center for Home Care Policy & Research
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
212-609-5767
Tuition Discount
If you work for a member agency of one of the following state home care associations you get a discounted tuition of $35 per participant for the Improving Communication with Physicians course:
Continuing Professional Education Notices
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It has been assigned approval code: 5-142
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15204.
Improving Communication with Physicians
Efficient communication with physicians improves clinician satisfaction and patient care
CHAMP's Improving Communication with Physicians course is designed for home care nurses who are interested in improving their efficiency and confidence when communicating with physicians about complex patient situations.
The course helps you to:
- Identify who to communicate with depending on the circumstances
- Determine how communication will occur
- Use methods for making communication more effective including the SBAR technique
Improved communication results in:
- Increased collaboration between home care clinicians and physicians
- Increased satisfaction among clinicians and physicians
- Improved patient care
This course can be completed on your office computer -- there is no need for travel. It contains clinical vignettes, downloadable/reusable tools, and exercises to help you improve your communication around complex patient issues. A competency test and final course evaluation are required.
About the Course
Only $49 per participant. Only $35 per participant if your agency is a member of one of the state home care associations listed at right.
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0 continuing education contact (CE) hours are awarded to registered nurses upon completion.
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