Antipsychotic Medication Reduction Training

DEMENTIA AND ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN THE LONG TERM CARE SETTING: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE

Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging partnered with atom Alliance, a quality improvement agency, to present a series of web-based trainings for skilled nursing facilities to reduce usage of antipsychotic drugs. The six part series took place from October 2015 to March 2016; however, PowerPoint slides can be viewed here.

For more information about the series or presenters, contact Emily Hollingsworth at emily.k.hollingsworth@vumc.org or 615-936-2718.

LINK to list of team members.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Funding Source
Nursing Home Civil Monetary Penalty Quality Improvement (CMPQI)
Program Implementation Funding Opportunity

 

Collaborators
Ralf Habermann, MD

Megan Simmons, DNP