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Pneumococcal Vaccine Update for Physicians and Clinicians – April 30

Please join us for a pneumococcal vaccine update webinar on Tuesday, April 30, noon - 1:00 p.m. and hear from Lynn Fisher, MD, family physician and Gretchen Homan, MD, pediatrician, who will provide updates impacting adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adult and pediatric patients, respectively and Monica Pando, RN, VFC coordinator, who will discuss navigating these updates from a clinic perspective.

careLearning Informational Webinar - May 1

In this webinar you will gain practical knowledge of how the careLearning system will help you organize and manage your education. careLearning is non-profit member service of The Kansas Hospital Association and over 40 other state hospital associations.

KARQM Education Program - May 2

The Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management was created to promote the delivery of quality health care and the practice of risk management in Kansas health care facilities. Membership includes risk and quality management professionals in health care facilities or health-related organizations.

Educational Webinar: How Do Your Hospital Finances Measure Up? – May 2

Join Healthworks and KHA for an educational session at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 to learn how to utilize QHis financial benchmarking tool effectively. Shannan Flach, vice president health care finance and reimbursement and Sally Othmer, vice president data and strategic analytics will be joined by Wes Garrison, founder, Databasically to walk through the tool including the easy-upload process, reviewing the QHi financial measures available and to demonstrating how to run and schedule reports.

Opioid Educational Webinar: Partnering to Increase Access to SUD Treatment – May 3

Please join us on May 3 to hear how hospitals and communities are partnering to increase access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction. The program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education and pending approval for 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education. There is no charge to attend as this program is funded through a grant from our partners at DCCCA.

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House Health and Human Services Committee

Kansas Senate Chamber (Mar. 5, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), held hearings on bills including:

Senate Bill 433 clarifies the practice privileges of institutional license holders. The committee heard from Deputy Secretary Scott Brunner, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. The committee recommended the bill favorably for passage.

Senate Bill 352 enacts the John D. Springer Patient's Bill of Rights to require hospitals to allow in-person visitation, adopts visitation policies and procedures and creates a civil cause of action for violation of such rights.

Proponents included Debbie Detmer

Opponent testimony was provided by the Kansas Hospital Association and Kansas Medical Society.

The committee will work the bill when they meet tomorrow.

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