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Important New Webinar: Workplace Violence and Safety in Home-Based Care

September 19, 2024
  • September 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM EDT
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As the home-based care market has grown substantially, so have the risks that aides, nurses, and therapists face when they walk into a home. Home health, home care, and hospice providers must understand how to deliver the best possible care while simultaneously ensuring their safety. 

Join Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, and Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, Vice President of Quality at Relias, as they delve into the many potential risks home-based care workers face, along with key strategies and tactics to improve awareness and help de-escalate difficult situations. 

Learning objectives: 

  • Identify common risks faced by home-based care workers 
  • Implement strategies to improve safety in home care settings 
  • Apply de-escalation techniques in high-risk situations 

If you cannot attend the live webinar, we still encourage you to register, as all registrants will receive an email with a link to the recording and resources.

Presenters

  • Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBBVP, Quality | ReliasFelicia Sadler is the Partner of Acute Solutions at Relias. She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and has served in various nursing leadership roles. She is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare, and has served as an examiner for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence. She holds a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law from Loyola Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from South University. Sadler has served as chairperson for the ASHRM (American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers) Education Strategy Committee and ASHRM’s Education Development Task Force. She is an international speaker, having presented at numerous professional conferences. Sadler has published several journal articles, including JNPD, JONA, and Chief Healthcare Executive. Her passion is in transformational/authentic leadership, workforce retention, optimization, and healthcare quality. She assists healthcare organizations across the U.S. with strategies to improve healthcare quality and outcomes, workforce optimization, and organizational performance.
  • Andrea DevotiExecutive Vice President | National Association for Home Care & HospiceAndrea Devoti has been an Executive Vice President at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice since January 2017. Previously, She served as President and CEO of Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc. for almost two decades. Devoti also has experience as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and as a Regional Director at Healthways. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Widener University.