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IBC Foundation hosts National League for Nursing Workshop on Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors

Full-day workshop focuses on how technology can improve care for seniors

WHAT:

The Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Foundation is hosting the third “Advancing Care Excellence (ACE) for Seniors” continuing education conference today at its headquarters in Philadelphia. The all-day workshop for nearly 200 nurses, clinicians, and other health care professionals is provided by the National League for Nursing in collaboration with the Community College of Philadelphia. The workshop is made possible in part by a grant from the IBC Foundation.

The conference will focus on how technology is radically changing health care delivery for older adults. This meeting is also the first opportunity for nurses to see a new virtual simulation technology – vSim for Nursing^TM directed at senior care. The tool allows nursing students to interact with a patient avatar as part of their course work, teaching students how to make decisions about how and when to communicate with the patient, decide which tests/assessments to run, and when and how to intervene or administer care.

At the conference the National Nursing League will also present the first IBC Foundation Excellence in Geriatric Education and Practice award to seven nurses. The award recognizes nurses who have incorporated ACEs conference and website information into innovative teaching strategies and models for caring for older adults.

WHEN & WHERE:

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Independence Blue Cross headquarters
1901 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 1903

WHO:

Elaine Tagliareni, chief program officer, National League for Nursing
Lorina Marshall-Blake, president, IBC Foundation
Barbara McLaughlin, head of Nursing, Community College of Philadelphia

About the Independence Blue Cross Foundation
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is a charitable, private foundation, whose mission is leading solutions for a healthier community. The foundation targets the following areas of impact:

• Securing the Blue Safety Net: Supporting private, nonprofit community health center clinics that increase access to quality, affordable healthcare in medically underserved areas.
• Bolstering the Health Care Workforce: Strengthening the nursing, primary care, and allied health workforce through education, career development, and research.
• Addressing Health Priorities: Collaborating with wellness partners to tackle the region’s most pressing health challenges; currently combating the obesity epidemic through the IBC Foundation Healthy Futures Initiative.
• Building Healthier Communities: Partnering with community leaders and programs to address community health and wellness needs.

Learn more by visiting our website: www.ibxfoundation.org.  Connect with the Independence Blue Cross Foundation on Twitter and Instagram at @ibxfdn

Media Contact:
Ruth Stoolman
Independence Blue Cross
ruth.stoolman@ibx.com
215.241.4807 (office)
215.280.3335 (cell)

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