Aging and Dying in Place: Forging a Successful Collaboration with Assisted Living Facilities (300)

Abstract

2. Describe the common themes found in informatics and CPE that can serve as a foundation for building a collaborative environment. 3. Discuss the national trends in electronic and technology advances and their potential impact on the identification, implementation, and evaluation of CPE activities. The integration of informatics in the healthcare environment provides a vast opportunity for linking practice performance data with opportunities for continuing education of healthcare teams, including active patients and their loved ones. The partnership of informatics and continued professional education based upon actual practice provides a new foundation for the integration of specific timely education into the overall healthcare delivery system. This will involve restructuring core skill sets and attitudes tied to information and communications technology and, in time, should improve both patient outcomes and professional satisfaction.