Calendar & Registration

Train the Trainer
For Instructors of Registered Medication Aides

March 6, 2012
Virginia Health Care Association
Virginia Center for Assisted Living
2112 West Laburnum Avenue, Suite 206
Richmond, VA 23227
Telephone: 804.353.9101
FAX: 804.353.3098

- Brochure & Registration Form
- Online Registration

OVERVIEW:

This one-day, 6 hour workshop is designed to provide instructors of Registered Medication Aide Programs with program planning skills including an understanding of the regulatory requirements for Medication Aides in assisted living facilities, writing measurable learning objectives, organizing mandated curriculum, developing lesson plans, and evaluating learning of students. Participants will have an opportunity to observe, practice, and critique a variety of instructional strategies.

As of August 1, 2009, Virginia’s laws and regulations require that medication aides working in assisted living facilities be registered with the Virginia Board of Nursing. All instructors of the approved Medication Aide Training Programs must hold current licenses as Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses or Pharmacists and must complete a Train the Trainer course for Medication Aide Training. The VHCA/VCAL’s “Train the Trainer” program is designed to provide the requisite information on teaching adult learners and will qualify RNs, LPNs and Pharmacists to teach the Medication Aide program for Registered Medication Aides in assisted living facilities

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

All Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Pharmacists responsible for teaching the training program for Registered Medication Aides in assisted living facilities.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this learning experience, participants will be able to:

PRESENTER:

Delores C. Darnell, RN, NHA, PhD (c)
Ms. Darnell, the former director of the Certified Nursing Facility Education Initiative, is a long term care consultant and a PhD candidate in Health Care Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. Following her career as a staff nurse and Director of Nursing, she served as Administrator at two of Virginia’s nursing facilities, one of which housed a licensed assisted living facility and child daycare. Ms. Darnell develops and presents education curricula in long term care settings. Her research interests are in organizational leadership and quality of care. She has been recognized for her leadership in long term care and as the instructor of the VHCA’s “Train the Trainer” for Certified Nurse Aides.

AGENDA:

How:

To register, click here to register online or complete the attached registration form and return with payment to the attention of:

Virginia Health Care Association
2112 W. Laburnum Avenue, Suite 206
Richmond, Virginia 23227
Phone: 804-353-9101

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