MHA Society for Health Care Education

Free online training for health care workers

 

Tips to Improve Patient and Family Education

Patient and family education is one of those problematic standards and requirements for improvement that boggles the mind of many hospital survey coordinators. In the course of patient care, every patient/family interaction is an opportunity to educate.

Read more here.

Kaiser recognized for excellence in nursing

Keena M. Kaiser, BSN, Nurse Educator, Trauma Program Manager for Oktibbeha County Hospital, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing.

With 24 years of professional experience, Ms. Kaiser specializes in trauma care management. She is responsible for conducting orientations for new employees, ensuring that they understand their responsibilities, acting as a liaison between nursing and hospitals schools, performing as a trauma program manager in a level three trauma center, registering patients to the state, educating the community to prevent crisis, working with children in emergency room and training nurses.

Ms. Kaiser received her bachelor of science in nursing from Central Missouri State University in 1984. She is a member of Prarie Council Nurse Educators and the Mississippi Hospital Association of Nurse Educators. She attributes her success to her passion for nursing. In the future, she intends to teach nursing programs or become a travel nurse.

MHA Society for Healthcare Educators annual meeting set for November

The annual meeting of the MHA Society for Healthcare Educators is set for Nov. 12 at the River Room Conference Center in Flowood. Liz Jazwiec is the keynote speaker and will cover workplace negativity and introduce effective tools to manage morale, eliminate victim thinking, and have fun! 

A brochure (with a registration form included) is attached below. To register or for more information, contact Robin Powell at (800) 289-8884, (601) 368-3214 or rpowell@mhanet.org. You may also register online at www.mhafoundation.org.

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MHA's 9th Annual Societies Conference

 

The MHA 9th Annual Societies Conference on the Mississippi Gulf Coast was a tremendous success with all of our societies represented and 13 sponsors participating. Our speakers included Liz Jazwiec, a nationally recognized speaker on customer service and employee satisfaction, Paul Mellor who improved all our members’ memories and Barbara Prichard who shared what to expect from Joint Commission in 2009. Our first ever “speed dating” with sponsors was a hit with members and sponsors and included prizes galore!

Mark your calendars for next year’s societies conference: April 28 & 29, 2010 at the Embassy Suites in Ridgeland, MS! (See all of the pictures from this year's conference here.)