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Connecting Training with Care....by providing training resources for people who care for people in hospitals, long-term care facilities and through home health agencies.

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	New! Star Series Remaining Sane While Leading Change Author: Jennifer Schultz, BS, SPHR Price: $139.95 This program includes four hours of training for health care personnel. The easy-to-deliver curriculum includes a complete facilitator's script, PowerPoint presentation on CD-Rom, worksheets and posttests to photocopy, learning objectives and an introductory section for the facilitator. (Full Description)

	New! Specialists Speak Series Ostomy and Feeding Tube Management Author: Lee Ann Krapfl, BSN, RN, CWOCN Price: $39.95 A one hour training program for people caring for clients with ostomies and feeding tubes. Caregivers need to know the various types of ostomies and pouch systems in order to provide the best care. A script for the instructor, worksheets for participants, a PowerPoint presentation on CD, a posttest, and masters for overhead transparencies are all included. May be used over and over as training needs surface. (Full Description)

Resources

Links to Useful Resources

U.S. Administration on Aging
The website of the U.S. Administration on Aging contains a wealth of information for anyone involved in health care as well as a plethora of links to other sites.

Direct Care Clearing House
An important site for organizations that employ nursing assistants and other direct care workers.

The Hastings Center
The Hastings Center is a leading bioethics think tank based in New York. Its web site provides access to basic information about its ongoing research.

CURRICULUM IN ETHNOGERIATRICS
Excellent background information on most of the major cultural groups in the United States.

Wikipedia entry on Change Management
A good, and brief, overview of the concept of change management with a list of references for further information.

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