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Live Webinar

Live Webinars

Live webinars for LTPAC nurses and IDT staff are hosted throughout the year, as important topics and regulatory changes arise. Led by AAPACN nurse experts and thought leaders in the industry, these timely discussions offer guidance and information you can trust to do your job correctly and efficiently.

Upcoming Live Webinars

  • New Year, New Measure: Making Sense of the Long-Stay Antipsychotic Re-Specification

    Members: Free | Non-members: $119
    Continuing Education: 1 CE hour
    Date: Jan. 29, 2026

    Time: 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, Noon MT, 11 am PT)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Speaker: Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

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    It’s resolution season, and this year we’re resolving to make the long-stay antipsychotic quality measure (QM) make sense! The 2026 re-specifications bring a new hybrid approach that blends MDS data with Medicare and Medicaid claims/encounter data. Join AAPACN Senior Curriculum Development Specialist, Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, during this 60-minute webinar, as she breaks down complex specifications, defines the new exclusion and pre-admission windows, and demonstrates exactly how residents will trigger the QM, or be excluded appropriately. She’ll also review how this updated QM affects the Five-Star calculations, and what that means for your facility’s public rating. Step into the New Year with the know-how to apply this updated QM accurately and confidently.

    After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

    • Recognize how claims, encounter data, and MDS data are used for a resident to trigger in the long-stay antipsychotic measure
    • Define the new look-back windows used for exclusion criteria
    • Explain how the new measure will affect Five-Star and the facility’s public reporting
  • Beyond Crisis Mode: A DNS Blueprint for Proactive Risk Management

    Members: Free | Non-members: $119
    Continuing Education: 1 CE hour
    Date: Feb. 12, 2026
    Time: 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, Noon MT, 11 am PT)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Speaker: Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT

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    Risk management cannot be an after-the-fact response for the director of nursing services (DNS). To safeguard residents and ensure regulatory compliance, the DNS must lead with a proactive, systematic approach that anticipates risks before they escalate. By embedding prevention into daily workflows, the DNS strengthens care quality, reduces adverse events, supports staff performance, and maintains continuous survey readiness. During this 60-minute webinar, AAPACN’s Director of Education and Certification Strategy Denise Winzeler, RN, BSN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, will provide DNSs with practical, evidence-based strategies to identify, analyze, and reduce clinical and operational risks within the long-term care environment that supports consistent quality outcomes and survey readiness.

    After participating in this webinar, learners will be able to:

    • Describe the five functions of an effective risk management program
    • List methods to identify risks in the nursing department
    • Discuss a structured process for mitigating risk to improve resident safety and regulatory compliance