Strengthening outcomes through clinical leadership.
Clinical Leadership Academy of Excellence
Designed for skilled nursing leaders, this four-part educational series transforms clinical expertise into operational excellence. Attendees will learn actionable strategies to strengthen quality outcomes, mitigate regulatory and clinical risk, and create consistent care practices that align with today's regulatory standards.
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Program and Pricing
Applied Clinical Scenarios
Interactive case-based learning drawn from common high-risk clinical situations in skilled nursing. Participants will work through real-world scenarios focused on clinical judgment, risk identification, and improving outcomes through timely intervention and care coordination.
Clinical Quality and QAPI Resources
Access a curated library of tools, templates, and frameworks designed to support QAPI activities, quality monitoring, and performance improvement initiatives across the organization.
Real-Time Expert Collaboration
Engage directly with clinical experts throughout the series. Participants can ask questions, discuss challenges, and gain insight from both peers and consultants in real time during each session.
Over the course of 2 months, 1-hour training modules will be offered 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT with interactive pre and post course work. Each course is approved for 1 contact hour for Nurses as well as 1 NAB approved CE hour. A total of 4 nursing/NAB contact hours can be earned.
This program is COMPLIMENTARY with no cost to participants. These 4 training modules, 4 nursing/NAB contact hours*, full resource library and live access to our consulting experts is valued at $400.
Curriculum
Part 1
September 16, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 EDT
Leading With Confidence: Building a Culture of Clinical Risk Awareness
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Define the role of clinical leadership in reducing organizational risk
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Identify how leadership behaviors influence compliance and resident outcomes
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Recognize common risk areas that lead to survey deficiencies and liability exposure
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Promote accountability among department leaders (building an effective team)
Part 2
September 30, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 EDT
Managing what Matters Most: High-Risk Clinical Areas in Skilled Nursing
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Define the role of leadership in utilizing audits and monitoring tools effectively
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Identify high risk care areas and develop effective strategies for mitigating these risk areas
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Understand and be able to verbalize the regulatory requirements for the long-term care survey process.
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Identify and understand effective strategies for strengthening IDT collaboration and improving clinical documentation to support resident care and compliance.
Part 3
October 7, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 EDT
From Data to Results: QAPI For Sustainable Performance Improvement
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Integrate risk management principles into QAPI initiatives
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Use data-driven decision-making to improve clinical outcomes
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Differentiate between isolated incidents and systemic failures
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Conduct effective root cause analysis (RCA) following adverse events
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Develop sustainable action plans for ongoing performance improvement
Part 4
October 21, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 EDT
Turning Quality Measures into Strategy: 5-Star Success for Skilled Nursing Leaders
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Interpret and integrate key Quality Measures reports
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Identify how management practices can drive stronger outcomes over time
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Understand the key components of the Five-Star Rating Program
What attendees have to say
I thought yours was one of the best I attended. It was very clear and understandable!