Safeguard Resident Care: Strategies to Prevent Medication Diversion

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET/12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CST

Webinar

This essential session equips aging services professionals with systems to thwart the costly and dangerous threat of drug diversion. Uncover the critical checkpoints needed to protect residents, communities and staff from the legal and financial perils of controlled substance misuse.  Discover how to implement comprehensive oversight, secure storage and audit to maintain the integrity of your medication management.

Presented by
Debbie Rayburn, RN, BSHCA, LNHA

Debbie Rayburn, RN, BSHCA, LNHA, has spent over the past 3 decades in Senior Care, serving both in for-profit and not-for-profit settings. Early in her nursing career, she stumbled upon LTC “quite by accident” and fell in love with the rewarding work of serving seniors. She has worked directly in communities as Director of Nursing, Healthcare Administrator, among many other roles. Long before CMS required QAPI, Debbie became a student of continuous quality improvement methods,with a firm belief that anything can be improved by understanding systems and applying the methods that lead to sustained improvement in care and life for residents.Debbie has been in the role of VP of Operations for two prominent for-profit senior care companies in Oregon. For the past 18 years, she was the Chief Healthcare Officer at Pacific Retirement Services, overseeing healthcare in CCRCs in 7 states. She has been an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University, authored memory care programs, written and taught C.N.A.certification programs, and has fought to highlight the unique and honored role of nurses who have chosen Gerontological nursing as their specialty. Desiring to continue the pursuit of excellence in long term care, she now provides consultative services to senior care settings and organizations.

Contact Hours
This program is approved for 1 hour of CE credit for nursing home administrators and nurses. Contact hours will be posted to CEBroker within 30 days of the program date for attendees licensed under the applicable Florida Boards. All attendees will receive a certificate reflecting hours earned for self-reporting continuing education to other Boards and states.

Scholarships
The Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program gives members an opportunity to attend Aging Services programs and education events for those that otherwise would be unable to participate because of financial limitations. Scholarships are awarded to members who meet certain criteria. To find the guidelines and application, please click here.

Cancellations/Refunds/Substitutions
There is a $50 administrative fee for each cancellation or refund. Substitutions will be accepted at no additional fee. Due to costs incurred related to the program, no refunds will be issued after Friday, June 13, 2025. All cancellations and substitution requests must be submitted in writing to kmccloud@leadingagesoutheast.org.

Questions
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