CDI education goes back to school: Training takes creativity

It did not take Bonnie I. Epps, MN, RN, manager of the CDI department at Emory Healthcare, Inc., in Atlanta,long to realize that staff physicians were not quite chomping at the bit to answer her team’s queries. To raise awareness, she quickly created a multifaceted educational approach and launched an action plan for CDI outreach efforts. As teachers head back to school this September, they worry about how to keep their students interested and engaged. Although physicians are far from high school students, a few tried-and-true methods used in secondary education may help when offering CDI education.