Education

Why THA?

THA’s educational offerings are always timely and useful and provide attendees with valuable networking opportunities. THA membership is highly recommended.

James N. Valenti
President/CEO
El Paso County Hospital District Thomason Hospital

Learn more about THA membership.

Recorded Programs Now Available on CD

Purchase CDs of recorded THA audioconferences to educate your entire staff in a short period of time without incurring multiple registration fees or travel expenses.

The Texas Hospital Association offers hospital administrators and staff a broad range of educational and training programs focused on enhancing hospital operations and performance:

Specialized workshops and seminars for health care professionals in locations around the state
Timely, cost-effective Web-based distance learning programs that eliminate the need for travel

Continuing education credit is available for most programs

New! Program Helps Improve Health Care for Veterans
Read more.

Members receive discounted registrations on educational events, as well as on the association’s Leadership Conference. The conference draws nationally recognized speakers on topics relevant to hospital management and operations. At the conference’s vendor show, members get a first-hand look at the industry’s latest products and services.

For a complete listing of upcoming events, see the Education Calendar, which can viewed by month or by topic. From the calendar, you can download a registration brochure for a specific meeting or even register online!

Many events are held at Texas Hospital Association's headquarters in Austin. If you are attending an educational event at the Texas Hospital Association, you may find the following links helpful:

View map | About Austin | Area hotels | Driving directions to THA Headquarters

Seminars

Audioconferences and traditional classroom education offered throughout the state

View the Education Calendar for a complete listing of upcoming events. From the calendar, you can download brochures/registration information or even register online!

More Distance Learning

Webinars

Scheduled Web-based training

THA has arranged with Internet educator Instruct-online to offer Texas hospitals a comprehensive array of patient safety and reimbursement Webinars. The Web-based seminars are real-time and interactive, and many provide continuing education credit.

To attend a Webinar, participants listen to the presenter on the telephone, toll-free, while viewing presentation materials via the Internet (browser: Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.01 or later). Several staff members can gather in one room to attend for one economical price. The Webinars are available individually, so hospitals simply register for each program they want staff to attend.

Click here for THA's Webinar calendar.

Computer-Based Training

CareLearning.com

The Texas Hospital Association has launched CareLearning.com, a comprehensive website featuring courses for healthcare professionals and a learner management system to track enrollment, registration, course completion and test scores.

Learn more.

Other Online Resources

New! Joining Forces: Program Helps Improve Health Care for Veterans

As of November 2008, the Texas Hospital Association has partnered with more than a dozen national organizations in a sweeping effort to educate health care professionals and others within communities about the unique health-related problems faced by returning veterans.

Health care professionals are encouraged to take part in a four-part educational video series, available at www.joiningforcesonline.org. The series was developed by HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education in Minnesota and now is offered nationally through the support of the American Hospital Association, the Veteran’s Health Administration, the American Medical Association, the National Council of Churches and many others.

While the Joining Forces curricula originally was intended for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, it is open to anyone with an interest in learning about the health care issues of returning military. The series also can be used to meet continuing education requirements!

Disaster Preparedness and Response for Nurses
A free course to provide nurses with an overview of their role in responding to a weapons of mass destruction/terrorism (WMD/T) event or other disaster

Learn more.

Resources

Advance Directives
Manual, CD-ROM and videos
Staff and community education tools to help Texas Medicare-participating facilities comply with federal and state advance directives requirements.