This webinar will address potential healthcare concerns and obstacles for Veterans Living with Paralysis, provide practical tips for overcoming these barriers, and discuss advocacy efforts. CMA will also share resources and encourage participation in discussions and a Q&A session. Funding for the webinars is from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program.
Sponsored by California Health Advocates Senior Medicare Patrol, this webinar will discuss common issues and concerns around the Medicare Annual Enrollment period, including Marketing issues, changes for 2024, coverage choices, cautions for those enrolling or changing their coverage options, and more.
Explore solutions for financing in-home care for older adults who want to age comfortably at home in an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA) and Right at Home. This session will address the common misconception surrounding Medicare's coverage of ongoing in-home assistance for activities of daily living after age 65, which often leaves families searching for additional sources to pay for the in-home care they or their loved ones need.
The American Society on Aging (ASA) and UsAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Academy are hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Smoking and Dementia." This webinar will educate participants on how smoking affects different organs, including the brain, and discuss smoking's link to dementia. Attendees will gain insights into modifiable risk factors for dementia, learn why smoking is among the top risk factors for these conditions, discover effective interventions, and explore special considerations for high-risk populations.
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The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is hosting an upcoming webinar highlighting the importance of clinical trial diversity within dementia research. In this webinar, NIA will discuss actionable tools for improving clinical trial recruitment among underrepresented populations, share insights from the University of Wisconsin's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's (ADRC) evidence-based practices, and explore strategies to enhance community awareness and education regarding clinical trial diversity within dementia research.
Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for a virtual event focused on patient access to health data. This event will bring together patients, providers, payers, and health IT developers to discuss how HHS policies are working in practice and how to maximize the impact of these policies. The event will also highlight educational tools and resources, such as patient-facing apps that enable the availability of patient information and make health information easier to understand.
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) for a webinar providing the latest updates and offerings from their Coverage to Care (C2C) Initiative. This webinar will provide partners with essential information about the C2C initiative, including where to find relevant resources, updates to the Coverage to Care webpages, real examples of community outreach, and more.
This webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
On October 7, The American Society on Aging (ASA) is recognizing Ageism Awareness Day to bring attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society and promote a positive reframing of aging within our communities. ASA's Ageism & Culture Advisory Council, at the forefront of initiatives against ageism, collaborates with members to reshape conversations about aging.
ASA has prepared various resources in preparation for Ageism Awareness Day, including:
Join Justice in Aging for an upcoming webinar discussing how law and policy can promote equity for older adults by addressing ageism and related forms of discrimination. In this webinar, the upcoming Justice in Aging publication, titled "Fulfilling the Promise of Equity for Older Adults – Opportunities in Law & Policy" will be examined. The paper asserts the importance of integrating measures into law and policy to address structural ageism and various forms of discrimination that intersect with age, ultimately compounding harmful inequities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Vaccination Team is hosting an upcoming webinar review important changes to the surveillance definition of Up to Date with COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care facilities reporting vaccination data and RIFC Pathway data through the NHSN Vaccination and COVID-19 Modules. The new definition of up to date with COVID-19 vaccines will apply for NHSN surveillance beginning the week of September 25, 2023 – October 1, 2023 (the first week of reporting Quarter 4 2023).
