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Health Management Associates is hosting a webinar on the Total Cost of Care Benchmarks and Physician Practices. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funded the pilot program of the Total Cost of Care and Resource Use framework to identify and address healthcare overuse and inefficiency in five areas of the country.

On Monday, November 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. CJR will begin on April 1, 2016, and holds hospitals accountable for the care they provide to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries during hip and knee replacements and other procedures on the legs. CMS is holding a webinar to discuss the final rule and respond to questions from stakeholders. Pre-registration is required, large audiences are anticipated so please register early. 

CIL-NET, a project of Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) in collaboration with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living APRIL), is hosting a teleconference and webinar on the peer support volunteer model. Ability360 Experts Amina Donna Kruck, Vice President, Advocacy Program and April Reed, Volunteer Program Manager will teach attendees about the peer support model and identify the benefits that organizations are seeing after using this model.

The Alzheimer's Foundation and the National Alliance for Caregiving are hosting a webinar on the different approaches to take when speaking to a loved one about brain health and memory concerns. It can be difficult to approach the topic of declining cognition with a person you love, but there are methods to make the conversations easier. Experts Faith Unger, Program Director of CaregivierU; and J.

Us Against Alzheimer's is hosting an Alzheimer's Talks webinar on the topic of stem cells in Alzheimer's research. Dr. Larry Goldstein, Director of the Sandford Stem Cell Center and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego will teach listeners about the stem cell-based models of disease he and his colleagues are currently using to fight against Alzheimer's disease. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. 

Health Management Associates (HMA)  is hosting a webinar on a survey of states and health plans they conducted under funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Case Management Society of America is hosting their Annual Conference & Expo in Long Beach, California this June. This event is targeted for case workers, new and old, to come together to collaborate with peers, develop new skills, and learn innovative techniques and practices. Dr. Eric Coleman, MD, MPH; Dr. Josh Luke, Fache; Valorie Burton; and Robert Priest will be the keynote speakers for the conference. Continuing education credits are available for certain sessions, price varies depending on the credit.

The SCAN Foundation is hosting a Health Affairs Briefing on financing long-term services and supports. AARP, the SCAN Foundation, and LeadingAge funded "Financing Long-Term Services and Supports: Options Reflect Trade-Offs for Older Americans and Federal Spending," a study that examines the impact policy changes could have on increasing insurance's role in financing LTSS. This study was authored by Melissa M. Favreault and the Urban Institute's Howard Gleckman and Richard W. Johnson.

The American Society on Aging is hosting a webinar on the current climate of ageism in America. A call for research is the best way to move forward with combating ageism in our society.

The American Society on Aging is hosting a Leadership Institute to run concurrently with their Aging in America Conference. The ASA Leadership Institute is a five day leadership development intensive that offers self-assessments of communication and leadership styles, presentations by recognized leaders in the field of aging, facilitated dialogue, networking opportunities, leadership literature and online learning.