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The CMS Office of Minority Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity (SAMHSA OBHE) are hosting The Forum on Opioids: Strategies and Solutions for Minority Communities on April 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The forum will address opioid use and behavioral health in the context of minority populations. Topics covered will include prevention, diagnosis, intervention, recovery, and access to services .

The Aging and Disability Business Institute is hosting a webinar on April 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET about The Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model. The AIMS model was developed to help improve collaboration of medical and social services and grew out of the need to more fully incorporate the social determinants of health into medical practice. The program works by pairing masters-prepared social workers with primary care teams in order to identify, address and monitor social factors which affect health.

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is hosting their Annual Conference from June 18 – 21, 2018 in Baltimore, MD.  The conference will be attended by over 500 P&A professionals and will feature over 70 workshops to help attendees grow skills, build partnerships, and improve advocacy efforts.

Workshop descriptions can be found here: http://www.ndrn.org/en/events/583-workshop-descriptions.html. 

The American Society on Aging (ASA) is hosting a webinar on palliative care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and Dementia. This webinar is part of the National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center webinar series sponsored by the Administration for Community Living.

The Alliance of Information & Referral Systems (AIRS) is hosting a webinar on The Role of I&R Specialists in Operationalizing the AIRS Service Delivery Standards. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. ET

Resources for Integrated Care is hosting a webinar on April 18 at 12:00 PM Eastern. This webinar will address medication issues faced by older Americans who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Topics covered include medication management, medication misuse, and adverse drug effects. The webinar will also discuss the importance of maintaining clear communication between beneficiaries, their families, and their various care providers.

A new pilot program is launching this fall at the Smithsonian. In collaboration with Art & Minds, the National Portrait Gallery will be hosting a 6-week program for adults with dementia and their caregivers. The program is entitled See Me at the Portrait Gallery. A team of museum educators and docents will be facilitating small group discussions about some of the museum’s most treasured works of art.