Webinar

The Nebraska State Unit on Aging is co-sponsoring a training for professionals in the aging network in collaboration with the Nebraska State Bar Association Elder Law Section. Some of the topics covered will include Caregiving in Today's Environment, Cybersecurity, and Medicaid eligibility. This training will take place via live-stream on June 12. Participants may view the live-stream on their individual computers, or go to any of the twelve physical locations in Nebraska showing the stream. Participation is free, but registration is required. 

The CHRONIC CARE Act was passed in February 2018 as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act. This law uses a variety of mechanisms to improve care quality for populations with complex needs, including people with disabilities and older adults. This webinar from the Aging and Disability Institute is intended to explain how the CHRONIC Care Act can improve care for these populations, what changes the act will cause, and how it creates the potential for further CBO integration with health plans.

AcademyHealth’s Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Group is presenting a webinar on Managed Long-Term Services and Supports programs. This webinar will be held May 3, 2018 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET and will discuss MLTSS programs nationally while also providing a status update on information about the effectiveness of these programs.

CMS is hosting a webinar to educate the public on quality measures. This session will be held May 2, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET, and will be identical in content to the first session. The webinar will provide an introduction to quality measures, give an overview of how these measures are created, and explain the new Meaningful Measures initiative. A major goal for this webinar is to encourage the public to participate in the measure process, and a significant focus will be ways for people to get involved and engage.

N4a is presenting a five-part webinar series on improving the well-being of older adults through social engagement. The first webinar in this series is called engAGED: Increasing Social Engagement through the Arts, and will focus on how creative activities can improve the engagement of older adults. This webinar will be held Wednesday April 25 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET and will be presented by Jennie Smith-Peers, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging, and Beth M. Bienvenu, accessibility director of the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Easterseals, an organization that provides services for people with disabilities and veterans, is partnering with Freddie Mac to present an educational webinar about financial literacy. The webinar will be held Wednesday, April 25th from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET and will focus on the unique financial challenges faced by caregivers, people with disabilities, and veterans.

As part of the Knowledge in Motion Lecture and Webcast Series, SNERSCIC is presenting a webinar on aging and long-term spinal cord injuries. The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 19^th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET and will feature Jan Lexell, MD, PhD from Uppsala University, Sweden. Dr. Lexell is a neuroscience professor whose research focuses on the life-long implications of neurologic disabilities.

When working with integrated care systems, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) may find it beneficial to work collaboratively with other CBOs in a way that allows them to build on one another’s strengths and better position them to meet the needs of integrated care payers. There are a variety of ways to structure this type of collaboration, including Independent Practice Associations (IPAs).