Webinar

One of the few constants in the field and practice of I&R is change: new programs and services, new technologies, new reporting requirements and partnerships. Individuals can find change difficult after becoming comfortable in the familiarity of the processes and functions learned over the years. On Tuesday, February 24, AIRS will host a webinar featuring  former AIRS President Faed Hendry of Findhelp Information Services in Toronto, Ontario, to discuss why we resist change and how to manage change.

After gathering public questions and comments in the focus areas of healthy aging, long-term services and supports, retirement security, and elder justice, the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) will host a discussion with 2015 White House Conference on Aging Executive Director Nora Super for a Family Caregiving Tele-Town Hall. Guest speakers will include NAC President/CEO Gail Gibson Hunt and Caregiver Action Network CEO John Schall.

This webinar will provide participants with information on personal experiences, advocacy efforts, and helpful practices for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/D) and dementia. Mary Hogan will speak about her personal experience as guardian for her late brother and an advocate for her brother and others with intellectual and developmental disabilities and dementia. Phil McCallion will speak about promising practices of how to work with people with ID/D and dementia.

Many lawmakers seek to discard the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which adjusts Medicare physician fees to limit spending. Their goal is fundamental reform of physician payment, shifting away from traditional fee-for-service reimbursement to other payment models that enhance the quality and efficiency of care.

Elder justice is a multidisciplinary issue, and this webinar will provide an overview of what the Federal government is doing to address it across agencies and programs. Speakers will include officials from the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Registration is required and open until February 10th. 

This is the second in the White House Conference on Aging’s webinar series designed to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities for older adults in the United States.

As of January 27, 2015, two states have received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand Medicaid through private market-based coverage. These premium assistance programs have paved the way for the non-expansion states who continue to discuss how they might expand their Medicaid programs. These new models offer viable alternatives for covering previously uninsured populations while addressing those states’ concerns about some of the budgetary, political, and market challenges associated with traditional Medicaid expansion.

The National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) is seeking community-based, multidisciplinary teams to participate in its six-month Healthcare Access Mobility Design Challenge. Eight teams will receive grants of up to $25,000 and one-on-one technical assistance to take potential solutions from concept to impact.

More than half of the current Medicare population has two or more chronic health conditions. Medicare Part B covers over 20 preventive screenings and services to help identify health issues early. This webinar looks at a range of services and benefits available to help keep people with Medicare healthy. Participants will learn about:

People with disabilities show high levels of poor health outcomes, likely because of lack of inclusion in health promotion programs. This webinar will cover the newly introduced Guidelines to Disability Inclusion in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Programs and Policies and the Commit to Inclusion campaign that promotes the Guidelines. The Guidelines were created with an expert panel using criteria to qualify each guideline. They are intended for any organization that provides physical activity nutrition, or obesity programs or policies.

Oral Health America (OHA) is hosting an informative webinar on its state partnership opportunities with the older adult program, the Wisdom Tooth Project®. Through the partnership, aging organizations and oral health coalitions can help improve access to resources for older adults. This opportunity also allows organizations to collaborate with other agencies in their state to address the needs and barriers older adults face. The goal of the webinar is to expand the network of state oral health coalitions and aging organizations working in collaboration.