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UPCOMING EVENTS AND RECORDINGS

Patient Advocate Teach in - Apr 2025

If you missed the April Teach in, you can now view the recording. Topic: Elder Law Tips for Long Term Care Planning.  Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, Esq.; Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP

  • May 27 Teach in: The NEW Be Well Initiative. Speaker: Kathryn Provencher, Office of Prevention and Health Initiatives, NYS Office of Mental Health.  Register HERE
  • June 24 Teach in: Using Telehealth for Older Adults.  Speaker: Dr. Michael Dinkels, Owner and chief clinician of Critical Care Telemedicine PLLC.  Register HERE

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing

Title: “Improving Wellness Among Seniors: Setting a Standard for the American Dream”

Listen to Maria Alvarez’s testimony at the US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing. (Jan. 15) Her testimony can be viewed from 30:10 to 37:05.

We extend our gratitude to Senator Gillibrand for inviting StateWide to participate as a witness. Please tune in to support and learn about critical discussions on senior wellness and advancing the American dream for older adults. 

Patient Advocate Program Teach ins - Recordings

March 2025:  Learn About the Newly Established State Independent Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Ombudsprogram; Speaker: Flor Ramirez, Supervising Attorney, Community Services Society of New York

February 2025: Complaining about Hospital Care to the NYS Department of Health; Speakers: Lori Schillinger, RN, Deputy Director and Stephanie Shulman, DrPH, MS Director, Division of Hospitals and Diagnostic & Treatment Centers, NYS Department of Health

January 2025: The Role of the NYS Justice Center in
Protecting Vulnerable Populations;
Speaker: Kara Clark, Advocacy Specialist, Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs

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