Date: June 24, 2025;  Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• • Topic: Using Telehealth for Older Adults
  • Speaker: Dr. Michael Dinkels, Owner & chief clinician of Critical Care, Telemedicine PLLC
  • RECORDING
  • FLYER

Date: May 27, 2025;  Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• Topic: THE NEW BE WELL INITIATIVE. Resources to better cope and maintain mental wellness.
• Speaker: Kathryn Provencher, Office of Prevention and Health Initiatives, NYS Office of Mental Health
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Date: April 22, 2025;  Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• • Topic: Elder Law Tips for Long Term Care Planning
  • Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, Esq.; Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
  • Recording
  • FLYER

Date: March 25, 2025;  Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• Topic: Learn About the Newly Established State Independent Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Ombudsprogram
• Speakers: Flor Ramirez, Supervising Attorney, Community Services Society of New York
• Recording
• Presentation
• Maps
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Register for our upcoming Patient Advocate Teach ins:

DATE: MAY 27    TIME: 10 AM – 11 AM

• TOPIC: The NEW Be Well Initiative. Learn about resources and tips to better cope and maintain mental wellness.
• SPEAKER: NYS Office of Mental Health
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DATE: JUNE 24   TIME: 10 AM – 11 AM

• TOPIC: Using Telehealth for Older Adults
• SPEAKER: Dr. Michael Dinkels, Owner & chief clinician of Critical Care Telemedicine PLLC
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Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025    Time: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM

Speakers: Lori Schillinger, RN, Deputy Director and Stephanie Shulman, DrPH, MS Director, Division of Hospitals and Diagnostic & Treatment Centers, NYS Department of Health

1. NYS Statewide Senior Action Council Presentation 2.25.25
2. Recording
3. Links
   • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), State Operations Manual, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals: SOM Appendix A
   • Online complaint form for New York State Hospitals and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers: Complaints about New York State Hospitals and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers | New York State Department of Health
   • New York State Hospitals Profiles website will provide hospital comparisons including, enforcement actions: Patient Safety Center – Center for Consumer Health Care Information – New York State Department of Health
   • Hospitals and Diagnostic & Treatment Centers website will provide the various types of facilities under our purview and provide links to the regulations: Hospitals and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (Clinics) in New York State
   • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital provides a website for Hospital Care Compare at: Hospital Quality Initiative Public Reporting | CMS