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Patient Advocate Program Teach in – Recordings
Date: June 24 – TOPIC: Telehealth for Older Adults; Speaker: Dr. Michael Dinkels, Owner & chief clinician of Critical Care, Telemedicine PLLC
Date: May 27 – TOPIC: The NEW Be Well Initiative. Speaker: Kathryn Provencher, Office of Prevention and Health Initiatives, NYS Office of Mental Health.
Date: April 22 – TOPIC: Elder Law Tips for Long Term Care Planning; Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, Esq.; Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
Date: March 25 – TOPIC: Learn About the Newly Established State Independent Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Ombuds program Speaker: Flor Ramirez, Supervising Attorney, Community Services Society of New York
Date: February 25 – TOPIC: 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
Date: January 2025 – TOPIC: 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
Date: November 2024 – TOPIC: Finding Information on Long Term Services and Supports How to Use NY Connects No Wrong Door; Speakers: Theresa Munford & Amber Goodrich, New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA)
Date: October 2024 – TOPIC: Helping Informal Caregivers Succeed in their Important Role; Speaker: Ronald E. Roel is a is the nationally known journalist and the author of Caregiving Navigator a comprehensive resource for informal caregivers. Ron is president of Roel Resources, a firm that provides editorial services, specializing in aging and retirement planning issues.
Date: September 2024 – TOPIC: Problem Gambling for Seniors; Speaker: Jonathan Crandall, BSW, CRPA, VSR | Special Population Coordinator, NY Council on Problem Gambling
Date: August 2024 – TOPIC: Emergency Medical Services in NYS; Speaker: Dr. Brenda Morrissey, Secretary, NY State Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Association
Date: May 2024 – TOPIC: A Conversation with Rhonda Schwartz, Regional Administrator, Administration for Community Living, Region II: NY, NJ, PR, VI
Date: April 2024 – TOPIC: How to Appeal a Hospital or Nursing Home Discharge or Complaint About the Quality of Care from a Health Care Provider; Speaker: Brian Y. Fischer, Community Outreach and Education Coordinator and Provider Relations, Livanta LLC (a Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization)
Date: March 2024 – TOPIC: Complaining About Hospital Care to the NYS Department of Health; Speaker: Marcus Harazin, Patient Advocate Program Coordinator, NY StateWide Senior Action Council
Date: February 2024 – TOPIC: An Introduction to Mental Hygiene Legal Service; Speaker: Sheila E. Shea Director, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third District
Date: January 2024 – TOPIC: New Health Insurance Option for Undocumented Immigrants aged 65 and older; Speaker: Megan Gagliardi, Assistant Director Bureau of Community Enrollment and Eligibility Processing NYS Department of Health
Date: November 2023 – TOPIC: Successful Prosecution of Health Care Fraud in NYS; Speakers: Christopher R. Moran, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of NY and Emily Auletta, Special Assistant Attorney General, NYS Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Date: October 2023 – TOPIC: Open Enrollment 2024; Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Speaker: Kathleen Otte, Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Date: September 2023 – TOPIC: Speakers: Shahad Alahmoud, Pharmacy Resident; Andrea Rivera and Artem Belyakov Pharmacy Interns, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services
Date: May 2023 – TOPIC: The Prior Approval Process for Needed Medications and How to Appeal; Speakers: Shahad Alahmoud, Pharmacy Resident; Andrea Rivera and Artem Belyakov Pharmacy Interns, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services
Date: April, 2023: Topic: National Emerging Drug Threats in the United States; Speaker: John L. Eadie, Public Health and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Project Coordinator
Date: March 21, 2023: Topic: Personal Medical Debt in New York State and How to Prevent Aggressive Debt Collection Practices; Speaker: Carrie Tracy, JD; Senior Director, Health Initiatives, Community Service Society of New York
Date: February 28, 2023; Topic: “; Learn About Autopsies and the Role of the Coroner”Speaker: Margaret Luck, Fulton County Coroner
Date: January 24, 2023: Unwinding After the Public Health Emergency Ends: Transitions to Coverage and Assistance Under Medicare, Medicaid & the Medicare Savings Program; Speaker: Frank M. Winter, Regional Training Lead, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Regional Office
Patient Advocate Webinar Teach in – January 24, 2023
Topic: Unwinding After the Public Health Emergency Ends: Transitions to Coverage and Assistance Under Medicare, Medicaid & the Medicare Savings Program.
Speakers: Frank M. Winter, Regional Training Lead, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Regional Office
Patient Advocate Webinar Teach in – November 15, 10 AM
- Speakers: Bryan Fischer, Communications Lead, Livanta (a Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization); Gina Westphal, Livanta Communications Team Lead
- Teach in FLYER for Nov 15, 2022
IMPORTANT LINKS:
- Livanta Reference Guide
- Livanta State Brochure for New York residents
- Livanta Helpline Wallet Card for New York residents
- Livanta Free Mobile Phone App:
Patient Advocate Webinar Teach in – October 18, 2022
TOPIC: HOW TO PLAN FOR A FUNERAL
- WEBINAR RECORDING
- HOW TO PLAN FOR A FUNERAL PRESENTATION
- Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
- Speakers: Robert J. Hogan, President, New York State Funeral Directors Association, Quinn-Fogarty Funeral Home; Michael J. Gorton, Jr., CFSP, Secretary, New York State Funeral Directors Association, McManus-Lorey Funeral Home
- StateWide Brochure – Funeral Needs Know Your Rights
Additional information from our partner the NYS Funeral Directors Association:
- Good at Goodbyes_Info Flyer
- https://nysfda.org/ – our main site
- http://goodatgoodbyes.com/ – consumer information and resources
- https://nysfda.org/consumer-resources/find-funeral-home – search function to locate an NYSFDA member firm by location
Patient Advocate Webinar Teach in – May 31, 2022
Speakers: Ali Foti, Program Officer, New York Health Foundation; Deborah Wachenheim, Senior Project Manager, OpenNotes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Presentations:
- Spreading OpenNotes Across NYS; Ali Foti, MPH, Program Officer, New York Health Foundation
- Open Notes: Increasing Transparency and Engagement in Care; Deborah Wachenheim, MPP Senior Project Manager OpenNotes
- RECORDING
The Federal 21st Century Cures Act makes it easier for patients to access their medical records by requiring health care clinicians to provide “open notes”. This is a system where patients can readily obtain information about their symptoms, conditions, plan of care and treatments. It is important for older persons, family caregivers and professionals who work with them to understand what open notes are and how to help older persons utilize them effectively.
Patient Advocate Webinar Teach in – April 26, 2022
- Colon cancer is the second leading cause of deaths among all people, yet it is often preventable. The rate of colon cancer for older persons is almost double the rate for the younger adult population. This disease spreads slowly and silently. If it is detected early it is the survival rates are extremely high (91%) , but if it is not found until later stages it can be fatal. Over 3,000 people die from this disease in our state each year.
- Regular screening and testing is the best way to detect and prevent colon cancer. Unfortunately, these tests are underutilized and there are some barriers to obtaining them.
- We must work together in the aging network to increase awareness among older persons and improve access to screening.
- Teach in FLYER for April 26, 2022
- Colorectal Cancer Powerpoint Presentation
- WEBINAR RECORDING
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