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Dec 15 – Patient Advocate Program Webinar Teach In
Patient Advocate Program Webinar – December 1, 2020
Date: December 1, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Topic: Exploring the Latest Health Care Scams & How to Protect Your Health Care Identity
Speakers: Beth Nelson, SMP Director, NY StateWide Senior Action Council; Leslie Sierra, Outreach Counselor, NY StateWide Senior Action Council
View the Powerpoint Presentation
Patients Advocates Program Webinar Teach in – OCT. 2020
Topic: Your Rights as a Utility Consumer in New York State: Just in Time for Heating Season
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Time: 10:00 am—11:00 am
Speaker: Rosa Maria Castillo-Kesper, Director of Operations of the Public Utility Law Project
If you missed the Teach-in, you can watch the presentation recording and view the Powerpoint Presentation (below):
Whether you area home owner or renter, we all depend on utilities for our electric, natural gas, and telephone often problems can emerge regarding billing, payment, and service delivery. However, dealing with utility companies can be a daunting task and especially challenging for elderly or low income consumers. Most people do not know their rights or how to complain to a utility or to the Public Service Commission.
Fortunately, the Public Utility Law Project (PULP) has offered to provide a special Webinar Teach in on consumer utility rights just in time for the heating season.
PULP is a non-profit organization that represents that represents residential low income and rural consumers seeking to advance universal service, affordability, and consumer protection in utility, telecommunications and energy-related matters. They will provide this Telephone Teach in about utility rights.
For more information, see FLYER
Patients Rights Program Teach in – August 25, 10 AM
Topic: COVID-19: Things You Need to Know from a Knowledgeable Elder Law Attorney
Presentation: Elder Law Update & New Medicaid Home Care Rules August 2020
Date: Tuesday, Aug 25 Time: 10:00 am—11:00 am
Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, ESQ., CELA, Principal of the NY based law firm Ronald Fatoullah and Associates
June 23 Teach in: Take Charge of Your Health Campaign
We invite our Chapter Members, interested older persons, caregivers and Aging and Health Network Professionals to participate:
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Time: 10:00 am—11:00 am
Speaker: Ilene Corina, BCPA, President and founder of the Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education and Advocacy (pulsecenterforpatientsafety.org)
Website for Ilene Corina: icorina.com
TakeCHARGE 5 Steps PP Presentation
Flyer: Patients Advocates Telephone Teach-in for June 2020 (final).pub
Call in number: 1-605-562-0400; Access code: 4715203# Other numbers you can use to call in: 425-436-6260; 712-832-8330
May 19 Teach in: Difficult Decisions for Patients and Caregivers About Post Acute Care and Why They Matter
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Speakers: Lynn Rogut, Director, Quality and Team Leader, Quality Institute and Kristina Ramos-Callan, Program Manager, United Hospital Fund
United Hospital Fund Presentation – 5.19.20
Telehealth and Exposure to Fraud Flyer
Fraud Surrounding COVID-19 Flyer.pub
Patients Advocates Telephone Teach-in for May 2020 Flyer
Call in number: 1-605-562-0400; Access code: 4715203# Other numbers you can use to call in: 425-436-6260; 712-832-8330
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