A biweekly publication from LeadingAge New York to keep members informed of current educational opportunities.
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Upcoming Audio Conferences
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Reducing Hospitalizations in the Long Term Care Continuum
Date/time: June 14, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Target Audience: CEOs, Administrators, DONs/nursing staff
Presenter: Paul Nolan, institutional & consultant pharmacist, HealthDirect Pharmacy Services, East Syracuse
Description:
After this program, attendees will be able to:
- Identify causes for preventable hospitalizations
- Describe methods and policies to reduce hospital readmissions
- Implement tracking and reporting tools to monitor and improve readmission rates
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Upcoming In-Person Seminars
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Remaining Compliant Through Regulatory Changes-NFPA 101, NFPA 99 & Emergency Preparedness
Date/time: Six seminars across NYS are being offered throughout June and July. All seminars will be held 9 a.m - 4 p.m.
Target audience:
CEOs, administrators, facility managers and maintenance personnel, directors of nursing and clinical staff, of nursing facilities and assisted living facilities
Presenter: Edward P. Larkin, principal, director of code services, The Chazen Companies, Troy
Description: This seminar will address important changes to NFPA 101 and 99, as well as education on the CMS rule itself. By focusing on not only the language, but the intent of these standards, misconceptions will be cleared up thereby empowering facilities to remain compliant and confidently engage in the survey process.
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Facilities & Operations Managers Seminar
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: June 12, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Target Audience: Dir. of Engineering, Plant Operations, Maintenance working in a senior living or long term care provider environment
Description: This is a "can't miss" event for professionals looking to gain insight on forward-thinking ideas pertaining to the world of facilities operations and maintenance.
Credit: Certificate of attendance
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Best Practices in Dementia Care Workshop
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: June 21, 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location:
Wartburg, Mount Vernon
Target audience: Administrators, nursing staff, social workers, dietary, housekeeping and maintenance staff of nursing homes, ACF/AL, senior housing and community service providers.
Presenter: Molly Fogel, LCSW, director of educational and social services, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, New York
Description: This workshop will explore the importance of relationship-building as part of best practice in dementia care.
Credit: 3 CEUs NAB and/or LMSW/LCSW
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Stay tuned to your inboxes...Registration opening soon!
Train-the-Trainer: Teaching Adult Learners
Format: In-person seminar
Date: June 6 - 7
Location:
LeadingAge New York, Latham
Target audience: Directors of Nursing, Assistant DONs, Nurse Managers, Directors of Inservice and/or Staff Development
Presenter: Phyllis Rosenberger, ProCare consultant, LeadingAge New York, Latham
Description: This New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved training program has been developed with nursing home Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) instructors in mind, but will be helpful to any staff member who provides education. This program satisfies the requirement of regulation 415.26 - Organization and Administration - for a CNA instructor to have successfully completed a "professionally recognized course in teaching adult learners."
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Developing, Conducting and Running a Successful CNA Training Program
Date: June 8
Description: Specifically designed to address in-facility CNA training programs, this session will discuss the paperwork required to apply for a program, the curriculum necessary for training, and ongoing revisions to the course material. It will provide tips on screening and registering candidates for a class. In-depth information will be reviewed related to Prometric testing, Prometric requirements, and teaching the skills to facilitate successful certification. The class will discuss by sharing the monitoring of strengths and weaknesses of existing programs.
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2017 AANAC RAC-CT Certification Workshops
Two left in 2017!
- Aug. 8 - 10, Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, NY
- Oct. 17 - 19, Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY
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AANAC MDS Essentials: An Introduction to the MDS 3.0
This is a ten-session virtual workshop that moves through the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User's Manual, helping you to understand the intent, rationale, and coding requirements of each MDS item set, Care Areas Assessments, care plans, and scheduling. The program is perfect for a new NAC with less than six months of experience.
This virtual workshop can be viewed as a live event or in recorded form. Receive 12.5 CEs for all ten sessions! Sessions begin March 31
* and continue through June 9.
*It's not too late for learners to sign up and receive the discount when you use the code below. Links to recorded sessions will be sent to learners, and they can view the upcoming sessions live or recorded.
Special Discount: Use the promo code and receive a 10% discount at checkout: ESS17LANY.
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2017-18 Ignite Leadership Academy
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2017-18 Ignite Leadership Academy Application Now Open!
The Leadership Academy is a professional development program for LeadingAge NY members, designed to create an engaged group of transformational senior living leaders. The program will assist participants in learning more about their unique abilities and strengths, while also learning from other LeadingAge NY members across the state. Applicants from all member types are encouraged to apply, irrespective of professional experience, level, or position. It is most important that the applicant demonstrate true leadership potential.
Deadline: June 16, 2017
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Fun in the Sun for a Great Cause!
LeadingAge New York Annual Golf Tournament
May 22, 2017
Ballston Spa Country Club
Registration: 10 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 11 a.m.
Proceeds to benefit a special Foundation for Long Term Care (FLTC) scholarship fund to promote the development of leadership in aging services. A portion of your contribution to the FLTC, a 501(c)(3) organization, is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Save these Conference Dates!
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Financial Professionals (formerly Financial Managers) Annual Conference
Aug. 29-31, The Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs
2017 Nursing & Social Work Professionals (
formerly DNS/DSW) Conference & Expo
November TBA
2017 Recreation & Activity Professionals Conference & Expo -
New this year!
November TBA
2018 Housing Professionals Annual Conference
April 10-12,
New Location! Marriott Syracuse Downtown, Syracuse
2018 Annual Conference & Exposition
May 22-24 (Tuesday - Thursday), The Saratoga Hilton & Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs
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| HPCANYS Educational Events |
LeadingAge New York members can receive the "member" rate for the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State's (HPCANYS) educational events! HPCANYS offers
a wide variety of educational programs. Their upcoming events will be listed
here.
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2017 Call for Presentations
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We are seeking rich, engaging educational sessions that are applicable across the continuum of aging services. This year's focus is on topics that are timely and applicable to members' day-to-day operations, focused rather than general in nature and that engage our attendees in an interactive way. We will give special consideration to sessions that solve a specific problem that members face, truly giving them concrete solutions to take away.
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Do you have any suggestions for educational topics you'd like presented, or recommendations for speakers? To ensure we continue to meet your needs, please let us know! |
| Website: Leading-U  Phone: 518.867.8385 Education programs: Kathy Gormley , ext. 114 Kristen Phillips, ext. 129, or Kathy Burke, ext. 138 Exhibitor information: Tedi DeMartino, ext. 117 Registration questions: Michelle Mahoney, ext. 154 Continuing education credit: Donna Conroy, ext. 111 Newsletter Editor: Kathy Burke, ext. 138 |
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