On October 26^th, NAHAC held an informative Q+A session for members to learn how to build their own regional or specialized groups. We had a great discussion and hope to field requests from all areas of the country to create more Regional or Specialized groups. 

If you are a NAHAC member and interested in learning more, please contact admin@nahac.com to request the Guide to Forming your Own Regional Group!

CHCAO – WHAT’S NEW   

CHCAO continues to move forward with its mission ‘To provide collaborative leadership that advances the profession of patient and healthcare advocacy”.  From July through September, CHCAO:

• Launched the CHCAO website - CHCAO.ORG – which includes a form to encourage other advocacy organizations to sign on to the Revised Code of Ethics of 2022
• Attended the Healthcare Advocate Summit in New Orleans to increase awareness of non-institutional advocacy 
• Began data projects in order to shift how advocacy is seen, identified, and accessed
• Became engaged in policy at the national level and will attend Patient Insight Congress of the National Patient Advocate Foundation in Washington, DC in early November
• Determined CHCAO’s core values and strategic goals
• Developed procedures to support sustainable operations



CE Webinar: Memory Disorders: 

What They Are & The Impact on Quality of Life.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

12pm Pacific / 2PM Central / 3PM Eastern

In this webinar we hear from Lauren Vlachos, MS, CFRE  Executive Director/CEO, Alzheimer Disease Resource Center (ARDC) who will talk about memory disorders and how advocates can help patients, families and all members of the healthcare team understand the disease and resources in place to help improve quality of life. 

 Session Objectives

• What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders
• Why it is important to get the correct diagnosis. 
• The impact on families when a patient is diagnosed with one of these diseases
• How community resources can help the patient and the family cope.

Turning Harm Into Action

An Eye-Opening Discussion about Medical Error

Featuring Survivors, Activists, and Patient Saftey Leaders

Determined to Initiate Change.

Everyone knows someone harmed by medical error.

Hear their stories and learn what these patients and families

are doing to fight the national epidemic of preventable medical harm.

Tickets Are Limited

November 10 at 7pm

Skokie Theater 7924 Lincoln Ave  Skokie, IL 60077

contact@gna.org