November 13, 2008
7:00 PM
Navigating the 3 M's: Medicare, Medigap and Medicaid
Description: Learn the differences between the insurance programs, including enrollment and open season times, options, costs and pitfalls.
Location: Austin Groups for the Elderly (AGE), 3710 Cedar Street, Austin, Texas, 512.451.4611
Speaker: Mary Koffend
Fee: Free
Open to the Public
For Information Call: Bruce Kravitz at 512.451.4611
Notes: Please call to pre-register, or send an email to Bruce Kravitz at bkravitz@ageofaustin.org.
November 14, 2008
11:30 AM
Mitigating the Quality and Safety Risks of Care Transitions
Description: This presentation will offer a critical review of current practice and recent research, demonstrate a practical model of care transitions management through case studies, tips and tools, and facilitate an interactive discussion on needed practice and policy changes.
Location: Heritage at Gaines Ranch, 4409 Gaines Ranch Loop, Austin, Texas
Speaker: Mick Koffend, RFG
CEUs Available For: Nurses, social workers and case managers
Fee: $5 for non-members
Open to the Public
For Information Call: 512.342.9800
Notes: This presentation wil be given at the regular monthly meeting of the Austin Area Home Health Council. Non-members are welcomed.
December 18, 2008
12:00 PM
Successful Strategies for Preventing Medication-Related Problems
Description: If medication errors were defined as a distinct disease, they would be the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Location: North Austin Medical Center
Speaker: Mick Koffend, RFG
CEUs Available For: Nurses, social workers, case managers and home health administrators.
Fee: Free
For Information Call: 713.933.0427
Notes: This a members-only event.
March 18, 2009
11:30 AM
Expanding the Impact of the Self-Care Triad
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Speaker: Deb Roush, RN and Mick Koffend, MBA, RFG
CEUs Available For: Nurses, social workers, case managers, home health administrators, facilities managers and others
For Information Call: American Society on Aging at 800.537.9728
Notes: The poster session will be presented at the Aging in America joint American Society on Aging, National Council on Aging annual national conference.
April 2, 2009
12:00 AM
Mitigating the Quality and Safety Risks of Care Transitions
Description: This presentation will offer a critical review of current practice and recent research, demonstrate a practical model of care transitions management through case studies, tips and tools, and facilitate an interactive discussion on needed practice and policy changes.
Speaker: Mick Koffend, RFG
For Information Call: 512.342.9800
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