2008 Calendar of Events

       April 2008

 

Health Care Holidays:

Monthly

Cancer Control Month, National Occupational Therapy Month

Weekly and Daily  

April 7-11: National Public Health Week 

April 14-18: National Occupational Health Nursing Week

 

AAHSA 2008 Future of Aging Services Conference and Exposition

           Monday - Wednesday, March 31 - April 2, 2008;  Washington, D.C.       

• Recognizing and Managing Epilepsy and Seizures in an Eldercare Setting - Audio Conference

             Class run weekly through Thursday, April 10

• Creating Home in the Nursing Home: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Environment Requirements

Sponsored by CMS & Pioneer Network

Thursday, April 3, 2008;  Washington, D.C.       

 

• American Telemedicine Association 13th Annual International Meeting and Trade Show

April 6-9, 2008; Seattle, WA

 

• ** Achieving Goals II Teleconference: Staff Retention and Consistent Assignment

Sponsored by the New York State Empire Quality Partnership

April 22, 2008; Teleconference (10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

Handouts:    Agenda

• Empire Quality Partnership: Consistent Assignment and Staff Retention
• Focus on Caregiving: A Keystone for Excellence
• PHI: Consistent Assignment
• Better Jobs, Better Care: The Cost of Frontline Turnover in Long Term Care
• AE: Nursing Staff Turnover Calculator
• IPRO: CNA Turnover Worksheet
• AE: Increasing Staff Retention Implementation Guide
• AE: Improving Consistent Assignment of Nursing Home Staff Implementation Guide

For more information and to register for this event, please email info@empirequality.org.

 

• Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)

April 24–27; San Diego, California

•  A Day for Caregivers: Tools to use when a Senior Relies on You

Sponsored by The Capital Region Caregiver Coalition

Saturday April 26, 2008; Hudson Valley Community College; Troy, NY   (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

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