Current Events

There is growing consensus that in order to achieve quality health care, we must improve functional health literacy. In other words, each of us needs to be educated in order to make informed health care decisions. From a patient perspective, there is a “need to know” information as well as a “need to do” something with information.

This section aims to include current events from across Upstate New York and beyond.  If you wish to post events being held in your area or collaborate to host an all-day MOLST Conference in your region, please contact us.                         

2011 Current Events:                      

On-going     Seminar on Mental Health Topics for Pastoral Care.  Free monthly classes offered the first
                      Tuesday of each month beginning on April 6, 2010.  For more information call, Mary Harper
                      at (585) 275 - 2952 or view information    

                      Alzheimer's Association 2010 Fall Learning Opportunities.  Rochester, NY.  
                      calendar, registration, online courses for families & caregiver videos                    

Dec

Dec 2           New York State Association of Long Term Care Administrators (NYSLTCA).  Syracuse, NY
                     additional information   

Dec 11        Ceremony of Remembrance: For our Children Who Have Died Before Us hosted by
                     Church of the Transfiguration, Pittsford, NY  additional information

Dec 13-14  Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities National Training Conference.  Orlando, FL 
                      save the date and additional information   

2012 Current Events:    

Jan

Jan10         Providing Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care in New York State.  New York, NY
                     save the date flyer

Feb

Feb 15       "Creating a Culture of Compassion."  A Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, 4th Annual
                    Conference & Membership Meeting.  San Diego, CA registration brochure (format a)   brochure (format b)

Feb 16        "Partners in POLST:  Efficiency and Innovation in Honoring Choices across Care Settings."
                     A National POLST Paradigm Conference. San Diego, CA  registration brochure (format a)   brochure (format b)

March

March 7-10 AAHP & HPNA Annual Assembly.  Denver, CO additional information

April

April 19-21 American College of Physicians (ACP):  Internal Medicine 2012.  New Orleans, NY
                     registration   additional information

May

May 2-6     2012 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting.  Seattle, WA
                   additional information and call for annual meeting program proposals

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