Training Opportunity: Delivering Dementia Capable Care Within Health Plans: Why and How? - free CME from CMS to enhance your practice with Older Adults
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Training Opportunity: Delivering Dementia Capable Care Within Health Plans: Why and How?
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 19, 12:00-1:30PM (EDT)
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., and is a leading cause of disability and poor health for older adults . This webinar presents information on ongoing work and achieved outcomes for two states participating in the Financial Alignment Initiative. State agencies, health plans, and community organizations in California and Texas collaborate within the framework of these demonstrations to improve care while controlling costs for enrollees with dementia, which account for an estimated 25 percent of their participating beneficiaries. Presenters will share strategies and tools for the delivery of dementia capable care, as well as tips for leveraging resources within federal, state and local environments to build more responsive systems of care delivery.
Intended audience: This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders – includes health plan leaders, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, caregivers, and organizations that provide services for dually eligible beneficiaries including managed long-term services and supports programs and consumer organizations.
CE information: Please see the registration link above for detailed information on continuing education opportunities with this training.
Training Opportunity: Promising Practices for Supporting Dually Eligible Older Adults with Complex Pain Needs
Date/Time: Thursday June 27, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM (EDT)
This interactive webinar will discuss the common causes and types of pain among dually eligible older adults, identify promising practices for biopsychosocial pain management, and demonstrate practical strategies for conducting geriatric pain assessments, delivering evidence-based treatment interventions, and supporting older adults in achieving their pain management and wellness goals. Older adults who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid have higher rates of chronic pain than adults with all other types of coverage . Speakers will also discuss appropriate use of opioids and strategies to help older adults with opioid use disorder effectively manage chronic pain.
Register at:
https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com/BehavioralHealth/2019_BH_Webinar/Complex_Pain
Intended Audience: This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders – front-line staff at social service agencies, providers and health care professionals (such as physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, certified prevention specialists, case managers, addiction counselors), MMPs, D-SNPs, managed long-term services and supports programs, and consumer organizations.
CE information: Please see the registration link above for detailed information on continuing education opportunities with this training