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WEBINAR: Advancing Geriatric Emergency Care: Best Practices and Accreditation Strategies (October 25, 2023)

Can’t make this event?   Get notified of future sessions Unable to attend? You are welcome to watch a recording of an identical webinar here. Please note that AMA CME credits are only available when attending the live session.  UC San Diego Health and West Health invite all clinical emergency department leaders interested in pursuing Geriatric Emergency… Read more »

WEBINAR: Advancing Geriatric Emergency Care: Best Practices and Accreditation Strategies (September 18, 2023)

Can’t make this event?   Get notified of future sessions UC San Diego Health and West Health invite all clinical emergency department leaders interested in pursuing Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) accreditation to a sponsored educational webinar. Aligned to the Governor’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) to expand the network of GEDs throughout California, UC San Diego will… Read more »

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National Multisector Plan for Aging Symposium

Key Insights from the MPA Symposium and Highlighted Session: Big challenges require big, and even bolder solutions. Multisector plans for aging are that kind of solution. If we are successful, we will ensure older adults and their families—no matter their zip code—have access to the care and support they need to successfully age in place… Read more »

WEBINAR: Advancing Geriatric Emergency Care: Best Practices and Accreditation Strategies (April 24, 2023)

UC San Diego Health and West Health invite all clinical emergency department leaders interested in pursuing Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) accreditation to a sponsored educational webinar. Aligned to the Governor’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) to expand the network of GEDs throughout California, UC San Diego will provide geriatric education tailored for emergency department clinical… Read more »

CA Aging Network Legislative Reception: An Evening for Reflection on Aging and Equity

On behalf of The SCAN Foundation, Archstone Foundation, Metta Fund, West Health and other partners of California’s Master Plan for Aging, we appreciated your attendance at the February 27 event. We convened the state’s aging and health equity experts and discussed the opportunities and challenges our state is facing in welcoming a growing older adult population. We highlighted the latest updates… Read more »

Multisector Plan for Aging: A Future Proof Live Event

In this Future Proof Live episode, our panelists discuss what a Multisector Plan for Aging is, what it looks like at different stages, across different communities and with different priorities. We also will explore key tools and concepts to create a movement toward change through an aging and disability lens that goes beyond traditional health… Read more »

Healthcare at the Crossroads: Policy, Politics and Public Opinion

What does a new Congress mean for healthcare in America? How should our nation’s leaders respond to overwhelming negative public sentiment around the high price of care and mounting issues related to equity and access?  This year, nearly half of the U.S. population, or about 114 million Americans, give poor or failing grades to our… Read more »

2022 National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference

The National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Virtual Conference trains and educates healthcare professionals across Advocate Aurora Health, as well as multiple other health systems across the country and beyond. We will continue to seize the opportunity to use technology and reach more healthcare workers than ever before by offering this conference virtually. By bringing… Read more »

Addressing the Unaffordability of Health and Long-Term Care for California’s Middle-Income Older Adults

More than one-third of people aged 65 and older express concern about paying for needed health care and long-term care. Middle-income older adults are in the particularly precarious position of being ineligible for Medicaid assistance, yet still have difficulty affording all their out-of-pocket costs when they need health and long-term care. Join West Health, The… Read more »