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APRIL |
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25-27 |
19th National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health and Promotion and Public Health Education,Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA. For more information visit the website at http://www.astdhpphe.org |
MAY |
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Older Americans Month |
Older Americans Month, sponsored by the Administration on Aging. For further information contact: Moya Thompson at 202/401-4541, or email: moya.thompson@aoa.gov or visit the web site at: http://www.aoa.gov |
National Arthritis Month |
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National Mental Health Month |
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National Osteoporosis Prevention Month |
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month, sponsored by the National Osteoporosis Foundation. For further information contact: Molly Natchipolsky at (202) 223-2226 or email: jynser@nhtsa.dot.gov or visit the web site at www.nof.org/ |
9-13 |
American Geriatrics Society/ American Federation for Aging Research Annual Meetings, Annual Scientific Meeting 2001, Caring for Older Adults: Innovations in Research and Practice, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, IL. For more information consult the American Geratrics Society web site at www.americangeriatrics.org |
20-24 |
National Aging I & R Symposium (held in conjunction with Annual Conference on the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems), Hyatt Orlando. For more information contact: Greg Case, Senior Program Associate, National Aging I&R Support Center at (202) 898-2578, ext. 40 |
JUNE |
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7 - 14 |
National Nursing Assistants' Week June 7-14, 2001 For information about Planning Guides, Proclamation Forms, and PR materials or to request a Catalogue of Commemorative Items, contact Career Nurse Assistants Program. All items feature the official logo for Nursing Assistants Week 2001. Check the web site at: www.cna-network.org Email request to: cnajeni@al.com Fax request to: (330) 825-9378. Mail request to Career Nurse Assistants' Programs Inc. National Network of Career Nursing Assistants, 3577 Easton Road, Norton, OH 44230-5661 |
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National Career Nursing Assistants' Day June 7 |
11 - 13 |
ASA 2001Summer Series on Aging Conference presented by the Learning Center of the American Society on Aging will be held in Denver, CO. For further information call (800) 537-9728 or visit the web site at: http://www.asaging.org/summer-series/index.html |
12-13 |
National Ombudsman Resource Center, "Sharpening Your Skills: Practical Issues for Ombudsmen". The ORC is pleased to offer the second regional conference for Ombudsmen in DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. We thank the West Virginia Ombudsman program for hosting this event. Holiday Inn Martinsburg, 301 Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 26401. (304)267-5500. For registration information contact Jeni Coyne at (202)332-2275 no later than Friday May 18, 2001 |
14 |
Senate hearing on Elder Abuse. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on "Elder Abuse: The Hidden Problem" on June 14th in Washington, D.C. Thursday's hearing will be held in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., and will be webcast live and available for viewing later at http://aging.senate.gov/whatsnew.htm. See the committee's formal announcement of the hearing on its web site at http://www.senate.gov/~aging. |
20 |
National Videoconference on Reaching Underserved and Unserved Populations: Innovative Strategies and Resources. Sponsored by the New York State Office for the Aging and the US Administration on Aging. For more information see www.aging.state.ny.us/vidcon/. |
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SEN. JOHN BREAUX, AGING COMMITTEE, KICK OFF SERIES OF HEARINGS ON LONG-TERM CARE WITH SECRETARY TOMMY THOMPSON. Entitled: "Long-Term Care: Who Will Care for the Aging Baby Boomers?" this hearing will be held on June 28, 2001 at 10 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and will be webcast live and available for viewing later at http://aging.senate.gov/whatsnew.htm. |
JULY |
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International Association of Gerontology's XVIIth World Congress of Gerontology Vancouver, Canada. For more information call 1/604/291-5175/5062 or e-mail at: iag@sfu.ca , or visit the web site at http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/iag |
14 |
35th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act |
15 - 18 |
New Directions in Alzheimer Care - The 10th National Alzheimer's Disease Education Conference, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL. For more information call the conference information line at 312/335-5790 or visit the Web site at http://www.alz.org |
23 - 26 |
ASA 2001Summer Series on Aging Conference presented by the Learning Center of the American Society on Aging will be held in San Francisco, CA. For further information call (800) 537-9728 or visit the web site at: http://www.asaging.org/summer-series/index.html |
30 - Aug 2 |
ASA 2001Summer Series on Aging Conference presented by the Learning Center of the American Society on Aging will be held in Philadelphia, PA. For further information call (800) 537-9728 or visit the web site at: http://www.asaging.org/summer-series/index.html |
AUGUST |
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13-16 |
The Florida Conference on Aging 2001: Connections & Directions Wyndham Resort & Spa, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. For more information Call for a brochure: (850) 222-8877 or Visit the Web site: www.fcoa.org |
16-17 |
THE PIONEER NETWORK presents: Everything Challenged, Everything Gained: Changing the Culture of Aging in the 21st Century. For more information call: JoAnn Arcarese at 716.244.8400 ext. 175 or see http://www.pioneernetwork.net/Conference2001.htm for agenda and registration information. Building on The First Conference and Pioneer gatherings of the past two years, this conference will share the skills and experiences of those on the journey, supporting new and expanding initiatives in culture change across the nation. (Attendance is limited.) |
20-22 |
Compassionate Options: End-of-Life Care for Nursing Home Residents. Sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Regions IV and VII in partnership with the Midwest Bioethics Center. The conference will be held August 20-22, 2001, at the Cobb Galleria Centre located at Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia. The conference is structured to provide an overview of how death has changed in America; and what might be done to improve our society's approach to dying. To review the conference program and to register on the web, please go to www.kennesaw.edu/ConEd |
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South Dakota Conference on Aging, sponsored by the South Dakota Department of Social Services Pierre, SD. For further information contact Mike Parker at: 605/773-3656 or e-mail at; mike.parker@state.sd.us |
24 |
Satellite Broadcast 1:30- 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Flu and Pneumonia Immunizations in Nursing Homes. To participate, register at http://cms.distributedclassroom.org/. For additional information call Jacqueline Harley 410-786-7222. |
SEPTEMBER |
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National Family Caregiver Support Conference convened by the Administration on Aging for the Aging Network and others involved in the implementation of the new National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). The Conference will be held in Washington, DC at the Washington Hilton and Towers.
See http://www.aoa.gov/carenetwork/PreliminaryAgenda.html for the preliminary agenda and http://www.aoa.gov/carenetwork/default.htm for more information about NFCSP |
19-20 |
Elderlaw & Advocacy Skills Training sponsored by AARP Foundation/National Training Project, Friends of Residents in Long Term Care, and the NC Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Training topics include: advanced directives, alternatives to guardianship, transfer and discharge, and understanding nursing home admission contracts. For questions about registration, call Carol Teal or Susan Kane at (919) 782-1530. Early bird registration by July 15th. |
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CANCELLED |
This meeting has been CANCELLED due to the events of September 11th.
Pre-Conference Training sponsored by the Ombudsman Resource Center for New State Ombudsmen Only. The training is held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott (see below for details). For more information contact Alice Hedt at the ORC. ahedt@nccnhr.org |
29-Oct 3
CANCELLED |
This meeting has been CANCELLED due to the events of September 11th.
NCCNHR's 2001 Annual Meeting. National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Care Home Reform Annual Meetings are held each year in Washington, DC. Last year's meeting in the fall of 2000 marked the 25th anniversary of the organization. This year's meeting is entitled, "The High Cost of Poor Care." Crystal Gateway, Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. |
OCTOBER |
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7-13 |
Residents' Rights Week 2001 theme: Opening the door: A resident's right to visitation. |
10 - 13 |
11th Generations United International Conference sponsored by Generations United will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Olde Town, VA. For more information call 202/638-1263 |
15-18 |
AHCA/NCAL 52nd Annual Convention and Exposition Boston, MA. Conference information is at http://www.ahca.org/seminars/seminars.htm |
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Volunteer coordination and training. Conference call at 3:00 EDT. Sponsored by the Ombudsman Resource Center for state and local ombudsman volunteer coordinators. The calls will focus on recruitment, training and support of volunteers. Limited to 15 participants on either day. Email Julie Meashey or call Julie at 202-332-2275 to sign up for one of the days and for information on how to dial-in. |
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New State Ombudsman Orientation/Training. Conference call at 3:00 EDT sponsored by the Ombudsman Resource Center. Email Alice Hedt or call the center, 202-332-2275, for details. |
28-31 |
Joint Training Conference- Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the SC Conference on Aging present, "The New Millennium: An Aging Kaleidoscope." At the Wyndham Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC. Featuring The Honorable Jim Hodges, Gov. as keynote speaker. For more information and/or registration brochure, contact Toni Sylvester, toni@sylvestermanagement.com |
NOVEMBER |
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National Family Caregivers' Month - Read News Release from Senator Craig's Office. |
| 13-14 |
Central Region State Ombudsman Meeting - Sponsored by the Administration on Aging. Watch for more information or call Alice Hedt at the Center 202-332-2275. |
| 27-28 |
Train-the-Trainer pre-course sponsored by End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium in conjunction with Last Acts conference (see Nov. 28-29). For more information, contact: Susan Taylor at 727-5888-2864 or susantaylor@thehospice.org. |
28-29 |
End of Life Care for the Next Generation: Momentum on the Home Front Sponsored by Last Acts, a national coalition to improve care and caring near the end of life, this is a northeast regional conference held at Loew's Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. For brochure go to www.lastacts.org. For other information email dianec@stewcomltd.com. |
DECEMBER |
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AoA Listening Session on Older Americans Act, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST. Speak with the Assistant Secretary for aging about your suggestions for ways to improve community-based services provided through the Older Americans Act. Carol Scott, MO SLTCO and NASOP President, will be testifying at 9:30 for NASOP; Donna Lenhoff, Executive Director will be testifying for NCCNHR at 10:30. For more information go to AoA website |
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Region X Ombudsman Training Seattle, WA on Tuesday, December 4th and Wednesday, December 5th. Cosponsored by the ORC and Region X AoA staff. Call or email Jeni Coyne at 202-332-2275 or jcoyne@nccnhr.org for more information. |
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National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators' 12th Annual Conference (Washington, DC) |
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Save the Date! |
Quality and Allocation of Resources in the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program By way of exciting new technology, web-enhanced conference call, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST. Carroll Estes, Ph.D., Institute for Health and Aging, University of California at San Francisco will present newly released recommendations to improve the LTC Ombudsman Program's ability to affect the quality of residential long term care services. For registration information, contact Patty Robertson at NCCNHR |
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New State Ombudsman Training Conference call at 3:00 p.m. EST to orient new State Ombudsmen to the program. For more information contact Alice Hedt at ahedt@nccnhr.org or 202-332-2275. |
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Quality of Life: In Depth with QIs and Resident Interviews NCCNHR's second virtual meeting, web-view conference call, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST. Presenters: Rosalie Kane, Geoff Lieberman, and Cynthia Rudder. For registration information, contact Patty Robertson at NCCNHR |
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For later events see Calendar 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 |
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See also: The Year 2001- The International Year of Volunteers You will find ideas for publicity, recruitment, recognition, training, supervision and connecting to volunteers all over the world.
See also: 2001 National Health Observances. This calendar lists selected health observances for 2001 for days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.
Return to: 2006
The Ombudsman Resource Center Calendar of Events is intended to include specific events, national meetings, training sessions of the aging network and other organizations of possible interest. ORC and NCCNHR are not responsible for the content of the meetings (except where sponsored by NCCNHR) or for changes in the dates or locations. Please contact the sponsoring organization directly for additional information. |
