JOIN THE MOVEMENT Join us in celebrating National Public Health Week and become part of a growing movement to create the healthiest nation in one generation. We’re celebrating the power of prevention, advocating for healthy … Continue reading National Public Health Week →

More information The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit is where solutions are formulated, stakeholders convene, and change begins. It is the annual gathering for stakeholders to discuss what’s working in prevention and treatment. … Continue reading National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit →

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Register All nonprofit leaders should understand how to review their organization’s financial reports and be aware of their financial picture from an outside perspective. This session covers the fundamentals of nonprofit finance including how to … Continue reading Series 1: The Basics of Nonprofit Finance Webinar – Reading Financial Statements →

More information and registration The Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UHM) is hosting a celebation to mark our 50+ years of providing accredited public health education, research, … Continue reading Celebrating 50+ Years of UH Public Health Education in Hawai’i →

Flyer What are the Issues? The immigration issue affects virtually every American, directly or indirectly, often in deeply personal ways. This guide is designed to help people deliberate together about how we should approach the … Continue reading Coming to America Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do? →

More information Volunteers observe and experience hospice operations from a much different vantage point than staff. Although volunteers may often be more objective, they are frequently left out of the decision-making process.  Therefore, it is … Continue reading 2018 Volunteer Manager Series 3 of 3: Raising the Bar for Volunteer Feedback: Surveys, Exit Interviews & Committee Involvement →

Flyer H.O.P.E. Changing our Future Together Medicaid Initiative to Support Healthy Families & Communities in Hawaii *Hawaii Ohana Nui Expansion Program Outline In celebration of National Public Health Week, please join Dr. Judy Mohr Peterson, … Continue reading Hawaii Celebrates National Public Health Week →

What’s in this webinar: The current hospice environment Significance of the data CMS and other government bodies are gathering and monitoring Regulatory changes CMS is considering Hospice industry’s readiness for the future and recommended operational … Continue reading Hospice Policy Update: Where Are We & Where Are We Going? →

Register Board members can better guide a nonprofit toward financial strength in service of its mission when they understand their legal and practical roles and are well versed in the financial management of an organization. … Continue reading Series 1: The Basics of Nonprofit Finance Webinar – What Every Board Member Should Know About Nonprofit Finance →

Flyer What happens when there has been no legal planning for possible incapacity or when alternatives to guardianship and conservatorship, such as powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and designations or selections of “surrogates” fail? … Continue reading UHELP presents Surrogates: Decision-Making, Discharge Planning and Application for Long-Term Care Benefits for Adults, Including those who Lack Capacity →

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More information This program will focus on social media policies and procedures for hospice and home care organizations.  Gain a clear understanding of how a best-practices-based policy and a compliance management program can mitigate risks, … Continue reading Social Media Policy Mistakes: Is Your Organization at Risk? →

Registration The trainer, Dorothy Colby, is a Certified Positive Approach to Dementia Care (TM) Trainer and national mentor, with more than 20 years of professional and personal experience caring for people with dementia. She is … Continue reading It’s All in Your Approach: Making Positive Connections →

We have a great opportunity to call attention to Advance Care Planning on National Healthcare Decisions Day/week. If you are interested in getting our community talking, please join our committee. This national event, which happens … Continue reading National Healthcare Decisions Day →

Registration On April 17, 2018, FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), in collaboration with National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). In addition to NIDA, FDA is also working … Continue reading Public Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) →

Register Explore the power of Program-Related Investments US Foundations, both large and small, have been utilizing PRIs for up to 40 years. PRIs are a powerful and flexible tool used to tackle tough social issues, … Continue reading Leveraging Program-Related Investments for Greater Impact →

More information Managing expectations is a process of helping people know how to be right and when to be satisfied.  In hospice and home care settings, patients and their families are often under tremendous stress. … Continue reading Managing Client Expectations Realistically & Respectfully →

Registration and more information The New York State Public Health Association invites you to attend the 68th Annual Meeting and Conference to be held April 18-20, 2018 at The Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, New … Continue reading 2018 Annual Meeting & Conference- Planning for the Future of Public Health →

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Flyer This TWO‐DAY workshop will equip participants to respond knowledgeably and competently to persons at risk of suicide. Participants learn and practice skills in identifying and responding to people at immediate risk of suicide. Just … Continue reading ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training →

More information At this conference, learn about how brain development influences a youth’s behavior and how trauma can negatively impact the brain during development.  This conference will also look at how trauma increases a child’s … Continue reading Trauma Changes the Brain: Making Sense of Challenging Behaviors →

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More information Live discharges have drawn the interest of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), MedPAC, and the OIG.  How is your hospice managing them?  This webinar will help hospices of all sizes … Continue reading 2018 Prudent Hospice™ Approach to Live Discharge Series 1 of 3: Managing Live Discharges →

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Registration The NEC-Zero initiative is working to eliminate necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a terrible life-threatening disease that impacts fragile and at-risk preemies. Working with parents of infants, physicians, nurses and software developers, our work takes a … Continue reading NEC-Zero Evidence-Based Resources to Prevent Complications in Fragile Infants Aim – To Eliminate Necrotizing Enterocolitis →

More information As US healthcare moves rapidly from a volume-based system to a performance-based system, it is imperative to implement a care management model that incorporates the full continuum of care – not just for … Continue reading Key Strategies for a Successful Emergency Department Patient Transition Program →

More information The Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the George Washington University (GW) Milken Institute School of Public Health, in conjunction with the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, the … Continue reading From Biology to Behavior: A Cross-Disciplinary Discussion Surrounding Sugar… →

Bring your family and friends to learn about what is advance care planning. You can complete an advance directive, learn about the important role of a health care power of attorney and know the difference … Continue reading Hawaii Pacific Health for a free Advance Care Planning Workshop →

Registration This course is a part of Hawaii Tech Support’s “Security for Health Professionals” Brunch & Learn series, designed exclusively for healthcare front and back office staff, as well as compliance and risk management personnel. … Continue reading HIPAA Compliance Made Easy for Hawaii Healthcare Professionals →