Category: Events

Dr. Bill Thomas’ Second Wind Tour – Spring 2014

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The Second Wind Tour – This Changes Everything

May 22, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Bill Thomas-Second Wind Tour

Inspired by Thomas’ new book examining the baby boom generation’s reluctant generational second coming of age – Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper and More Connected Life – the Second Wind Tour will bring a unique “non-fiction” theater experience blending the spoken word, innovative set design, film, and music to 25-cities in the spring of 2014.  To learn more, visit The Eden Alternative at www.edenalt.org/events-and-offerings/special-events/, or visit http://secondwindtour.org/.

Special Notice:  The Eden Alternative has a number of tickets remaining to distribute in Kansas City and would like to invite you to share the registration link.  Tickets are free and available on a first come, first serve basis – please visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/second-wind-tour-kansas-city-mo-tickets-10696853577?aff=eden.

Alive Inside – A Story of Music & Memory

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Special Free Screening Coming to a Theatre Near You!

You are invited to attend a free screening of “Alive Inside,” a documentary about the power of music to restore some neurological function and quality of life to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.

June 11, 2014 – St. Louis (Des Peres 14)
June 12, 2014 – Lake Ozark (Eagles’ Landing 8)
June 13, 2014 – Bethany (BigTime Cinema) 

Stay after the film for a live question & answer session with Dan Cohen, MSW, founding Executive Director of Music & Memory.

Discover the power of music. Do not miss this truly inspirational and heart-warming film!

Advanced registration is not required.

  • FREE Nursing Home Administrator 2.0 Patient Care CEUs
  • FREE Social Worker 2.0 CEUs
  • FREE Activity Professionals 2.0 CEUs

Please view the flyer here: Alive Inside – A Story of Music and Memory June 2014

This event is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter, the Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5), and Primaris. Read more about this event in New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014!

New Generations Quarterly Newsletter – Spring 2014

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The Section for Long-Term Care Regulation has published New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014.

A complimentary color copy will be distributed via regular mail to each licensed home in Missouri. The spring issue is now available on the Department’s website, along with an archive of previous issues.  Please visit http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

National Assisted Living Week®

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September 7 – 13, 2014:  The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) has announced the theme “The Magic of Music” for National Assisted Living Week.

A planning guide and product catalog is being developed, which will contain activity ideas, media kit materials, and other products featuring the 2014 theme.  Look for the guide in June!  Visit www.nalw.org.

24th Annual Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference

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August 15 – 16, 2014:  Holiday Inn Select Executive Center – Columbia, Mo.

The Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference is the premiere Midwest conference dedicated to improving care for the frail elderly.  This inter-professional meeting advances care for older patients in clinical, hospital, nursing home, and end-of-life settings.  Since 1991, this annual event has provided state-of-the-art information on medical management, interdisciplinary care, and system change for physicians, nurses, social workers, state surveyors, nursing home administrators, attorneys, pharmacists, and other professionals.  To learn more, please visit http://medicine.missouri.edu/cfe/.

National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative (NNHQCC) Learning Session Webinars

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Your participation in Show-Me Quality: QAPI in Action, grants you an all-access pass to national learning events!

June 19, 2014: Live Online Event:  Learning Session #6

Outcomes Congress, Report-Out of Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned

Target Audience:

  • Nursing home teams participating in the collaborative
  • QIO NNHQCC leaders

Please visit Primaris at http://primaris.org/calendar/outcomes-congress-report-out-of-successful-strategies-and-lessons-learned-nnhqcc-learning-session-6.

Missouri League for Nursing (MLN) Summer Fest!

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  • May 7 – 8, 2014:  Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Mo.
  • June 10 – 11, 2014:  Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, Mo.
  • June 17 – 18, 2014:  Holiday Inn Coco Key, Kansas City, Mo.

Topics include:

Elder Abuse:  Calming the Sea of Violence

Management Skills for Proven Success

The Three R’s of Culture Change: Residents, Rights, and Responsibilities

To view all upcoming events, please visit MLN at www.mlnmonursing.org.

Special Offer from the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5)

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Special Offer from the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5)

The Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) would love to see every senior care organization in Missouri represented at the annual Pioneer Network Culture Change Conference.

MC5 would like to help every community / organization in Missouri.  Here’s how:

  • If you send one person to the conference, you will receive a $50.00 gift certificate, good at the Pioneer Network Bookstore and participating vendors.
  • If you send four or more people, you will receive an additional $50.00 gift certificate.
  • If one of the people you send is a direct caregiver, you will receive an additional $25.00 gift certificate.

MC5 would love to see everyone come back home from the conference fired up and ready to move forward with new and innovative ideas for their Culture Change journey!  For more information, please visit the MC5 website at www.momc5.com.

Pioneer Network’s 14th Annual Culture Change Conference, “Journey to the Heartland,” will be held Aug. 4 to 7, 2014, at the Sheraton Kansas City-Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.

      Early Bird Registration now through April 18 – visit www.pioneernetwork.net

Alive Inside – Conversations with Carmen March 21, 2014

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Alive Inside

March 21, 2014: Conversations with Carmen

Guest:  Dan Cohen, MSW, Founder and Executive Director of Music & Memory

Rooted in neuroscience research, the results are described as “nothing short of miraculous” and certainly contribute to efforts to reduce anti-psychotics.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar or click here to register.

National Nurses Week 2014

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May 6 – 12, 2014:  Nurses Leading the Way

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.  Please visit www.nursingworld.org/HomepageCategory/UpcomingEvents/NNW.html.

HHS News Release-Observing 2014 National Nurses Week

To read this news release, please visit the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services at www.hhs.gov/news/press/2014pres/05/20140506a.html.

Show Me Summit on Aging and Health 2014 – Call for Presentations

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The Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (MA4) has issued a Call for Presentations for the Annual Show Me Summit on Aging and Health, August 26 – 28, 2014. The theme for this year’s summit is It’s All About Aging. MA4 invites you to submit a proposal to speak at the Summit. Submissions are due by February 28, 2014. Please visit the website at www.ma4web.org/announcements/spnsor-and-exhibotr-information-for-summit-on-aging-and-health-2014.

MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long Term Care – April 2014

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A Certificate Program offered by the University of Missouri to strengthen the RN-NHA Leadership Connection for Better Outcomes in Long-Term Care

April 2014 – October 2014:  Kansas City and Springfield

The next MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long Term Care starts in April.  Long-term care can be challenging, but the Academy will help you better manage daily crises and get the most out of your employees, all while earning over 40 hours of CE credit.  The Academy has been proven to increase leadership skills and improve confidence, which will help to create a working environment that encourages teamwork and quality improvement.  Registration is open – please visit http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu.

National Provider Call: CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

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February 26, 2014:  Presentation topics include the critical role of both state and federal surveyors in the implementation of the partnership, the importance of leadership, and the correlation between proper pain assessment and antipsychotic medication use.  A question and answer session will follow.

These calls are free of charge.  Registration is required.  For detailed information, please visit CMS at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html, or register at www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies/register/f32af1b2-3be3-4015-bd0f-3a7f529a867b.

MU Infection Control Train-the-Trainer Workshop for RNs in Long-Term Care

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MU Infection Control Train-the-Trainer Workshop for RNs in Long-Term Care

Provided by the University of Missouri in cooperation with DHSS

March 4, 2014:  You are invited to send a RN to a complimentary train-the-trainer workshop!  Please view the flyer here: MU Infection Control Complimentary Train the Trainer Workshop March 4, 2014, or visit http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/infectioncontoltraining.aspx.