This seminar will prepare you to teach CEVO III Fire and Ambulance. This comprehensive defensive driving program focuses on improving an operator’s ability to read traffic conditions, act accordingly, and prevent collisions in both emergency and non-emergency situations. Sessions will include educational methods and valuable tips for running successful training programs. Location: Madison, WI. [Event]
Calendar of Events
Coaching The Emergency Vehicle Operator III (Cevo) — Fire And Ambulance, Train-The-Trainer
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02/08/2012 Studying Food System Approaches in Three Types of Rural Communities
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02/08/2012 The NCRCRD periodically sponsors or facilitates free webinars to help connect rural development researchers and Extension professionals with each other and with stakeholder groups. Presenters: Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri Extension and Randy Cantrell, University of Nebraska. Time: 11am ET. [Event]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations
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02/08/2012 CMS invites you to a stakeholder call with Dr. Rick Gilfillan, Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Cindy Mann, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, and Valinda Rutledge, Director of the Innovation Center's Patient Care Models Group, to discuss a new initiative to improve the health of mothers and newborns. Dr. Gilfillan, Ms. Mann, Ms. Rutledge and CMS staff will outline this exciting initiative and take your questions. (A recording of the conference call will be available until Friday, February 10, 2012. To listen to the recording, interested parties should dial 1-855-859-2056. The Conference ID is 50331144.) Time: 3pm ET; Dial: 1-866-501-5502; Passcode: 50331144.
Improving Children’s Health through Federal Collaboration: Obesity Prevention
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02/09/2012 The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Region VIII, have organized, in collaboration with other Federal partners, a one-year-long webinar series titled Improving Children’s Health through Federal Collaboration. The web series will be on the second Thursday of every month. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where nearly 40% of the children are overweight or obese. If we don't solve this problem, one third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. This session will highlight Let’s Move!, the First Lady’s initiative dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation as well as HRSA’s Healthy Weight Collaborative, and how states are working to impact childhood obesity through their Title V Block Grants. Time: 3pm CT. [Event]
WI Senate Committee on Health: Public Meeting
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02/09/2012 The committee will hold a public hearing on the following items: Senate Bill 421: Relating to: authorizing medically related actions by physician assistants. Senate Bill 383: Relating to: licensing anesthesiologist assistants and creating the Council on Anesthesiologist Assistants and granting rule-making authority. Senate Bill 380: Relating to: removing cap on enrollment of Family Care and other long-term care programs. Location: 201 Southeast, State Capitol. Time: 11am CT. [Event]
USAC Rural Health Care Program Monthly Conference Calls
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02/09/2012 The Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) conference calls provide a forum for applicants and service providers to raise an issue or seek clarification on specific areas of concern, including program rules or requirements. USAC provides an agenda for the calls followed by a general question and answer period. Time: 2pm ET. [Event]
County Health Rankings Methods and 2012 New Measures
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02/14/2012 The 2012 measures will be revealed and discussed. Changes in the measures from 2011 and the County Health Rankings methodology will also be addressed. Dr. Bridget Booske Catlin, Deputy Director of the County Health Rankings and Project Director of the County Health Roadmaps, will be the featured presenter. All webinars are free and open to anyone! Time: 2pm CT. [Event]
CMS Ambulance Open Door Forum
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02/15/2012 The ODF handles issues related to the payment, billing, coverage and delivery of services in the ambulance industry. The Ambulance Fee Schedule rules, rural and other ambulance payment enhancements, requirements for ambulance service certification and payment determinations, are just some of the many types of issues addressed within the forum. In addition, discussions differentiating the rules related to provider-based and independent ambulance services are facilitated. This call will be Conference Call Only. Dial: 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 27230660;Time: 2pm ET. [Event]
Webinar: AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals
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02/15/2012 Learn about the AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals that is designed to guide hospitals through the process of improving performance on the AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) and Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs). The Toolkit covers every step: from the first stage of self-assessment to the final stage of ongoing monitoring. During this Webinar, you will hear about the purpose of this extensive resource, how it was developed, how it is organized for easy use, and how a hospital has used the Toolkit. Time: 2:30pm ET. [Event]
Assessing Your Vendors for ICD-10 Readiness
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02/15/2012 Part four of a four-part webinar series focusing on helping hospital leaders and their ICD-10 implementation leaders and teams understand the magnitude of the ICD-10 implementation, the financial and clinical impact of this transition on your hospital, and help you be better prepared while planning and for on-time implementation. Hospital executive leaders, chief financial officers and staff, physician and nurse leaders, coding managers, and internal ICD-10 team leaders and members are encouraged to participate in this webinar series, or any of its individual sessions, and participate as a team. Time: 12pm CT. [Event]
