Amplifying All Voices in Aging, is a four-week virtual series designed to hear from experts and explore the stories of real people aging and engaging with our health care and long-term services and supports systems. By 2034, the United States will be – for the first time ever – a…...
The SCAN Foundation 2021 Forum Session #3: Transforming Medicare and Medicaid Beyond COVID-19 for a Person-Centered Future
Amplifying All Voices in Aging, is a four-week series designed to hear from experts and explore the stories of real people aging and engaging with our health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems. While the COVID-19 pandemic exposed problems in meeting the medical and LTSS needs of older…...
The SCAN Foundation 2021 Forum Session #2: From Theory to Practice: Delivering Care for People with Complex Needs
Amplifying All Voices in Aging, is a four-week virtual series designed to hear from experts and explore the stories of real people aging and engaging with our health care and long-term services and supports systems. Supporting older adults and people with disabilities who have complex needs presents challenges and opportunities.…...
The SCAN Foundation 2021 Forum Session #1: Amplifying All Voices in LTSS Systems Transformation: California State of the State
Amplifying All Voices in Aging, is a four-week virtual series designed to hear from experts and explore the stories of real people aging and engaging with our health care and long-term services and supports systems. In this session, attendees will learn about the most pressing issues facing California’s long-term services…...
On Aging 2022: American Society on Aging Annual Conference
Robyn Stone and Natasha Bryant, researchers at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass, will present two sessions at this year’s annual conference of the American Society on Aging. “Evidence Matters: Building a Diverse Care Workforce Research Agenda” takes place on Tuesday, April 12 at 3 p.m. CT “Supporting Diversity in LTSS…...
Nominations Deadline: Speak Up for Better Health Award
Nominations are now open for the Speak Up for Better Health Award sponsored by the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation at Community Catalyst. This award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of everyday people who have worked to make the health system more equitable and responsive. Nominations will be…...
Webinar: Combatting Ageism: Building a World for All Ages
This interactive session will feature a presentation on the key findings of the first UN Global Report on Ageism, followed by an overview of actions taken by the European Union to tackle ageism. Participants will be challenged to re-think attitudes towards age and aging, reflect on how ageism affects them…...
Screening: Duty Free: A Tale of Ageism in Employment
The Global Campaign to Combat Ageism will sponsor the first international screening of the documentary film Duty Free. The online screening will be live-captioned in all languages spoken at the United Nations. Tickets to the screening are free, but you must register. The film tells the story of Rebecca Danigelis,…...
Towards a Post-Pandemic World: Lessons from COVID-19 for Now and the Future
This public workshop is the second of a two-part series sponsored by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine about lessons learned from a year and a half of living through a pandemic. Presentations will examine responses to COVID-19 in the U.S. and abroad, and will include discussions on the…...