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		Tuesday, April 7, 2020 
		 
		COVID-19 Advocacy Update #4 
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			We continue to identify the many ways 
			we can support you  
			in an effort to balance your 
			need to stay safe with your desire  
			to grow your patient-service practice during this critical time. 
			 
			Our Tuesday Agendas will continue to reflect this focus  
			as long as need be. 
			  
			 
			Of course, if at any time you can think of any way we can  
			support 
			your needs, please do reach out!  
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		Many of our members with clinical 
		credentials - doctors, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician 
		assistants, and others -- are working on the front lines to defeat this 
		virus and end this pandemic. 
		 
		Many others are volunteering their time to make others' lives easier and 
		allay some of their fears in the midst of this horror. 
		 
		Our sincere thanks to each of you for 
		 
		helping others through this crisis. | 
	
	
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						APHA Expert Call-in 
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						Your Clients and Medical Cannabis – Assessing Interest 
						and Providing Resources 
						 
						Tuesday, April 28 
						
						
						 
						Has the topic of medical cannabis (marijuana) come up in 
						conversations with clients or prospective clients? Did 
						you feel informed enough to carry on that conversation? 
						Do you know the laws in your state or province? 
						 
						Or, is the medical cannabis train leaving and you 
						haven’t yet hopped aboard? | 
					 
					
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						As more and more states legalize 
						medical cannabis, questions arise as they regard its fit 
						and appropriateness as a treatment for challenges from 
						pain to mobility, from suffering to comfort. It’s 
						possible your clients know even more about it than you 
						do. And it’s possible you know enough that you should be 
						raising the topic with them if they don’t. 
						 
						Josephine Krehl is the Founder of MMJ Knowledge, LLC and 
						serves in the role of Statewide Clinical Community 
						Relations for OnePlant, a medical cannabis business in 
						Florida. As our guest for this call-in, she’ll guide us 
						through the basics we need to know to help our clients, 
						ranging from legality, to knowing when cannabis may be 
						appropriate, to finding recommenders, to delivery 
						mechanisms, to insurance coverage, plus how to carry on 
						the conversation with our clients. | 
				
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						You may register up to 
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						March AdvoConnection Directory 
						Top Search and SEO* congrats to: | 
					 
					
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						These members had the 
						most visits to their AdvoConnection Directory listings 
						in March. 
						 
						*SEO = Search Engine 
						Optimization 
						= tweaking 
						your listing so search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing 
						include your listing at the top of their search results.
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						Updates 
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						Online Courses for Advocates | 
					 
					
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						PracticeUP! online is a sister site to APHA. APHA 
						members may take courses for free or at a discount. 
						 
						
						
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						A special section for 
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								| Reminders for
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								Monitor requests for 
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						What would you like to teach or 
						learn? 
						Make your suggestion! |  
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						We're getting ready to schedule Expert Call-ins and 
						Webinars for Summer and Fall, and
						could use your help. 
						 
						Are you an expert on a topic of interest to advocates? - 
						or - Is there a topic you wish we would cover that could 
						help you? - or - Do you know of an expert in a topic 
						that could be useful to members?  
						 
						
						Please make your suggestions. Curious APHA Call-in 
						schedulers want to know! | 
					 
					
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		The Health 
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		Your Own Practice Handbook 
		 
				
		
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						Coronavirus / COVID-19 Forum | 
					 
					
						
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						Master List of COVID-19 Resources for Advocates | 
					 
					
						
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						Advocacy Best Practices with COVID-19 | 
					 
					
						
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						Coronavirus Resources for Family Caregivers | 
					 
					
						
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						Responding To Trisha’s Challenge with a Covid Blog | 
					 
					
						
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						From the PACBoard re: exam postponements | 
					 
					
						
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						Coronavirus Info from Seattle/Ground Zero | 
					 
					
						
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						A New Attitude? Let’s Discuss! | 
					 
					
						
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						Compare Symptoms: COVID-19, Flu, Cold, Allergies | 
					 
					
						
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						Telehealth experience? | 
					 
					
						
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						End of Life Conversations - Let's Discuss | 
					 
					
						
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						NYC – Epicenter of the United States | 
					 
					
						
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						Podcast #1 is Ready for YOU: CARE Services for Advocates | 
					 
					
						
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						COVID19-Specific Resources for Advance Care Planning | 
					 
					
						
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						Using technology for #NoCOVID19Alone | 
					 
					
						
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						Sounding the Alarm – DNRs and Rationing | 
					 
					
						
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						SBA Stay Afloat Loans | 
					 
					
						
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						Reality Check on Ventilator Treatment | 
					 
					
						
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						Are Patient Advocates Considered “Essential Personnel”? | 
					 
					
						
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						Invitation to a COVID-19 Webinar for Advocates | 
					 
					
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						  General 
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						Article re: Privacy Concerns in Telehealth | 
					 
					
						
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						OK. A little light reading for a change…. | 
					 
					
						
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						Good News on Observation Status | 
					 
					
						
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						On-Line Palliative Care Courses FREE | 
					 
					
						
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						Any other cancer-only advocates? | 
					 
					
						
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						Patient/Client Management Software | 
					 
					
						
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						proposal template? | 
					 
					
						
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						Any experience with Fall Alert Systems? | 
					 
					
						
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						Providers Refusing to Deal with Third Party Advocates | 
					 
					
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						 +ADL Member Forum | 
					 
					
						
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						Good examples: Providing Services Online | 
					 
					
						
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						Media Request – Hospital Advocates | 
					 
					
						
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						Changes to “Observation Status” Rules and Appeals | 
					 
					
						
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						Directory Listed? A DO IT NOW Idea | 
					 
					
						
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						Patient Advocate Designation Form | 
					 
					
						
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						Communicating with clients | 
					 
					 
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