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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
(Yes - still
scheduled!)
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
3 hours prior to the call.
Register for this call. |
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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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WE ARE PATIENT ADVOCACY POWERED BY TECHNOLOGY! |
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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.
www.PracticeUPOnline.com |
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A special section for
AdvoConnection
Directory
Listed
members. |
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Reminders for
+ADL members: |
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March Directory profile stats are available!
Here's how to retrieve yours. |
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Great
marketing idea!
Add mention of
coronavirus / COVID-19 to your directory
profile!
Login to update your profile. |
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Monitor requests for
help!
Patients need you!
Recent requests have come from: |
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Montana |
Missouri |
New York |
Alabama |
Indiana |
Florida |
... and other states and
provinces! |
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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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Learn more about
The Health
Advocate’s Start and Grow
Your Own Practice Handbook
Take
advantage of your APHA Discount from here! |
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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
Conversation |
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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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electronic signature |
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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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