Choose a Topic for Your Next Meeting, or a Webinar!

 It’s no secret our healthcare providers are stretched thin. Despite their best intentions, cracks in care open up. Pick up simple, practical tips to partner with your loved ones’ care providers to support safe and sound care.

In less than an hour, learn how to “pitch in” for your loved ones’ hospital care without years of nursing school:

• What to watch for, say, and do
• Key moments when patients are especially vulnerable
• How to support good communication—key to peace of mind (for everyone!)
• Plus many more valuable tips!

Length: 2 versions, 40 minutes and 60 minutes

Audiences: Adults 18+, especially caregivers to parents or anyone managing an illness with a high risk of hospital care, anyone considering surgery, professional patient advocates, Certified Senior Advisors, benefits managers, and employee groups.

Maxine has no trouble speaking up! But, for most of us, speaking up to doctors and nurses can be intimidating.  For your best care, it’s important to know key stress points in health care that beg for you to be heard … and heeded.

This lively, interactive presentation sets up fun little “rehearsals,” so participants leave with crucial info about when to speak up for safe and sound care – and how to do so diplomatically. Learn how to channel your inner Maxine!

Length: 30-40 minutes

Audiences: All adults, especially seniors, caregivers to parents or anyone managing an illness, anyone considering surgery, professional patient advocates, Certified Senior Advisors, benefits managers, and employee groups.

At some point in our lives, we may be unable to make healthcare decisions for ourselves. However, there are documents we can prepare that will express our wishes and guide decisions others may need to make on our behalf.

Naming your Medical Power of Attorney and specifying your wishes in POLST and DNR documents are often fraught with assumptions and incomplete information that may mean your wishes are not carried out as you intend.

In less than an hour, pick up key ideas and “to-do’s” for a mindful and sensitive process that will serve you well and give you peace of mind.

Length: 50 minutes

Audiences: Seniors, estate planning advisors, CSA/Certified Senior Advisors, family caregivers, professional patient advocates, staff in senior residential communities.

As we get older, we realize that we can’t do everything we used to do. It might be as simple as looking for a retirement community so you can spend less time cooking and cleaning, and more time having fun.

But, more daunting, is when you or a loved one is unable to live independently due to health or memory issues. How do you find a place that provides the level of assistance needed in a safe, secure environment, yet also meets the lifestyle desired?

It can be an overwhelming decision during an emotionally stressful time. The presentation focuses on simple strategies to help organize thougths, needs, and priorities  with “to-do’s” that will help minimize stress and maximize peace of mind.

Length: 50 minutes

Audiences: Seniors, family caregivers, estate planning advisors, CSA/Certified Senior Advisors, professional patient advocates, staff in senior residential communities.

Too often, it’s impossible to break from work or fly cross country to be at your loved one’s bedside during their hospital stay. Information gleaned in Facetime chats with your loved one is pretty limited.

Learn the tips and strategies professional patient advocates use:

• How and when to connect with medical staff  (best times of day and why)
• How to get consistent, meaningful medical updates on your loved one
• How to monitor care, diagnoses, recovery, and more.

Covid taught us a lot about one SuperBug and simple ways to protect ourselves. But, other “Supers” exist in our communities and health care centers. Too often, they don’t respond well to antibiotics, and there are no vaccines for them, either. Learn…

• Where environmental Superbugs lurk
• How to avoid them
• Their symptoms, and
• When to get medical help… immediately.

Preventing Superbug infections is not rocket science. Invest just 45 minutes to protect your loved ones and yourself.

Length: 45 minutes

Audiences: Everyone! Especially anyone who has a compromised immune system or is caring for someone who is compromised, those who work in public health and patient education, patient advocates, school nurses, and staff in senior and group residential living communities.