The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) shared ODPANN 24-064 to notify Trainers and Learners that the system upgrade for the Medication Administration system is now live. A webinar reviewing the system changes will be available for Trainers on October 25, 2024, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Please view the announcement for additional information. Updates are in red.
Medication Administration System Upgrade Overview for Trainers
Friday, October 25, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Audience: Medication Administration Trainers
The Medication Administration system upgrade will go live on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 9:00 am. To become acquainted with the changes, a webinar will be held for Med Admin Trainers to learn how to create new student classes (including Practicum Observer classes), view grader reports of their students, and enter observation and remediation scores.
This webinar will be recorded and posted on the Medication Administration platform if you are unable to attend the live session.
The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) has drafted proposed changes to the 2024-2027 VR Services Portion of the Combined State Plan to implement an Order of Selection. A public comment period will be opened from October 7, 2024 – October 28, 2024.
Members of the public may provide feedback on the proposed changes by submitting comments electronically or by submitting live comments during one of two State Plan Public Meetings. Please note that comments should be limited to the proposed changes only.
To access the State Plan draft, please visit here.
Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am as well as Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. During these meetings, OVR will review the proposed changes to the VR Services Portion of the Combined State Plan. These meetings will contain the same content, so it is not necessary to attend both. Following a summary presentation, the public will be invited to provide comment. CART and sign language interpreting will be provided during both meetings.
Virtual Public Meeting Information
Meeting #1
When: October 16, 2024, 9:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom for October 16 Public Meeting
Meeting #2
When: October 17, 2024, 3:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom for October 17 Public Meeting
Fortifying the Future: Data Privacy & Security in Behavioral Health AI
When: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 2:00 pm ET
Register Here
In the behavioral health world, few things are more intimate and private than a provider’s conversation with a client.
Keeping those sessions secure — and complying with always-evolving government regulations and ethics concerns — is a top priority for behavioral health organizations looking to implement an AI tool.
Join Eleos Health for a 1-hour virtual discussion on “Fortifying the Future: Data Privacy & Security in Behavioral Health AI.”
Facilitated by Eleos Health’s VP of Customer Success Nisheeta Setlur, attendees will hear from behavioral health AI experts Raz Karmi, CISO of Eleos, and Rony Gadiwalla CIO of GRAND Mental Health, as they break down:
Register here and secure your spot. If you can’t make it live, Eleos will send you a recording to watch at your leisure.
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) is presenting a live, interactive, 6-session webinar series on housing issues from November 5, 2024, to December 10, 2024, every Tuesday, from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. The webinars will include targeted content as well as Q&A sessions with housing experts and OLTL staff.
The webinar series targets Service Coordinators, Managed Care Organizations, and Service Coordination Entity support staff who assist program participants in securing and maintaining affordable, accessible housing through Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The target audience for these webinars includes individuals and organizations who provide long-term services and supports for older Pennsylvanians and people with physical disabilities.
Presenters
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) and Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), in collaboration with the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CSFRE), are providing virtual trainings to clinicians and non-clinicians on best practices for caring for individuals with xylazine-associated wounds. These trainings are offered at no-cost to attendees.
The trainings will be offered in two separate two-hour sessions for individuals and organizations working in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) will host its monthly ASAM Technical Assistance webinar at 10:00 am Monday, October 7. Staffers from the Bureaus of Quality Assurance and Administration, County Program Oversight, and Program Licensure will provide updates, including information about changes to 42 CFR Part 8, impacts to licensing, and how those changes align with the ASAM Criteria.
Past webinars and additional ASAM 3rd Edition resources are available on DDAP’s ASAM Transition page.
If you want to receive email notification of upcoming ASAM Technical Assistance webinars, email DDAP’s ASAM Resource Account.
The following information can be used to connect to each month’s webinar, including Monday’s.
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Meeting ID: 225 792 355 092
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+1 267-332-8737,,336948391# United States, Philadelphia
Phone Conference ID: 336 948 391#
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Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) Waiver Amendments Effective January 1, 2025
Audience: All Stakeholders
Date: October 30, 2024, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register Here
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved amendments to the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Support Waivers (ID/A Waivers) effective January 1, 2025. This webinar will provide a general overview of the changes made in the ID/A waivers. There will be time during the session for presenters to answer questions submitted by participants during the webinar.
Alternatives to Guardianship: Exercising Choice and Control in Decision Making With a Focus on Independent Housing
Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 pm
Register Here
To register, you can also call 1-844-723-2645.
Vision for Equality Busts Housing Myths to host David Gates, who will look at and address:
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