Hosting Free Ladies Night Out Event

In recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sharon Regional Medical Center will host a Ladies Night Out event to help raise awareness of the importance of early detection and treatment of breast cancer.

The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 17^th, will be held at the Sharon Regional Diagnostic & Imaging Center located at Garden Way in Hermitage.   The evening will feature a panel of physician guest speakers from Steward Medical Group on staff at Sharon Regional Medical Center, who will discuss topics related to breast health; including diagnosis, treatment and surgical options.  Dr. Tonia Skakalski, OB/GYN will present “Breast Pain – What Does it Mean”, Dr. Kevin Kelley, Radiation Oncologist, will present “Treatment Options for Breast Cancer”, and Dr. Maryann Payne, Breast Surgeon, will present “Evaluation and Post Op Treatments for Breast Disease”.

Registration begins at 5:30 PM.  Refreshments will be served, and mini hand massages will be available by the Laurel Technical Institute.  [Read more…]

The Fine Foundation and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) last month announced winners of the 2018 Fine Awards for Teamwork Excellence in Health Care. This year’s Fine Awards, which mark the 10^th anniversary of the program, recognize and reward healthcare organizations that have proven to be wired for excellence by developing, sustaining, and spreading quality improvement initiatives.

The 2018 Fine Award winners are (award amount in parentheses):

• UPMC Palliative Care Institute ($15,000 award)
• St. Clair Hospital ($10,000)
• VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System ($10,000)
• Prevention Point Pittsburgh ($7,500)
• The Open Door, Inc. ($7,500)
• Community LIFE ($5,000)
• Jewish Family and Community Services ($5,000)

Since 2008, JHF has partnered with The Fine Foundation to celebrate teams that demonstrate exceptional performance around patient safety and quality improvement within and beyond their organizations. In 2018, the Fine Award winners were selected by the 34 multidisciplinary healthcare graduate students and professionals who participated in JHF’s Patient Safety Fellowship. This summer, the Patient Safety Fellows delved into the emerging field of health implementation science, and then interviewed and analyzed healthcare teams that had previously received Fine Award recognition. Based on what they learned, the Patient Safety Fellows then voted for the healthcare organizations that demonstrated the strongest commitment to continuous excellence in safety, quality, efficiency, and innovation. [Read more…]

Enjoy three presentations by experts in the field. Topics will be related to caregiving for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias.

Helpful Tips on Legal Planning
Tuesday, September 11

• Registration & Dinner: 5 pm – 5:30 pm
• Program: 5:30 pm – 6:30pm
• Presenter: Carl Zacharia, Esq., Founder/ Elder Law Attorney, Zacharia Brown
• Discussion topics: Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Wills, Power of Attorney issues, and more.   
  Register by Friday, September 7
  

Managing My Day to Day Routine While Caring for a Loved One Living with Dementia
Tuesday, October 9

• Registration & Dinner: 5 pm- 5:30 pm
• Program: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Presenter: Carrie Chiusano, CADDCT, CDP, ADC, Executive Director, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Dementia Care
  Center of Excellence
• Discussion topics: a brief overview of dementia, with tips on traveling, shopping, and dining out with your loved one.
  Register by Friday, October 5

Initiating Conversations About End of Life
Tuesday, November 13

• Registration & Dinner: 5 pm – 5:30 pm
• Program: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Presenter: M. Elena Nosal, RN, BSN, CHPN, Senior Manager of Clinical Operations, Family Hospice and Palliative Care
• Discussion topics: when to start the discussion, hospice in the home, hospice in the nursing community.
  Register by Friday, November 9 

About the event:

Dinner and discussion are free of charge. To register, please call 724-250-5001 or email WashingtonEvent@SrCare.org

Each presentation will be held at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network in the Hillsview Chapel. Presbyterian SeniorCare Network is located at 835 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301

Now in its 28th year, The Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging (SWPPA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Annual Conference at The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe on Tuesday, October 16.

This year’s theme is Embracing Aging.

A highlight of the conference will be the keynote address, “Embracing Aging: Reclaiming Your Inner David to Find Purpose, Promise and Peace of Mind in a World of Goliaths,” presented by Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq.  Mr. Andrews is a Regional Vice President of AARP.

This year’s conference will be expanded to include concurrent sessions to increase educational opportunities.  Additional presentation topics include: Holistic Well-Being, Addiction in Older Adults, Embracing the LGBT Older Adult, Age-Friendly Community Update, Successful Strategies for Recruitment and Retention Panel, Cost of Aging, Regulatory Updates, and Community Health Choices Panel (Lessons Learned from Western PA roll-out).

For more information, visit https://www.swppa.org/education/ or email conference@swppa.org.

Join Presbyterian SeniorCare Network as they host Teepa Snow, America’s Leading Alzheimer’s and Dementia Educator. If you want to learn more about Alzheimer ’s disease and other related dementias you don’t want to miss this educational event. All sessions are free and open to the public.

Healthcare professionals needing CEU credits: two hours will be offered at each session for a total of six CEU’s. You may choose to attend one, two or all three sessions.

Two opportunities to attend:

July 16, 2018

Longwood at Oakmont, Commons Ballroom
500 Route 909, Verona, PA 15147
Register by July 11, 2018 to OakmontEvent@SrCare.org or by calling 412-435-8955.

July 18, 2018
Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, Hillsview Chapel
835 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301
Register by July 16, 2018 to WashingtonEvent@SrCare.org or by calling 724-250-5001. [Read more…]

Presbyterian SeniorCare Network is hosting an event at its Oakmont campus.  

Event title:  Five Wishes Workshop

WHEN: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Dinner & Registration: 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 6:00—7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, The Atrium at Westminster Place, 1215 Hulton Road, Oakmont, PA 15139

Seating is limited! Register by June 18 by calling 412-435-8955 or by emailing OakmontEvent@SrCare.org.

ABOUT THE EVENT: Learn how to plan for care in advance of a crisis at the Five Wishes Workshop.

Five Wishes is an advance care planning tool that is written in everyday language. It addresses the emotional, spiritual, and personal aspects of care. Five Wishes supports values-based conversations between clinicians, patients, and families about what matters to you most. Five Wishes is the only advance directive that invites people to consider and identify what brings them comfort, how they want to be treated, and what they want their loved ones and others to know.

Learn more at the Workshop, which is led by Hilary Kramer, LSW, ACHP-SW of Family Hospice and Palliative Care. You’ll also receive an advance care planning kit to take home with you.

This event is free and open to the public.

Adelphoi, a community-based organization providing therapeutic treatment and behavioral health services to at-risk youth and families, held a Showcase of Stars and Groundbreaking event on May 17 at its main campus in Latrobe, PA.  Attended by Adelphoi staff, board, donors and supporters, the event served two purposes:  celebrating the talent, creativity and achievement of its student stars and breaking ground on a new Youth and Family Center and Welcome Center.

The Showcase of Stars event featured youth from Adelphoi’s programs, which include group homes, foster care and adoption, educational services and mental health programs, to serve as “stars” for the evening, as they demonstrated their skills and accomplishments as part of Adephoi’s Career Readiness Program.  The event featured a special performance by theater students, artwork created by the STEAM students, demonstrations by Career Exploration students and hors-d’oeuvres provided by the culinary arts students.

According to Karyn Pratt, Director of Marketing and Development, “The Showcase of Stars was an opportunity for our youth to shine.  We were excited to show the community what our youth have learned and how they are preparing for their future.” [Read more…]

High School student with ties Newhaven Court at Lindwood senior community helped organize charity event

Newhaven Court at Lindwood Executive Director Lori Grant was among seven employees of the senior living community who spent a Saturday playing dodgeball.

“It was just so fun. It brought back a lot of high school and elementary memories,” said Grant of the “Dodge for Dementia” event held on April 7 at Greensburg Salem High School. “We just had a blast. We were there mostly to have fun and we did. It was a really nice mix of people from different departments working for one common cause.”

Thirty-two, eight-member teams played seven-minute dodgeball games throughout the event. Students from 12 area school districts participated alongside a strong showing of college students and people representing area businesses.

More than $2,500 has been raised to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, Grant said. Estimates had more than 400 people attending the event, which also included 256 dodgeball-playing participants. [Read more…]