STATE UPDATES

KDHE Updates
The COVID-19 update for August 17 is now available on the KDHE website. The daily increase in cases is now added as a footnote on the dashboard. The COVID-19 Summary is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 PM and includes historical data. Additionally, the Governor’s Office has a dashboard to link not only to the KDHE COVID website as well other Kansas specific pages.

FEDERAL UPDATES

COVID-19 Education
CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management.  

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES

Here is Your Chance to Network With Your Peers: Virtual Roundtables
Everything’s changed in our new world, including our roundtables. We’ll kick off with a 1-hour report/update for everyone on August 24th. Throughout the week, we’ll have 1.5-hour virtual follow-up for discussion, networking and Q&A by the regions.

We will provide updates on state and federal activities as they relate to COVID19 and launch our new PR Campaign.

Schedule

Virtual Roundtable for Everyone
Monday, August 24th
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
*1.0 hour of CE available if attended live*

Virtual Discussion Groups by Location
Tuesday, August 25th; 1:00 – 2:30 PM – South Central Kansas
Wednesday, August 26th; 1:00 – 2:30 PM – Southwest Kansas
Thursday, August 27th; 1:00 – 2:30 PM – Northwest Kansas
Friday, August 28th; 1:00 – 2:30 PM – North Central & Northeast Kansas
*1.0 hour of CE available for the location you attend live*

Registration link

Don’t Forget to Join Us for Our Weekly Webinar Update
Each week we provide state, federal and association updates to keep you in the know. We occasionally have guest speakers to provide deeper insight into topics.  Make sure to register to join us this Friday if you haven’t already. Visit our archives to listen to past webinars.

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Nicole Schings is the Director of Member Services and Business Development. She oversees the Partnership/Sponsorship program, recruitment and retention of the association’s provider and associate members as well as coordinating all aspects of online education. Nicole graduated from Washburn University and is a Platinum Geocacher. Her favorite thing about working at the association is to bring new partners in to help us better serve members. Along with her geocaching hobby, Nicole enjoys spending time with her dog, Blu. Her favorite part of working at LeadingAge Kansas is that the people are cool and she enjoys getting to know the members and helping them solve problems. You can reach Nicole directly at 785.670.8048.