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Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate email: ddigilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx
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2013 Elder Maltreatment & Care Symposium
Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Attendees are invited to participate via Webinar or in person at The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore, Md.
Intended audience: elder maltreatment key experts, stakeholders, researchers and medical professionals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an Elder Maltreatment Symposium. The purpose of this symposium is to solicit input from stakeholders to assist CMS in further development of Measure #181: Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan, as part of the Physician Quality Reporting System.
Interested parties are invited to participate, either on-site at CMS headquarters in Baltimore, Md., or via Webinar. The meeting is open to the public; however attendance is limited for both on site and Webinar participation. Please register for this event early as registration will close when attendance capacity has been met.
The symposium will be held on March 8, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T) in the main auditorium of the Central Building of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
Meeting Registration and Request for Special Accommodations Deadline:
For security reasons, registration and requests for special accommodations must be completed no later than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on Friday, February 22, 2013. Note that registration may close earlier than this date if maximum capacity has been met.
Registration is now open. Anyone interested in attending the meeting or participating by Webinar must register by completing the online registration at http://www.usqualitymeasures.org.
CMS anticipates posting an audio download and/or transcript of the symposium on the CMS Web site, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI and http://www.usqualitymeasures.org, following the meeting.
Note: in the event of inclement weather, this symposium is subject to cancellation. Should the need arise for event cancellation, registrants will be notified via e-mail as soon as possible
