Webinars
The following listing includes live and recorded webinars developed by HIGN and partners.
Changing the Landscape of Health and Healthcare Equity
This webinar focused on ways to eliminate preventable health disparities and to achieve equitable healthcare. Presentations were followed by a Q and A from the moderator, Dr. Tara Cortes, and the audience.
Addressing Health Disparities to Support Aging in Place
Dr. Anderson Torres, President and CEO of RAIN TOTAL CARE, Inc., hosts Dr. Tara Cortes, Executive Director of HIGN, Dr. Tina Sadarangani, Professor at NYU Rory Meyers, and Dr. Sarah Szanton, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, to discuss how to address health disparities to support aging in place.
CNYGEC: Aging Sensitivity and Communicating with Older Adults
This 2014 webinar defines the four barriers to good communication with older adults: physical, cognitive, psychological, and socio-cultural. After completing this course, practitioners will know techniques to break these barriers and create effective communication with older adults.
CNYGEC: Compliance vs. Adherence, Consequences for Older Adults
This 2012 webinar discusses the components of care plans for older adults, differences between compliance and adherence, and the AIDES adherence model as it applies to older adults.