**UCSF AWARD NETWORK MONTHLY WEBINAR**
Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population!

Register here and find all our prior webinars at:
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Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Happening today! Join us for this exciting conversation! If you miss it, these webinars are recorded. Find our full library of talks at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

This meeting is organized by so many volunteers and incredible AcademyHealth staff with input from participants about what went well and what needs improvement. Don't forget to share with us your thoughts by June 25 (check your inbox)!

See you at #ARM26 in Seattle!

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I'm just catching my breath after catching up with wonderful colleagues at AcademyHealth (@academyhealth.bsky.social) #ARM25 in Minneapolis! It was an honor to serve as Program Chair and to give opening remarks about where we are today as a profession (modified version below).

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More posters! Come by, grab a refreshment, and say hi to our UW CHWS @uwchws.bsky.social team!

#ARM25

Day 2 of #ARM25 kicks off with an 8am poster session. Help keep the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team awake by stopping by and asking questions!!

Happening now! Hear from our 2 fantastic AWARD Network Fellows about their dementia workforce study findings!
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Recent job reports show that healthcare has been adding jobs to the economy. Home health has seen robust growth over the last year or so, with some slowing in recent months.

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Healthcare entry rates was ticking down before the start of the pandemic and has since been ticking up. We did not find many significant demographic shifts even though many more healthcare jobs were available...

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Our next AWARD Network Webinar takes place Wed March 5. Sign up to hear from Dr. Joan Carter from Univ of Maryland School of Nursing on pragmatic clinical trials for people living with dementia and their care partners!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

How does affordability of education affect people's decisions to pursue a career in the health professions? Today National Academies (@health.nationalacademies.org) kicks off the discussion focused on the costs of health professional education in a pre-workshop.
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My kitty says, it's a tough time out there...I feel you. Want to go play? Yes, yes I do.

Nothing justifies murder. So why the hate on health insurance companies? It's the "little" things like spending 3+ hrs in phone tree hell to sort out a $500 vaccine bill and clean up "mistakes" in the billing process (see a problem?), feeling that the insurance company doesn't care about you either.