Meetings 2012 - (3rd Wednesday each month, 9 AM - 10:30 AM)

DATE	LOCATION	HOST CONTACT	SPEAKER(S)	TOPIC(S)
January 18, 2012	Emeritus at Oakbridge 3110 Oakbridge Blvd. E. Lakeland, FL 33803	Kari Ann Gomez (863) 899-3057	BLFS Board	Annual Board Member Elections NEW Website Overview and Training
February 15, 2012	St. John's United Methodist 1800 Cypress Gardens Blvd. Winter Haven, FL 33884	Hometown Homecare providing b-fast Tamara Rowland	Dr. Cecilia Camacho, head Audiologist, Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center (863) 686-3189	What Healthcare professionals need to know about hearing loss
March 21, 2012	Grace Manor Suites 4620 Socrum Loop Road Lakeland, FL 33809	Becky Pate (863) 232-9572	BLFS Education Committee	Presentation of our Empathy for Elders Seminar. (Interactive)
April 18, 2012	The Meadows at Cypress Gardens 3050 Woodmont Avenue Winter Haven, FL 33884	Lois McCloskey (863) 324-7300	Jan Howell, HealthCare Operations Manager, overseeing the Polk Health Care Indigent Fund	Polk Healthcare Plan and how the 1/2 cent sales tax is used to provide medical care for low income and those without insurance.
May 16, 2012	Highlands Lake Center 4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd. Lakeland, FL 33813	Joanna Heatwole (863) 646-8699	Marilyn Wood, RN CEO of Opis Management	Changes in Medicare and Medicaid
June 20, 2012
July 18, 2012
August 15, 2012	Lakeland Regional Medical Center 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33805	Eileen Stone Ethics Committee Chair (863) 687-1100	Members of LRMC Ethics Committee	Medical treatment, end of life issues and ethics consultation processes in place at LRMC to assist patients and caregivers in making informed decisions.
September 19, 2012
October 17, 2012
November 21, 2012
December 19, 2012