02 May 2023

ImpactLife: Hats Off To Blood Donors

By Kirby Winn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 2, 2023) — ImpactLife is thanking volunteer blood donors with a new donor promotion offering the donor’s choice of an electronic gift card or bonus points to use in the blood center’s online Donor Rewards store. The “Hats Off to Our Donors” promotion will continue through Sunday, June 11.

02 May 2023

Locals Living with Dementia Create Art for Memories in The Making Event on May 19 at Figge Art Museum

By Lauren Livingston

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 2, 2023) — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Quad Cities area residents to attend their annual Memories in the Making event on Friday, May 19, 5:30–9:30PM, at the Figge Art Museum. Paintings created by locals living with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the Memories in the Making Art Therapy program will be available to bid on in a silent and live auction.

01 May 2023

“Dementia is More Than Memory Loss”: Dr Elaine Eshbaugh to Share Important Research-Based Insights on Dementia

By Corrine McCallum

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 1, 2023) — On Tuesday, May 16, one of Iowa’s leading experts on dementia research — Dr Elaine Eshbaugh — will give an informal presentation 10AM about living with or caring for someone with dementia at Quartet Senior Living (3150 Glenbrook Circle S, Bettendorf). The event is free and open to the public.

01 May 2023

Making Your Own Chronicle: Poetry Workshop/Gilda's Club

By Kelly Craft

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 1, 2023) — Gilda’s Club is hosting an educational workshop offered at no cost for anyone impacted by cancer on Thursday, May 11, 2023, 5:30-7:30PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Davenport Clubhouse, located at 1351 W Central Park Ave, Suite 200, Davenport, Iowa, 52804.

20 Apr 2023

Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA), Legislative Champions Make Push for Increased Funding at Illinois Capitol Advocacy Day

By Beth Fox

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 20, 2023) — As Illinois makes mental-health and substance-abuse care a top priority, leaders of community health centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and their legislative champions made a direct, powerful case at the state Capitol for increased funding to treat thousands more facing health challenges in underserved communities.

10 Apr 2023

Genesis Medical Center Receives Iowa Donor Network’s LEGACI Award for Gratitude

By Heather Butterfield

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 10, 2023) — Iowa Donor Network (IDN) is proud to announce that Genesis Medical Center in Davenport is the recipient of Iowa Donor Network’s 2023 LEGACI Award for Gratitude. An award presentation ceremony is being held on Monday, April 10, 2023, 10AM, at Genesis Medical Center, outside at the flagpole, and members of the media are invited to attend. A Donate Life flag raising ceremony in honor of National Donate Life Month will also take place during the

03 Apr 2023

Alzheimer’s Association to Hold Annual BrainWorks Conference on April 19

By Lauren Livingston

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 3, 2023) — The Alzheimer’s Association will hold the first annual BrainWorks Conference in the Quad Cities at Birchwood Fields Learning Center in Davenport on April 19, 9AM-2:30PM. This year's conference is focused on providing family caregivers with information and resources to help them care for themselves and their loved one living with Alzheimer's or dementia It is free and open to the public, but registration is required because space is limited.

30 Mar 2023

Free Educational Workshop on Multiple Myeloma/Gilda's Club

By Kelsey Allen

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 30, 2023) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Multiple Myeloma — this program is created for people diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The materials educate patients on the types and stages of multiple myeloma, potential treatments and side effects, clinical trials, and the emotional concerns of a multiple-myeloma diagnosis.

28 Mar 2023

Hospital Association Accepting Nominations for Advanced Leadership Academy

By Craig Borchard

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2023) — The Iowa Hospital Association is accepting nominations for the 

14 Mar 2023

After FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Donor Eligibility, ImpactLife Plans for Change

By Kirby Winn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 14, 2023) — Leaders at ImpactLife are preparing for potential changes to eligibility requirements for blood donation after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on donor eligibility in late January. The FDA draft guidance proposes a shift that will create more equitable donor-eligibility standards for prospective blood-donors by using gender-inclusive, individual sexual behavior-based questions in pre-donation screening.

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