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Advocacy
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
AD-1 - AHCA/NCAL Government Relations Update
Location: 29 A&B
Clifton J. Porter, II, LNHA – AHCA/NCAL
Tuesday, Oct 15
9:30 am
AD-1 - AHCA/NCAL Government Relations Update
Location: Orange County Convention Center, 230 A & B
Clifton J. Porter, II, LNHA – AHCA/NCAL
Assisted Living
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
AL-1 - Employee Focus Groups for Staffing Stability: Theory-to-Practice
Location: 28 C&D
David Lucia, PhD – Tealwood Senior Living
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
AL-2 - Combining Actionable Strategies with Marketing Automation to Shorten the Sales Cycle and Improve Results
Location: 28 C&D
Dan Gartlan – Stevens & Tate Marketing; Nicole Wagner – Stevens & Tate Marketing
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
AL-3 - Addressing Distress Through Meaningful Activities for Residents with Dementia
Location: 28 C&D
Dusty Linn, LCSW, CDP, AC-BC, CVW, PAC Trainer – Dusty Linn Consulting, Inc.
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
AL-4 - Preventing and Responding to Bullying Between Older Adults
Location: 28 C&D
Tim R. Johnston, PhD – SAGE | Advocacy and Services for LGBT Elders
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
AL-5 - The Reputation Age: How Consumers are Reshaping Long Term Care in their Own Images
Location: 28 C&D
Patricia Cokingtin, BSBA – Americare Senior Living; Ryan Donohue – NRC Health
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
AL-6 - A Call to Serve: How the Service Model Can Improve Your Operations
Location: 29 C&D
Mark Anderson, BA, MS – Eldermark Software
Committee/Business Meeting
Monday, Oct 8
11:30 am
ASHCAE Executive Committee Meeting
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Aqua 303
Monday, Oct 8
11:30 am
SLTCC Meeting
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Sapphire 410
Monday, Oct 8
11:45 am
State Affiliate Network
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Aqua Salon C
Wednesday, Oct 10
3:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Cobalt 502A
Customer Experience
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
CE-1 - Real People: Capturing Resident Life Stories and Highlighting them in Social Media
Location: 32 A&B
Beth Sanders, BA – LifeBio
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
CE-2 - Understanding How Connectedness Creates Meaning, Joy, and Safety in Your Facility
Location: 32 A&B
Kate Waldo, CTRS, ACC – Genesis Healthcare; Susanne Salem-Schatz, Sc.D. – HealthCare Quality Initiatives
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
CE-3 - Customer Satisfaction: Strive for the Best
Location: 32 A&B
Hari Namboodiri, LNFA,LMSW,LLB,BEd – Las Palmas Healthcare Center
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
CE-4 - Understanding Why People Complain and How to Create a Positive Outcome
Location: 32 A&B
Mary Tellis-Nayak, RN, MSN, MPH – MyInnerView by NRC Health
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
CE-5 - People Get Ready - the BOOMERS are Coming!
Location: 30 ABC
Linda Estes, RN,BS,NHA – Tennessee Health Care Organization
Data Analytics
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
DA-1 - Behold the Power of Data
Location: 29 C&D
Lonnita Myles, MBA – AHCA; Gautami Inamdar – AHCA/NCAL; Lindsay Schwartz, PhD – American Health Care Association
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
DA-2 - How’d They Do That? A Dataholic’s Guide to Great Performance
Location: 29 C&D
Lara Cline, RN, MSN, FNP, C-NE – Cantex CCN; Loretta J. Kaes, BSN, RN, BC, C-AL, LNHA, CALA – Health Care Association of New Jersey; Chris Murphy, CPA – BKD, LLP
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
DA-3 - Antibiotic Drug Usage and Clinical Indications to Understand Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
Location: 29 C&D
Stanley Wayley Wang, MS, MA – PointClickCare; Laura Ditz, RN – PointClickCare; Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc – Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
DA-4 - The Impact of Staffing (PBJ) and Survey Methodology Changes to Five-Star
Location: 29 C&D
Steven Littlehale, MS, CGNS-BC – Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC; Cheryl Field, MSN, RN, CRRN – Prime Care Technologies
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
DA-5 - Next-Generation Analytics: Positioning for Success in 2020
Location: 29 C&D
Vincent Fedele, MBA – Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC; Sheryl B. Rosenfield, RN, BC – Zimmet Healthcare Services Group
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
DA-6 - CMS Changes to Nursing Home Compare (NHC)
Location: 29 A&B
Kiran Sreenivas, MS CPHQ – AHCA/NCAL; David Gifford, MD, MPH – American Health Care Association
Dementia Care
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
DC-1 - Turning Compliance into Connections – Technology as a Key to Person-Centered Approaches for Dementia Care
Location: 25 B&C
Jack York, BS Cal State Long Beach Journalism and business – It's Never 2 Late; Cameo Rogers, CTRS, CDP, CDCM, CADDCT – Immanuel; Christopher Krause, OT/L – It's Never 2 Late; Heather Lansaw, NHA, BS, MPS – Tennessee Health Management, Inc.
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
DC-2 - Changing the Perception of Dementia Through Holding Onto Principles of Encouragement - H.O.P.E.
Location: 25 B&C
Dusty Linn, LCSW, CDP, AC-BC, CVW, PAC Trainer – Dusty Linn Consulting, Inc.
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
DC-3 - How Telemedicine Enhances Treating In Place in Skilled and Assisted Living Facilities
Location: 25 B&C
Waseem Ghannam, MD, MBA, MHSA – TeleHealth Solution
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
DC-4 - The Dementia-Focused Survey: Quality Initiative Goals and Regulations
Location: 25 B&C
Susan D. Gilster, PhD, RN, LNHA – The Gilster Group; Jennifer Dalessandro, BSHSA – The Gilster Group; Anna Fisher, DHA, CMDCP, CDP – Hillcrest Health Services
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
DC-5 - Mind the Brain! Support for Residents with Disruptions of Thinking, Feeling or Behaving
Location: 25 B&C
Susan Wehry, MD – Susan Wehry MD, PLC
Finance
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
F-1 - Medicaid Specialty Rates for Behavioral Health
Location: 23 ABC
Doug Farmer, MPA – Colorado Health Care Association & Center for Assisted Living; Larry Litman – Healthcare Systems & Services; Tami Kendall, BS in business administration – Vivage Senior Living: Denver North Care Center
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
F-2 - APM Trends and AHCA Advocacy
Location: 23 ABC
Fred Bentley, MPP/MPH – Avalere Health
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
F-3 - Provider-led I-SNPs: Clinical and Financial Considerations
Location: 23 ABC
Melissa Powell, LNHA – The Allure Group; Marc Zimmet, MBA – Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
F-4 - Interoperability and Relationships with ACOs and MA Plans
Location: 23 ABC
Kelly Cronin, MPH, MS – ONC/HHS; Elizabeth Palena Hall, RN, MIS, MBA – U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
General Sessions
Monday, Oct 8
9:30 am
GS-1 - Opening General Session and Keynote Speaker
Location: Convention Center Ballroom 20 A-D
Mark Parkinson – AHCA/NCAL; Michael Wylie – Genesis HealthCare; Scott Tittle, JD – NCAL; Ashley Blankenship, BBA – StoneBridge Senior Living; Scott Kelly
Tuesday, Oct 9
4:45 pm
GS-2 - AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Ceremony
Location: Convention Center Ballroom 20 A-D
Michael Wylie – Genesis HealthCare; Debbie L. Meade – Health Management, LLC
Tuesday, Oct 9
4:45 pm
GS-2 - AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Ceremony
Location: Convention Center Ballroom 20 A-D
Michael Wylie – Genesis HealthCare; Debbie L. Meade – Health Management, LLC
Wednesday, Oct 10
8:00 am
GS-3 - AHCA/NCAL Awards Ceremony and Closing Keynote Speaker
Location: Convention Center Ballroom 20 A-D
Dan Thurmon
Tuesday, Oct 15
4:45 pm
GS-2 - AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Ceremony
Michael Wylie – Genesis HealthCare; Debbie L. Meade – Health Management, LLC
ID/DD
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:15 pm
IDDD-1 - The Effective Milieu for Individuals with Complex Behavioral Presentations
Location: 25 A
Joseph N. Ricciardi, PsyD, BCBA-D, CBIST – Seven Hills Foundation, and Seven Hills NeuroCare
Intensives
Sunday, Oct 7
1:00 pm
INT-1 - Replacing RUGs – CMS’ New SNF Payment System & How to Get Ready
Location: 28 ABCDE
Mike Cheek – AHCA/NCAL; Daniel E. Ciolek, PT, MS, PMP – American Health Care Association; Robin L. Hillier, CPA, STNA, LNHA, RAC-MT – Welcome Nursing Home; Nate Ovenden, RAC-CT – Good Samaritan Society; Deb Bielek, MS CCC SLP – Ensign Services, Inc.; Anne Tumlinson – Anne Tumlinson Innovations, LLC; Francine Rainer, MA, CCC-SLP – PruittHealth
Sunday, Oct 7
2:00 pm
INT-2 - Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations
Location: 24 ABC
Douglas Pace, LNHA – Alzheimer's Association; Sam Fazio, PhD – Alzheimer's Association; Pauline L. Coram, BA – HCR ManorCare
Sunday, Oct 7
2:00 pm
INT-4 - Silver Quality Award: How To, Tools, and Resources
Location: 25 B&C
Paul Grizzell, MBA – Core Values Partners, Inc.; Cathy Bergland, MBA NHA – ImpactLives, Inc.; Megan R. Stiles, MA, LNHA – Northern Light Health
Sunday, Oct 7
2:00 pm
INT-3 - The Gold Award: How To, Tools and Resources
Location: 29 C&D
Gary D. Floss, Floss – University of St. Thomas; Maryruth Butler, MBA, NHA, RCA – Mountain Valley of Cascadia
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
INT-1 (r) - Replacing RUGs – CMS’ New SNF Payment System & How to Get Ready
Location: 28 ABCD
Mike Cheek – AHCA/NCAL; Daniel E. Ciolek, PT, MS, PMP – American Health Care Association; Robin L. Hillier, CPA, STNA, LNHA, RAC-MT – Welcome Nursing Home; Anne Tumlinson – Anne Tumlinson Innovations, LLC; Nate Ovenden, RAC-CT – Good Samaritan Society; Deb Bielek, MS CCC SLP – Ensign Services, Inc.; Francine Rainer, MA, CCC-SLP – PruittHealth
Invitation Only Event
Monday, Oct 8
12:30 pm
ASHCAE Membership Meeting & Luncheon
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Aqua 310
Tuesday, Oct 9
12:00 pm
AHCA Past Chairs Luncheon
Location: Water Grill Restaurant-Gallery Room
Wednesday, Oct 10
12:30 pm
NCAL Past Chairs Luncheon
Location: Ashley Blankenship's Suite
Wednesday, Oct 10
6:15 pm
AHCA/NCAL Board VIP Reception
Location: 32 A&B
Invitation Only Session
Monday, Oct 8
7:30 am
IO-1 - Independent Owner Breakfast: Key Issues Update
Location: Hilton Bayfront Sapphire
Mark Parkinson – AHCA/NCAL
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:30 am
CEO-1 - CEO, Senior Executive, and Independent Owner Breakfast Program - (by invitation only)
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Sapphire A
Fred P. Benjamin, FACHE – Lexington Health Network; Mark E. Reagan, Attorney at Law – Hooper Lundy and Bookman, P.C.; James F. Segroves, Esq. – Reed Smith LLP; Bill Wilson, Esq. – Wilson Getty LLP; Alex Bardakh, MPP – AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine; Rochelle Archuleta, MSHA MBA – American Hospital Association; Tory Starr, MSN, PHN, RN – Valley Area/ Sutter Health; Rajeev Kumar, MD, CMD, FACP – Symbria
NCAL Day
Sunday, Oct 7
7:30 am
NCAL DAY - 12th Annual NCAL Day
Location: 30 ABC
Sunday, Oct 7
8:00 am
NCAL-1 - NCAL Update and Opening Keynote
Location: 30 ABC
Scott Tittle, JD – NCAL; Ashley Blankenship, BBA – StoneBridge Senior Living; Robyn Benincasa
Sunday, Oct 7
9:45 am
NCAL-2 - From Theory to Practice: How to Improve Job Satisfaction and Retention with the 7/30/60 Day Engagement Model
Location: 30 ABC
David Lucia, PhD – Tealwood Senior Living
Sunday, Oct 7
11:00 am
NCAL-3 - Are You Still Using Horses or Are you Henry Ford?
Location: 30 ABC
Lisa M. Cini, IIDA, ASID, CHID, PMP – Mosaic Design Studio / Best Living Tech
Sunday, Oct 7
12:00 pm
NCAL-L - NCAL Awards Program Luncheon
Location: 31 ABC
Sunday, Oct 7
1:30 pm
NCAL-4 - Improv and Dementia: Learning to Say “Yes and” When Interacting with Residents with Dementia
Location: 30 ABC
Laura Nolan – University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Sunday, Oct 7
2:45 pm
NCAL-5 - Providing Mental Health Care in Assisted Living
Location: 30 ABC
Barbara Speedling, BS – Innovations for Quality Living
Sunday, Oct 7
4:00 pm
NCAL-6 - Trends in Senior Housing: How Do We Thrive from Now Until 2025?
Location: 30 ABC
Mark Parkinson – AHCA/NCAL; Robert Kramer – National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC); Howie Groff – Tealwood Senior Living
Not for Profit
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:15 pm
NFP-1 - How to Become a High-Performing Organization
Location: 24 ABC
Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, QCP-MT, DNS-MT, RAC-MTA – Celtic Consulting
Not for Profit/IDDD
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
NPID-1 - Living the Mission: Making Every Stressful Day a Blessing
Location: 24 ABC
Mark Parkinson – AHCA/NCAL; Gary M. Kelso – Mission Health Services/Community Nursing Services; Holly Jarek, DSC VP NHA – Seven Hills Foundation; Steven Taubman, DC, MDH – Powertrack Presentations
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
NPID-2 - Ethics and Individual Choice
Location: 24 ABC
Michael A. Gillette, PhD – Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.
Tuesday, Oct 9
3:30 pm
NPID-3 - Toward Better Behavior: Yours, Mine, and Everyone Else’s
Location: 24 ABC
Barbara Speedling, BS – Innovations for Quality Living
Partner Education
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
PE-2 - ACHCA Certification 101
Location: 25 A
Robert W. Lane, MA, CNHA, FACHCA – BKD, LLP; Bill McGinley, CNHA, CAS, CALA, HSE, FACHCA – American College of Health Care Administrators
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
PE-3 - My RN is Smarter than Your RN: Case Study Benefits of the Gero Nurse Prep Program
Location: 28 A&B
Heidi J. Keeler, PhD, RN – University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing; AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep; Anna Fisher, DHA, CMDCP, CDP – Hillcrest Health Services; Angie Szumlinski, BS, RN-BC, LNHA, RAC-CT – Evolucent (formerly HealthCap Risk Management Services); David Kyllo, BA – AHCA/NCAL
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
PE-4 - Navigating the Waters of Social Media
Location: 28 A&B
Beth Martino, MS, Journalism – American Health Care Association
Post Acute Care
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
PAC-1 - An Introduction to Genomic Testing: Is This the Dawn of Personalized Medicine?
Location: 31 A&B
Mark Pavlovich, MA – CHSGa; Allan A. Anderson, MD, MMM, CMD, DLFAPA – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
PAC-2 - Preventing Hospital Re-Admissions
Location: 31 A&B
Gail Patry, RN, CPEHR – Healthcentric Advisors
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
PAC-3 - Achieving Quality and Financial Outcomes by Improving Medication Safety in Transitions of Care
Location: 31 A&B
Frank Grosso, Pharmacist – HealthCare Consults, LLC; Marylee B. Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP – HealthCare Consults, LLC; Addolorata M. Ciccone, PharmD, BCGP – Jefferson House, Hartford HealthCare
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
PAC-4 - Leading in the 21st Century: What Does it Take?
Location: 31 A&B
Mary Tellis-Nayak, RN, MSN, MPH – MyInnerView by NRC Health
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
PAC-5 - Antibiotic Stewardship: A Year in Review
Location: 31 A&B
Dianne Sullivan-Slazyk, RN, BSN, MBA; Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc – Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Caitlin Boyer, RN, BSN – Walnut Village Rehabilitation and Care Center; TJ Griffin, RPH – PharMerica; Martha Wdowicki, PharmD – PharMerica; John Mielke, MD – Presbyterian Homes and Services
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
PAC-6 - How to Avoid Citation F656 for Care Plan Development & Implementation
Location: 31 A&B
David Gifford, MD, MPH – American Health Care Association; Holly Harmon, RN, MBA, LNHA, FACHCA – AHCA
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
PAC-7 - So, What is Trauma-Informed Care Anyway?
Location: 31 A&B
Sara Rudow, MPA – AHCA; Holly Harmon, RN, MBA, LNHA, FACHCA – AHCA; Kathleen Libao-Laygo, BSN, RN – Healthcare Association of Hawaii; Annette C. Wenzler, RN,MBA, LNHA – Signature Healthcare
Quality Awards
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
QA-1 - Award Alchemy: Changing Silver to Gold
Location: 29 A&B
Urvi Patel, MPH – AHCA/NCAL
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
QA-2 - Improving Your Organization Not Just Your Application
Location: 29 A&B
Tim Case, MA, MSed – AHCA; James M. Toney, Jr., MA – Self
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
QA-3 - The Silver Criteria: Matching Game
Location: 29 A&B
Alana M. Wolfe – Sunrise Senior Living; Stacey Merritt Hord, QAPI Certified Professional, LNHA, MCD, CCC-SLP – Sava SeniorCare
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
QA-4 - Cycles of Learning
Location: 29 A&B
Paul Grizzell, MBA – Core Values Partners, Inc.; Maureen Carland, MA RN-BSN LNHA – Maine Veterans Home
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
QA-5 - Performance Results – Selecting, Comparing, and Reporting Results in a Quality Award Application
Location: 29 A&B
Tammy Q. Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT – CCR, Inc.
Quality Improvement
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
QI-1 - Trending Topics in Long Term and Post-Acute Care
Location: 30 D&E
Edward McMahon, PhD – Sunrise Senior Living; Lyn Bentley, MSW – AHCA; Kathy Fiery, MS, LNHA, CALA, CSW – Health Care Association of NJ; Lina A. Dureza, BSN,MSM,FACDONA,LNHA,CADDCT – Hughes Health and Rehabilitation, Inc.; Lisa A. Erwin, RN – Senior Services of America; Zach Cattell, JD – Indiana Health Care Association
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
QI-2 - Implementing Strategies for Leadership Stability
Location: 30 D&E
Robert W. Lane, MA, CNHA, FACHCA – BKD, LLP
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
QI-3 - CANCELLED - Systemic Approach to the Prevention and Management of Potential Abuse and Neglect
Location: 30 D&E
Nan Impink – Sava SeniorCare
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
QI-4 - Measures and Strategies for Operational Success
Location: 30 D&E
John F. Sheridan, MHSA, FACHE, ACHCA – ABILITY Network; Jennifer Leatherbarrow, RN BSN RAC-CT QCP CIC – Richter Healthcare Consultants
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
QI-5 - Approaches for Behavior Management
Location: 30 D&E
Jan Katayama, MSW, LCSW – K. D. Inc. dba Katayama-Dell Consulting
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
QI-6 - Operationalizing the Facility Assessment through Strategic Planning Principles
Location: 30 D&E
Amy E. Lee, RN, MSN, CRRN, QCP – Coretactics, Inc.
Rehabilitation Therapy
Sunday, Oct 7
7:30 am
Rehab - Where Has the Time Gone? A Discussion about how SNF Operators and Therapy Providers Can Redesign Clinical Programs That Emphasize the Quality Instead of Quantity of Therapy Services
Location: 23 ABC
Daniel E. Ciolek, PT, MS, PMP – American Health Care Association; Cynthia K. Morton, MPA – National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL)
Sunday, Oct 7
8:00 am
RT-1 - Raising the Bar on SNF Quality Outcomes. Rethinking the Role of PT, OT, and SLP in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Re-admissions, Restraints, Medications, Falls, and Management of Cardiac Conditions
Location: 23 ABC
Sabrena McCarley, MBA-SL, OTR/L, CLIPP, RAC-CT – RehabCare/American Occupational Therapy Association; Cathy Ciolek, DPT, GCS, FAPTA – Living Well With Dementia, LLC; Ellen R. Strunk, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA, CHC – Rehab Resources and Consulting, Inc.; Deb Bielek, MS CCC SLP – Ensign Services, Inc.; Skelly A. Wingard, RN, MSN, PHN, CNL – Kaiser Permanente
Sunday, Oct 7
11:00 am
RT-2 - Leveraging SNF Rehabilitation Services to do More with Less – SNF Operators and Therapists Share Strategies in How They Have Redesigned Operations to Focus on Managing Outcomes – Not Minutes
Location: 23 ABC
Garry Pezzano, EMBA, MS/CCC-SLP, NAP – Genesis Health Care/Genesis Rehabilitation Services; Robin L. Hillier, CPA, STNA, LNHA, RAC-MT – Welcome Nursing Home; Paris Girginis – Mission Health Communities; Kenda R. Spaulding, LNHA – Grand River Health
Risk Management
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
RM-1 - Nursing Facility Requirements of Participation Facility Assessment: The RoP Compliance Hub
Location: 26 A&B
Gwen Dayton, JD, CHC – Oregon health care association
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
RM-2 - Compliance Programs: Minimizing Risk in a Fraud & Abuse World
Location: 26 A&B
Mark Johnson – Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C.; Mark E. Reagan, Attorney at Law – Hooper Lundy and Bookman, P.C.
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
RM-3 - Electronic Health Records: Maximize Opportunities and Minimize Risk
Location: 26 A&B
Larry Wolf, MS – MatrixCare
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
RM-4 - Understanding the Value of the Long Term Care Community’s Engagement Within a Healthcare Coalition
Location: 26 A&B
Timothy W. Wiedrich – North Dakota Department of Health; Raymond Runo, B.S. /M.P.A – Big Bend Healthcare Coalition; Paul E. Kovary – Seven Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center / Big Bend Health Care Coalition
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
RM-5 - Medications are Risky Business: Engaging your Pharmacy Consultants to Keep Residents and Staff Safe
Location: 26 A&B
Terri Fagan, RPh, CGP – Consonus Healthcare; Melissa Chase, BSN RN – Consonus Pharmacy
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
RM-6 - Rights, Responsibilities and the Law Regarding Granny Cams and Other Cameras in Long-Term Care
Location: 26 A&B
Timothy J. Ford, J.D. – Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C.
State Affiliate
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:00 am
SA-1 - State Affiliate Best Practices Session
Location: Hilton Bayfront Sapphire E & F
Dirk Anjewierden, LNHA – Utah Health Care Association; Pam Clayton, RN, LNHA – Georgia Health Care Association; Keith Hare, MPA – Virginia Health Care Association-Virginia Center for Assisted Living; April Payne, LNHA – Virginia Health Care Association-Virginia Center for Assisted Living; Craig Cornett, MPA – California Association of Health Facilities; Patti Cullen, CAE – Care Providers of Minnesota
Survey & Regulatory
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
SR-1 - Effective Organizational and Clinical Approaches to Infection Prevention and Control (F880)
Location: 30 ABC
Sara Rudow, MPA – AHCA; Holly Harmon, RN, MBA, LNHA, FACHCA – AHCA; Paul Arbour, BSBA – MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Long Term Care; Troy Cutler, RN CIC – MaineGeneral Health
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
SR-2 - New Survey? No Problem!
Location: 30 ABC
Ellen S. Kuebrich – Providigm
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
SR-3 - More Than Alphabet Soup: Clarifying the Mandated Programs That Impact You (PBJ, SNF QRP, SNF VBP, Five-Star)
Location: 30 ABC
Cheryl Field, MSN, RN, CRRN – Prime Care Technologies
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
SR-4 - How to Competently Address Staff Competencies
Location: 30 ABC
Amy J. Stewart, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT – American Association of Directors of Nursing Service
Tuesday, Oct 9
2:30 pm
SR-5 - Requirements of Participation: Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Investigation
Location: 30 ABC
Elena Madrid, RN, BSN – Washington Health Care Association; Sara Rudow, MPA – AHCA
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
SR-6 - Long Term Care Compliance 101: Compliance Responsibilities in the Requirements of Participation
Location: 30 ABC
Sarah Couture, RN, CHC – Ankura Consulting Group, LLC; John D. Dailey, NHA, CHC, SHRM SCP, SPHR – Management Advisors Inc
Workforce
Monday, Oct 8
7:45 am
W-1 - Recruitment for Today
Location: 24 ABC
Anna Ortigara, RN, MS, FAAN – PHI National
Monday, Oct 8
3:15 pm
W-2 - Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ)
Location: 24 ABC
Lois McCaskey, NHA, MBA – Genesis HealthCare
Tuesday, Oct 9
7:45 am
W-3 - Transformative Care: Understanding the Biological Basis of Trauma/Toxic Stress and How to Work with Patients Who Have Developmental Trauma in relation to Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. Part 1 of 2
Location: 33 A&B
Gordon Hunter Gray, II, MC, LISAC, NCC, CCTSA – Copper Sands Inc.
Tuesday, Oct 9
9:30 am
W-4 - ABC’s of a People Focused Culture Resulting in Engagement and Performance Excellence
Location: 33 A&B
Shari Terry, BSN-C, NHA, MHA-L – Vetter Senior Living; Rhonda Flanigan, MA Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Vetter Senior Living; Shari J. Owen, MA – Vetter Senior Living
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:30 am
W-5 - Effective Strategies for Thriving in the Rural Health Care Market
Location: 24 ABC
Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, MA, NHA, CPG – Health Dimensions Group
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
W-7 - Staff Competencies
Location: 29 C&D
Heidi J. Keeler, PhD, RN – University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing; AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep; Anna Fisher, DHA, CMDCP, CDP – Hillcrest Health Services; Gail Sheridan, Registered Nurse – Tealwood Senior Living
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:00 pm
W-6 - Transformative Care: Addressing Common Issues Facing Skilled Nursing Facilities when Dealing with the Opioid Crisis and Addiction. Part 2 of 2
Location: 26 A&B
Gordon Hunter Gray, II, MC, LISAC, NCC, CCTSA – Copper Sands Inc.
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