5:30 Pm - 6:30 Pm Opening Reception with Exhibitors

"SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE"

Sunday, October 2nd

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Opening Reception with Exhibitors

Monday, October 3rd

7:00 am Registration Opens

8:00am – 11:00am Pre-Conference: Lisa Coots, RN “DHSS Bureau Update”, Deanna McCarter, RN, HFNC, Vickie Heuett, RN, Health Facilities Nurse Consultant, Kelly Colwell, RN, Judy Morris, RN, Assistant Bureau Administrator, DHSS Salon C

10:00 am - 6:00pm Exhibit Area Open

12:00 pm Conference Opens

12:15 pm – 1:15pm Keynote Session “Take Me to Your Leader: Inspirational Leadership in Challenging Times” – Chief Motivational Officer – Steve Yeatts, M.Ed. Salon A & B

1:15 pm -1:45 pm Spotlighting Exhibit Area/ Marketplace

1:45 pm – 2:45pm Concurrent Session I

·  1-A All Hands on Deck: How to Create & Sustain a Customer-Centric Culture- Steve Yeatts, M.Ed. Room 62, 63, 64

·  1-B Managing the Neuromuscular Conditions ALS, MS, and Huntington’s Disease: A Case-Based Approach- Lorin Yolch, Pharm D Salon B

·  1-C Data Update Quality Measures- Cordt Kassner, PhD Redbud

·  1-D Update from CGS- Sandy Decker, BSN, RN Salon A

2:45 pm – 3:15pm Break

3:15 pm - 4:15pm Concurrent Session II

·  2-A Grant Writing 101 - Kathy Sims, Executive Director for HFO Redbud

·  2-B Employee Conflict Resolution - Judy Waechter, RN, CRRN Salon B

·  2-C Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes - Marisa Todd, PharmD, BCPS Room 62,63,64

·  2-D Death with Dignity, the Euthanasia Question – Rev. Robert Reagan Salon A

4:00 pm – 6:00pm Game Night Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, October 4th

7:00 am Registration Opens & Breakfast / Exhibit Area Opens

8:00 am - 10:00am Keynote speaker – “Hospice Regulatory Update” Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, RN, CHC Salon A & B

10:00 am Spotlight Exhibit Area/Marketplace

10:15 am Silent Auction Closes

10:30am-12:00pm Concurrent Session III

·  3-A Developing Your Compliance Dashboard - Jennifer Kennedy, NHPCO, MA, BSN, RN, CHC Salon B

·  3-B Palliative Sedation - Dr. Jay Riseman, MD, FACS, FAAHPM Room 62,63,64

·  3-C End-Stage Cardiac Disease: Medication Use and Symptom Management– Myra Belgeri, Pharm.D. Redbud

·  3-D Continued Survey Readiness-Tips and Strategies - Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D Salon A

12:00 pm Networking Lunch & Exhibit Area

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Concurrent Session IV

·  4-A Data–Driven Strategy for Bundled Payment Success - Mark Sharp, BKD Salon A

·  4-B How to Respond to a Plan of Correction-Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN Room 62,63,64

·  4-C Building a Comprehensive Palliative Care Program-A Phased Approach - Carol Quiring, President & CEO, PJ Longman, Planning Consultant, Corie Moody, Strategic Planning Analyst, Saint Luke’s Health Systems Home Care & Hospice Redbud

·  4-D Patient-Centered Communication: Lessons Learned - Denise Sanders, APRN, BC, ACHPN Salon B

2:45 pm - 3:00pm Break

3:00 - 4:00 pm Concurrent Session V

·  5-A Evidenced Based Prescribing of Corticosteroids in Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Patrick White, MD, FACP Salon B

·  5-B MHPCA Prison Hospice Training - Dr. Jay Riseman, MD, FACS, FAAHPM, Val Criswell, MSW, Erin Kling, RN , Melissa Bowers, Chaplain , Jane Moore, CEO, Debbie Joy, Hospice Director Rosebud

·  5-C Assisted Feeding in Advanced Dementia is Artificial Nutrition and Hydration - Elizabeth A. Huddleston, MS, RDN, LD Room 62,63,64

·  5-D ICD-10—One Year Later: Challenges Faced & the Road Forward - Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D Salon A