In-person Educational Sessions

Medicare Administrative Contractors Roundtable

Faculty:

Judi Lund Person, CHC, MPH, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Charles Canaan, RN, MPH, CCA,CPC, CPB, APM, Palmetto GBA Dan George, Palmetto GBA Nykesha Scales, MBA, CGS Administrators Shelly Dailey, MSN, BSN, RN, CPHM, Home Health & Hospice Provider Outreach & Education Consultant, National Government Services

Sparking Competence in Spiritual Care

Faculty:

Martha Rutland, Director of Clinical Pastoral Education, VITAS Healthcare Corporation Vonshelle Beneby, MDiv,MPA, Bereavement Services Manager, VITAS Healthcare

Building Bridges: Transforming Strategic Partnerships

Faculty:

Stan Massey, BA, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer, Transcend Strategy Group Devin Griffith, MPA. MSW, VP of Development & Innovation, AuthoraCare Collective April Herring, Community Education/Outreach Coordinator, AuthoraCare Collective

Embracing End-of-life Doulas to Transform Quality Care

Faculty:

Erin Collins, BSN RN CHPN, The Peaceful Presence Project Marina McGough, National Director of Volunteer Services, Care Alternatives d/b/a Ascend Hospice of Pennsylvania Jessica Curd, PhD Candidate, LCSW, ACSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C

Hospice Survey Compliance 2022-Leadership Priorities

Faculty:

Judi Lund Person, CHC, MPH, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Kimberly Skehan, MSN,RN, Director, Compliance, Regulatory and Quality Consulting, SimiTree Healthcare Consulting

How Lean Six Sigma Thinking Helped Fight a Pandemic

Faculty:

Alyssa Cadwalader, MA, RN, MT-BC, CSSBB, Senior Director of Excellence & Knowledge, Hospice of Palm Beach and Broward Counties, A Division of Trustbridge Jacqueline Lopez-Devine, MSN, RN, Chief Clinical Officer, Trustbridge

Steps on the Path to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Faculty:

Cathy Emmett, PhD, APRN, Clinical Practice Specialist, Suncoast Hospice Nancy Flowers, LCSW, MSW, NorthShore University HealthSystem Home and Hospice Services Amjad Riar C. Brandon Brewer, MDiv, CEOLS, Director of Patient Experience/Hospice Chaplain, AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Maryland Melinda Gruber, CNA, MBA, PhD, President, Caring Circle

Opening Keynote: Mark Schulman, World Renowned Drummer and Author

Keynote: Emily Esfahani Smith, Journalist and Author

Closing Keynote: A Focus on Advocacy

Quality CMS Update

Faculty:

Ben Marcantonio, LMFT, M.Ed., MS, Chief Operating Officer, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Aparna Gupta, Vice President Quality, NHPCO Charles Padgett, R.N., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Lauren Fuentes

Grassroots Advocacy - How to be an Advocate for Hospice and Palliative Care

Faculty:

Hannah Yang Moore, MPH, Chief Advocacy Officer, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Logan Hoover, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization | Hospice Action Network Lucy Schmitz, MPP, Advocacy and Grassroots Specialist, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Value Based Insurance Design

Faculty:

Annie Acs, MPH, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Judi Lund Person, CHC, MPH, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

"It’’s their Dinner" Palliative Care Buffet Style

Faculty:

Lisa VanderWel, LMSW, Executive Director, Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care, Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care Angela Kinch, RN BSN, Manager of Business and Program Development, Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care

Evolving the RN Clinical Ladder Model

Faculty:

Mackenzie Daniek, BSN, RN, CHPCA, Hospice Director, Providence Hospice of Seattle

Leadership and Relationship Building: Boomer to Gen Z

Faculty:

Khannah Wetmore, MSSA, LSW, Licensed Social Worker, Hospice of the Western Reserve Parminder Nagra, Volunteer Program Coordinator, Sutter Care At Home

Lessons Learned: 10 Years Defending Hospices in Audits

Faculty:

Meg Pekarske, JD, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP Bryan Nowicki, JD, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

Powering Growth Through Care Continuum Advocacy

Faculty:

Amy Ives, BSN, CHPN, Director of Home Based Services, Peterson Hospice Cindy Campbell, BSN, MHA, RN, Clinical Informatics, COQS, Director Operational Consulting, WellSky Katherine Morrison, MSN, BSN, RN, Wellsky

Transforming Your Hospice With New Technologies

Faculty:

Beau Sorensen, COO, First Choice Home Health & Hospice

Volunteer Re-Engagement Post Pandemic: Best Practices

Faculty:

Melissa More, MPH, Director of Volunteer Services, Suncoast Hospice Stacy Groff, MNM, VP, Specialized Services, Tidewell Hospice - Lakewood Ranch Administrative Office Ginger Veal, BSW, CVA, Volunteer Program Mgr-Southern Plains Region, Elara Caring - Lawton, OK Nikkie Ellis

COVID-19 and CEO Turnover: What’s a Hospice To Do?

Faculty:

Robert Thorn, FACHE, Director, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting

Doing More With Less? Innovate to Solve Nurse Shortages

Faculty:

Tarrah Lowry, Chief Operating Officer, Trustbridge, Inc. Marcus Banks, VP, Sales, Citus Health

Marketing and Outreach in our COVID-Changed World

Faculty:

Kevin Hohnbaum, Business Development Manager, Willamette Vital Health

Prepare for change: Making Revenue Cycle a Priority

Faculty:

Donna McKinney, Staff Development Manager, Freed Maxick Maureen Lehsten, CPA, Principal, Healthcare Consulting, Freed Maxick

Advance Illness Management through Home Care Innovation

Faculty:

Vipul Bhatia, MD. MBA, Medical Director, WellSpan Health Jessica Mendez, DNP, Wellspan Health Adam Updegraff, Director of Clinical Services, WellSpan Health

Engaging Your Board In The Midst of Uncertainty

Faculty:

William Musick, CHC, President, Integriti3D

Essential Group/Team Building in Virtual Spaces

Faculty:

Tom Johnson-Medland, Director of Psychosocial and Spiritual Excellence, BAYADA Hospice

Leadership Lessons from Smokey and The Bandit?

Faculty:

Ryan Klaustermeier, MSN, RN, Vice President of Innovation, LHC Group

Standardizing Home-Based PC with Payers & Providers

Faculty:

J. Cassel, PhD, Palliative Care Research Director, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Kathleen Kerr, BA, Consultant, Transforming Care Partners

Regulatory CMS Update

Faculty:

Judi Lund Person, CHC, MPH, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Thomas Pryor Mary Rossi-Coajou, MS, RN. USPHS. Captain (Ret), U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Kelly Vontran Susan Bauhaus

Key Concepts and Strategies in Value-Based Contracting

Faculty:

Annie Acs, MPH, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Darren Bertram, JD, CEO, Infinity Hospice Care of Phoenix John Thoma, Transitions LifeCare

10 Hot Communications Issues—And How To Talk about Them

Faculty:

Mark Cohen, Editor & Publisher, Hospice News Today

Hospice Nurses Speak: How to Attract, Keep or Lose Us

Faculty:

Shelley Henry, RN, CPHRM, CHPN, President, The Amity Group, Inc

Never Waste a Crisis: Making a Traveler Proof Program

Faculty:

Danielle Pierotti, RN,PhD, CENP, VP Patient Care, VNH - Visiting Nurse and Hospice of VT and NH Jessica Cheney, RN, BSN, Hospice Director

Triangulating Outreach, Education, & Clinical Care

Faculty:

Tracy Fasolino, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, Associate Professor, Clemson University School of Health Research Kathleen Valentine, PhD, MS, RN, Clemson University School of Health Research Anne Koci, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, WHNP, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Distinguished Scholar/CRHD, Program Coordinator/AAANP, Clemson University

Welcoming LGBTQIA+ Community Facing Serious Illness

Faculty:

Martha Rutland, Director of Clinical Pastoral Education, VITAS Healthcare Corporation Vonshelle Beneby, MDiv,MPA, Bereavement Services Manager, VITAS Healthcare

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