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 AHFSA 2011 Conference Program
Seattle, Washington  October 3-5, 2011
"Discovering New Frontiers in Health Care" 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

 

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3:00-6:00PM Registration  Lobby Alcove
2:00-5:30PM Executive Meeting (Members & Invited Guests) Tolmie Darleen Bartz, President, AHFSA
6:00-9:00PM Reception   Leonesa I&II
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
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7:30AM-4:00PM  Registration
 
Lobby Alcove
7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk Lobby
7:00-8:30AM
Continental Breakfast
Leonesa Foyer
8:30-9:00AM Opening Ceremonies Princessa Darleen Bartz, President, AHFSA
Mary Selecky, WA
9:00-10:00AM

Keynote Address:  Communication to Empower Quality Health Care

Princessa Jim Bergquist
10:00-10:15AM
 

BREAK

Leonesa Foyer
10:15-11:15AM Keynote Address:   Communication to Empower Quality Health Care Princessa Jim Bergquist
11:30AM-1:30PM Luncheon: Management of Sexuality Issues Resulting From Cognitive Impairment Princessa
Teepa Snow
Awards Presentation
 
Princessa Darleen Bartz,  President
Larita Paulsen,  President    Elect
1:30-2:45PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS A
A1
Long Term Care
Role of the Physician Order in Dining Experience, Altered Consistency & Other Dietary Restrictions Amphitheater Karyn Leible, M.D., AMDA Pres.
A2
Non-LT Care
CMS & CDC ASC Inspection & Data Collection Findings Leonesa I Dr. Melissa Schaefer, CDC
Angela Mason-Elbert, CMS
A3
Assisted Living
Role of Residential Facilities in HCBS "Money Follows the Person" Grant Activities Discovery A&B Bea Rector, WA
A4
Legal
States Experience in Expansion of Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation Prosecution Beyond LTC Leonesa II Donna Cobb & Angela Coats-McCarthy, WA
A5
Management
Immediate Jeopardy  & Double G Case Studies Leonesa III Lisa Tripp, JD
2:45-3:00PM

BREAK
 

Leonesa Foyer  
3:00-4:15PMPM BREAKOUT SESSIONS B
B1
Long Term Care
Transitions of Care and Quality Improvement Amphitheater Karyn Leible, MD
B2
Non-LT Care
Learning From Hospital Adverse Health  Events in MN: Using Data to Guide Statewide Change Leonesa I Diane Rydrych, MN
B3
Assisted Living
Effective Oversight of Assisted Living with Diminishing State Resources Discovery A&B Polly Weaver, FL
Rick Harris, AL
B4
Legal
Recent Trends: Case Law Update Leonesa II Tom Walsh, JD, FL
B5
Management
QIS Implementation & SA Lessons Learned Leonesa III Kathy McCanna, AZ
Darryl Luyt, WA
Mary Absolon, MN
Cecile Castello, LA
4:30-6:30PM                     CMS Consortia Meetings Atlanta Region IV Management Team and States Amphitheater  
  Dallas Region VI  Management Team and States Leonesa I  
  Midwest Consortium Leonesa II  
  Northeast Consortium Leonesa III  
  Western Consortium Discovery A&B  
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4

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8:00-11:00AM

Registration
 

Lobby Alcove  
7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk  Lobby
 
7:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast Leonesa Foyer
 
8:30-9:45AM General Session: There's No Business Like Show Business Princessa Kent Rader                     
9:45-10:00

BREAK 

Leonesa Foyer
 
10:00-11:15AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS C
C1
Long Term Care
Fall Reduction & Alarm Elimination Program Amphitheater Sue Ann Guildermann, Empira
C2
Non-LT Care Long Term Care
CMS & CDC Collaborations on Prevention of Health Acquired Infections Leonesa I Karen Hoffmann, UNC-CH
Daniel Schwartz, CMS
Joseph Perz, CDC
C3
Assisted Living
Specialized Dementia Care in LTC Community Residential Settings Discovery A&B Lori Melchiori & Lynne Korte, WA
C4
Legal
Criminal Neglect in LTC Facilities Leonesa II Paige Ulrey, Aileen Miller & Richard Haruff, WA
C5
Management
Patient Safety, Root Cause Analysis & the Just Culture Leonesa III Dr. Sharon Eloranta, Susan Hausmann,  QUALIS HEALTH
11:30A-1:00PM Promising Practices Luncheon & Presentations  Princessa  Cindy DePorter, North Carolina
1:00-2:00PM AHFSA Business Meeting.
Princessa  Darleen Bartz, President
1:00-4:30pm CMS Staff Meeting. Menzies Jan Tarantino, CMS
2:00-3:15PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS D
D1
Long Term Care
Innovative Programs to Improve Special Focus Facility Compiance Amphitheater Tracy Niekamp , MO
Carol Shockley, AR
Betty Bennett, AR QIO
D2
Non-LT Care
Care Transitions and the Role of Survey Agencies Leonesa I Dr Sharon Eloranta, Susan Hausmann, QUALIS
Mary Ellen Palowitch, CMS
D3
Assisted Living
New HCSB Options Under Health Care Reform Discovery A&B Ralph Lollar, CMS
Dr. Tom Geary, AL
D4
Legal
Coordination of Investigations in a Licensed Care Facility: A Sexual Assault Case Study Leonesa II Det. Steve Kelly, Mary Moran & Kathy Van Olst, WA
D5
Management                          
MDS, Quality Measures, 5 Star & Related Systems Update Leonesa III Jack Williams, Tom Dudley, Ellen Berry, & Alice Bonner,CMS
3:15-3:30PM BREAK Leonesa Foyer
 
3:30-5:30PM
 
2012 AHFSA Conference Planning Committee. Portland B Robert Goodnow - Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies 
4:30-5:30PM
 
CMS/AHFSA Leadership Meeting. Discovery A&B Jan Tarantino, CMS
Larita Paulsen, President & AHFSA  Executive Board 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

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7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk Lobby  
7:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast Leonesa Foyer  
8:30-9:30AM
 
General Session: Emergency Preparedness: 2011 Tornado Response
                             
Princessa Dean Linneman, Shelly Williamson, Teresa Generous, Jeanne Serra, MO
9:30-9:45AM

BREAK
 

Leonesa Foyer
9:45-11:45AM General Session: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Princessa Jan Tarantino, CMS
11:45-12:00Noon Closing Ceremonies. Princessa Larita Paulsen, President  
12:30-4:30PM WA Survey Agency Training Menzies
Portland A

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