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 AHFSA 2010 Conference Program
Nashville Tennessee September 20-22, 2010
"
TUNED INTO QUALITY HEALTHCARE" 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

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3:00-6:00PM Registration
 
Prefunction Area  
5:00-6:00PM Culture Change Update. Ryman 1 Bonnie Kantor, Pioneer  Network
6:00-9:00PM Reception   McKissack Terrace  
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
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7:30AM-4:00PM  Registration
 
Prefunction Area

 

7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk Lobby  
7:00-8:30AM
Continental Breakfast
Prefunction Area  
8:30AM-4:30PM Silent Auction - Benefitting Nashville Flood Victoms Prefunction Area  
8:30-8:45 Opening Ceremonies Armstrong/Boone Susan R. Cooper, M.S.N., R.N.
Commissioner Tennessee Department of Health
Veronda Durden, President, AHFSA
8:45-10:00AM

Keynote Address:  Improving and Reforming Care Across the Spectrum  

Armstrong/Boone Dr. Steve Levenson, MD      
10:00-10:15AM
 

BREAK

Prefunction Area
10:15-11:30AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS A
A1
Long Term Care
Abuse & Resident-to-Resident Abuse Prevention. Armstrong 1 Harry Morgan, MD
A2
Non-LT Care
 Implications of Infections in Non-Acute Care Settings. Armstrong 2 Drs. Nimalie Stone, Melissa Schaefer, & Priti Patel, CDC
A3
Assisted Living
Unlicensed ALF and State Enforcement Activities. Ryman 1 Tom Geary, MD, AL
B4
Legal
OIG Corporate Integrity Agreements, Exclusion Lists & Communication Requirements.  Ryman 2  Lisa Re, OIG
A5
Management
Identification of Immediate Jeopardy. Ryman 3 Alfreda Walker, CMS, Atlanta
Theresa Bennett, CMS, Dallas
Nadine Renbarger, CMS,
  Chicago
11:30AM-1:30PM

       Promising Practices Luncheon

Boone Cindy DePorter
1:30-2:45PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS B
B1
Long Term Care
Illinois Sexual Predators and Sexually Aggressive Behavior Management Armstrong 1  Jillayne Kaiser-Robinson, IL
B2
Non-LT Care
Joint Commission Hospital Standards and Survey Update. Armstrong 2 Jennifer Hoppe, JCAHO
Mark Crafton, JCAHO
B3
Assisted Living
Licensing Multiple Levels of ALF Care. Ryman 1 Rick Harris, AL
B4
Legal
Fire Ant Cases Update Ryman 2 Lisa Tripp, JD
B5
Management
MDS 3.0:  How Is It Different? Ryman 3 Thomas Dudley, CMS
2:45-3:00PM

BREAK
 

Prefunction Area  
3:00-4:15PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS C
C1
Long Term Care
The Basis for Improving and Reforming LTC. Armstrong 1 Steve Levenson, MD
C2
Non-LT Care
 Implications of Infections in Non-Acute Care Settings.  (Repeat) Armstrong 2 Drs. Nimalie Stone, Melissa Schaefer, & Priti Patel, CDC
C3
Assisted Living
Caregiver Abuse and Neglect Prevention Project. Ryman 1 Donna Cochems, WI
C4
Legal
Recent Trends: Case Law Update. Ryman 2 Tom Walsh, FL and/or
Susan Davis, TX
C5
Management
QIS/ASPEN Workshop Ryman 3 Jack Williams, CMS
Pam Bosley, CMS
Jeff Amirani, ATG
4:30-6:30PM                     CMS Consortia Meetings Atlanta Region IV Management Team and States Ryman 1  
  Dallas Region VI  Management Team and States Ryman 2  
  Midwest Consortium Ryman 3
 
  Northeast Consortium Armstrong 1
 
  Western Consortium Armstrong 2
 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

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8:00-11:00AM

Registration
 

Prefunction Area  
7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk  Lobby  
7:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast Prefunction Area  
8:30-9:45AM General Session: Let It Go, Just Let It Go – Using Humor to Manage Employee Stress, Armstrong/Boone Kent Rader                     
9:45-10:00

BREAK
 

Prefunction Area  
10:00-11:15AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS D
D1
Long Term Care
The NFPA Life Safety Code® and Culture Change:  Proposed (Culture) Changes for the 2012 Edition Armstrong 1 Robert Solomon, NFPA
D2
Non-LT Care
ESRD: CMS Increased Focus Update.  Armstrong 2 Jerry Fuller,                          Sheila McMaster                NaTasha Avery
  Network 8, Inc.
D3
Assisted Living
The Person Behind the Pathology - Managing Mental Illness in ALF. Ryman 1 Pete Feigal
D4
Legal
Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation in LTC. Ryman 2 Ernest Sykes, Jr., JD
  Brentwood, TN
D5
Management                          
Epidemic Emergency Preparedness & Planning – Lessons from H1N1,. Ryman 3 Mary Ellen Hennessy, NY             David Wright, CMS 
Polly Weaver, FL               
11:30-1:30PM Luncheon Session:  Media Interview Techniques and Tips. Boone Jill Hudson, TNAJ 
  Seattle Video and Awards Presentation Boone Veronda Durden, AHFSA
  President
Darleen Bartz, President Elect
1:30-2:00PM AHFSA Business Meeting.
Armstrong Veronda Durden and Darleen Bartz
1:30-4:30pm CMS Staff Meeting. Donelson  
2:00-3:30PM General Session: Affordable Care/
  Health Care Reform Act Update
Armstrong Cindy Graunke, CMS          
3:30-5:30PM
 
2011 AHFSA Conference Planning Committee. West Tea Room Robert Goodnow - Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies 
4:30-5:30PM
 
CMS/AHFSA Leadership Meeting. Ryman 2 Thomas Hamilton, CMS
Darleen Bartz & AHFSA
  Executive Board 
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

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7:00-8:30AM Guided - Wellness Walk Lobby  
7:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast Prefunction Area  
8:30-9:45AM
 
General Session: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
                             
Armstrong/Boone  Thomas Hamilton, CMS
9:45-10:00AM

BREAK
 

Prefunction Area
10:00-11:20AM General Session: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Armstrong/Boone Thomas Hamilton, CMS
11:20-11:30AM Closing Ceremonies. Armstrong/Boone Darleen Bartz, President   Veronda Durden, Past Pres.

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