60-minute Invited

Monday, November 5, 2012

1:30 PM-2:30 PM


3B
Update in Management of Dyspnea in the Palliative Care Setting: Current Evidence and New Trends
Amy Abernethy, MD

3C
Delirium in Hospice Care: Recognition and Management, An interdisciplinary Approach
Deidra Woods, MD, FACP, CMD, FAAHPM

3F
Understanding and Responding to the Six Clinical Dimension of Anticipatory Mourning
Therese Rando, PhD, BCETS, BCBT

2:45 PM-3:45 PM


4G
Fraud and Abuse: What Does It Have to Do with Me?
Judi Lund Person, MPH

4H
Operational Benefits to Quality Improvement Benchmarking
Christie Franklin, RN, BA, CHCE and Jeanette Dove, RN, MA

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


6H
DREAM Team: An Approach to a Comprehensive Clinical QAPI Program
Ann Marie Ackerman, BSN, MBA

1:15 PM-2:45 PM


7C
Pediatric Hospice Care for the Non-Pediatrician
Dianne Knight, MD

7E
Spiritual Care for Patients with Dementia
Carla Cheatham, MDiv, PhD, TRT, Assoc and Linda Tavel, MD, MBA, FAAHPM

7H
Performance Measurement:The Basics of Quantitative Quality Measurement
Matthew Haskins, MPH, CPH

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


8B
Addiction in End-of-Life Care: Challenges and Opportunities
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE and Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC, CHRC

8H
Kick Start Your QAPI Program With Four Tested Patient Care Indicators
John Thoma, BA

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

10:00 AM-11:00 AM


11H
Falling For You! Strategies to Strengthen a Falls Risk and Prevention Program
Vivian Dodge, RN, BSN, MBA

11:15 AM-12:15 PM


12B
Medical Acupuncture: A Non-Pharmacologic Approach to Symptom Management at the End of Life
Kirksak Jay Poonkasem, MD, LMT

12H
NHPCO Staffing Guidelines: Implementation Methods and Strategies for Success
Regina Shannon Bodnar, RN, MS, MSN, CHPCA