Preconference Invited

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

8:30 AM-5:00 PM


NHPCO's Hospice Manager Development Program Foundational Course
N. Joel Fry, MSW, LISW, Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, CHC, LNC and Patricia Mehnert, RN, MN, CHPCA

9:00 AM-4:30 PM


Leadership Matters: Skills, Competencies and Strategies for New Hospice Executives
Claire B. Tehan, MA, Jeannee Parker Martin, RN, MPH and Rafael Sciullo, MA, LCSW, MS

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

8:30 AM-5:00 PM


NHPCO's Hospice Manager Development Program Foundational Course
N. Joel Fry, MSW, LISW, Jennifer Kennedy, MA, BSN, CHC, LNC and Patricia Mehnert, RN, MN, CHPCA

9:00 AM-12:00 PM


PC01
Developing the 3-D Leader
Claire B. Tehan, MA

PC02
Ethics for Hospice Managers (An MDP Level 1 Module)
Marion Keenan, MA, MBA

PC03
Re-Examining the Hospice - Nursing Home Partnership: Now Is the Time
Susan Balfour, RN, Cherry Meier, RN, MSN, LNHA and Meg S.L. Pekarske, JD

1:30 PM-4:30 PM


PC04
Managing Systems and Programs: Financial, Trending and Reporting Mechanisms (An MDP Level II Module)
Teresa Craig, CPA

PC05
HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus OH MY! The New Normal for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals
Shallie Bryant, CHP, CHPC

PC06
The Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Preparing To Implement The Hospice Item Set (HIS)
Carol Spence, PhD and Franziska Rokoske, PT, MS

PC07
Taking Hospice Care in Nursing Homes to the Next Level
Jennifer Aitken, MBA, Bill Musick, BS, MBA, CHC, Jeanne Dennis, MSW, Jamie O'Malley, MS, RN, Anne M. Evans and J. Wayne Brannock, CPHQ., CPHRM