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Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Iowa Fall Conference


Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, West Des Moines, IA  
Wednesday, November 02, 2022 - Thursday, November 03, 2022   iCalendar

The Hospice & Palliative Care Association of Iowa (HPCAI) Fall Conference provides education for hospice and palliative care professionals. This conference features a variety of clinical, regulatory and leadership topics presented by national consultants and industry authorities.

“Looking Towards the Future, Leaving the Past Behind”
Wednesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 3, in person 
Sheraton West Des Moines, 1800 50th St. West Des Moines

 

Wednesday, November 2

7:30 a.m. Registration and formal breakfast
8 a.m. Welcome
8:15 a.m. Caregivers, Take Care – Balancing Work, Caregiving and Personal Well-Being
Jerry Bridge, Author and Trainer, San Luis Obispo, California
9:15 a.m. Volunteer Recognition Ceremony
9:45 a.m. Breakout track sessions
LEADERSHIP: Supporting a Resilient Workforce: Incorporating the Science of Emotional Intelligence Into Leadership Roles
Abby Waters, Employee Retention Specialist and Leadership Coach, PeopleScience Solutions
SOCIAL WORK PEER GROUP: Begin With the End in Mind Domingo Maynes III, M.D., Executive Medical Director of Palliative Medicine, CHI Health, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Palliative Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine
10:45 a.m. Break
11 a.m. Breakout track sessions
LEADERSHIP: Cost-effective Symptom Management in Hospice and Palliative Care
Caren McHenry Martin, Pharm.D., BCGP, Clinical Manager, Enclara Pharmacia, Philadelphia
SOCIAL WORK PEER GROUP: Social Work Ethics Joel Fry, M.S.W., LISW, President of TEAM Restoration Ministries, Osceola
Noon Lunch
12:30 p.m. Breakout track sessions
LEADERSHIP: Dementing Illness and Palliative Care
Dr. Debra Benjamin, VA Medical Center, Iowa Hospice Veteran Partnership
SOCIAL WORK PEER GROUP: Social Work Ethics continued Joel Fry, M.S.W., LISW, President of TEAM Restoration Ministries, Osceola
1:30 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. Breakout track sessions
LEADERSHIP: Facing the Challenges of Anticoagulants in Hospice and Palliative Care
Caren McHenry Martin, Pharm.D., BCGP, Clinical Manager, Enclara Pharmacia, Philadelphia
SOCIAL WORK PEER GROUP: Social Work Ethics continued Joel Fry, M.S.W., LISW, President of TEAM Restoration Ministries, Osceola
2:45 p.m. Break
3 p.m. How to Lead With Love
Ramona Wink, LMHA, 515 Therapy and Consulting, West Des Moines
4 p.m. Adjourn


THURSDAY, NOV. 3
7:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast
8 a.m. Welcome
8:15 a.m. Opening Keynote - How Caregiver Recognition Can Improve Employee Resilience and Retention
Nate Hamme, President, Ceca Foundation, Washington, D.C.
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. Breakout track sessions
REGULATORY: Regulatory and Quality Reporting Update for HHAs in 2022
Annette Lee, RN, Founder, Provider Insights, Des Moines
CLINICAL: Uncommon Medicines for Common Symptoms at End of Life. Michelle Huber, Pharm.D. Clinical Pharmacist at Siouxland PACE, Hospice of Siouxland, Siouxland Palliative
Care, Sioux City

10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Breakout track sessions
REGULATORY: Hospice Regulatory, Quality and Payment Update 2022
Annette Lee, RN, Founder, Provider Insights, Des Moines
CLINICAL: Letting Go: Discontinuing Medicines at End-of-Life Michelle Huber, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist at Siouxland PACE, Hospice of Siouxland, Siouxland Palliative
Care, Sioux City

11:45 a.m. Break
Noon HPCAI business meeting
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Plenary Session – Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Edgar Barens, Documentarian and Spokesperson, Humane Prison Hospice Project, Chicago
2:45 p.m. Break
3 p.m. Breakout track sessions
REGULATORY: Regulatory Survey Trends
Nancy Ruzicka, R.Ph., MBA, MJ, CHC, Consultant, Ruzicka Healthcare Consulting, Altoona
CLINICAL: Wound healing hacks for Hospice Joan Junkin, RN, MSN The Healing Touch, Inc
4 p.m. Adjourn

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Up to 5.0 nursing contact hours will be awarded Wednesday, Nov. 2 and up to 5.0 nursing contact hours will be awarded on Thursday, Nov. 3 for this conference by IHA Iowa Board of Nursing Provider No.4. Iowa nursing contact hours will not be issued unless your Iowa license number is provided. For Iowa-licensed social workers, therapists, and other health care professionals, it is up to the discretion of the licensee to
choose relevant sessions and self-report. Generic certificates of attendance will be provided.

PRICING

2-Day Leadership Registration $300/$350 for non-members

1-Day Clinical Registration $200/$250 for non-members

1-Day Social Work Peer Group Registration $150/$200 for non-members

1-Day Volunteer Registration $79/$129 for non-members

 

View full conference details here.

 

Contact Autumn McGill with questions about this event.

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