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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.
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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