Spring Leadership Conference

Schedule

Note: The Arizona Health Care Association is going green. To help you prepare for the conference, all handouts received will be posted on this web site two weeks in advance of the Spring Leadership Conference. Instead of AHCA including the handouts in your packet, you will be able to download and print them from the web site.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

3:00 - 5:00

Exhibitor Registration, Set-up & Participant Registration

5:30 - 8:00

Dinner (Optional $35) - Palace Restaurant & Saloon

Monday, March 8, 2010

7:30 - 8:30

Breakfast & Participant Registration

8:30 - 9:00

Welcome
George Jacobson, President
AHCA Board of Directors
Arizona’s Economic Forecast
The Honorable Ken Bennett
Arizona Secretary of State

9:00 - 10:30

911… A Collaboration in Emergency Response
(Panel Discussion)
Mary Cameli, Assistant Chief, Mesa Fire Department
Paul Neis, Battalion Chief, Chandler Fire Department
Stan Szpytek, President, Fire & Life Safety, Inc.
Laura Niffenegger, Executive Director
Brighton Gardens of Scottsdale

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 12:15

“I’M SORRY” … Apology and Disclosure
in Dispute Settlements
Fred Miles, JD, Miles and Peters, PC
National AHCA Legal Committee

12:15 - 1:15

Lunch

1:15 - 2:15

Concurrent Sessions

Skilled Nursing

Improving Operational Outcomes:
A Financial Perspective
Larry Litman, President & CEO
Healthcare Systems & Services

Concurrent SessionsAssisted Living

Successful Marketing Strategies:
Closing the Deal (Part 1)
Tracy Bild, President
Bild Consulting

2:15 - 3:15

Concurrent Sessions

Skilled Nursing

Creating Positive Partnerships with
Health Plans in the SNF Setting
Gene Dameron, AHCA Contracts
and Claims Consultant

Concurrent SessionsAssisted Living

Successful Marketing Strategies:
Closing the Deal (Part 2)
Tracy Bild, President
Bild Consulting

3:15 - 3:30

Break

3:30 - 5:00

Creating Moments of Joy for Residents with Dementia
Jolene Brackey, Author, “Creating Moments of Joy”

5:00 - 6:00

Networking Reception

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

7:30 - 8:30

Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00

AHCA Membership Meeting

9:00 - 10:15

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Skilled Nursing

Enhancing Communication Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities (Panel Discussion)
George Jacobson, Facilitator
Edward Tokatlian, MD
Apache Junction Health Center
Sue Summerfield, Case Manager
Banner Baywood Medical Center
Gary Davis, Administrator
Life Care Center of North Glendale

Concurrent SessionsAssisted Living

Creating Positive Partnershipswith the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Plans in the Assisted Living Setting
Gene Dameron,
AHCA Contracts and Claims Consultant

10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 11:30

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Skilled Nursing

QIS, MDS and More …
Sylvia Balistreri, RN, BSN
Program Manager of Long Term Care, Arizona
Department of Health Services

Concurrent SessionsAssisted Living

Assisted Living Licensing Update
Larry Martens, LPN, BPS
Program Manager of Assisted Licensing
Arizona Department of Health Services

11:30 - 12:15

Closing Session:
AHCA Services Update & Legislative Initiatives
Kathleen Collins Pagels, AHCA Executive Director

WEDNESDAY , March 10, 2010

9:00 - 3:00

Preceptor Certification Workshop (Optional Event)
Sponsored by The American College of Health Care
Administrators (ACHCA), Arizona Chapter
Up to 6 CEUs will be available
For registration information on the Preceptor
Certification workshop contact Susan Bender at
623-824-1207 or bender9@cox.net








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