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Breakout Sessions - Thursday, September 17
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
311 Charting Practices to Optimize Resident Safety Excellent clinical care, not documented, can be challenging to defend in legal and regulatory situations. Read More By: Cyndi Siders, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM, CPPS, CEO and Executive Consultant, Siders HealthCare Consulting, LLC, Grand Forks, ND SNF/LTC
312 Current Employment Law & Benefits Issues Related to COVID-19 This session, by employment and benefits law experts, will address the top COVID-related employment law issues facing employers in the long-term care field. Read More By: Tim Goodman, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, Des Moines Rebecca Bernhard, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, Des Moines Adult Day; AL; HCBS; IL; PACE; SNF/LTC
313 COVID-19: Adapting to the Facility’s Culture Change There are many challenges in responding to the directives related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not the least of which is addressing the many ways the pandemic has impacted the daily lives of residents, staff, and families. Read More By: Barbara Speedling, Quality of Life Specialist, Bayside, NY AL; SNF/LTC
3 - 4 p.m. Breakout Sessions
321 Respiratory Protection Plans in Long-Term Care: The Time Has Come The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal in long-term care. Questions about the transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have created a situation that requires examination of respiratory protection in congregate care. Read More By: Deb Patterson Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC SNF/LTC
322 Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics – Regulation Update, Operational Keys, and Adapting Your Program to a COVID World This session will review current required elements as set out in the Requirements of Participation’s (RoPs) proposed/final regulations for a skilled nursing facility compliance and ethics program. Read More By: Sean Fahey, JD, Attorney, Hall Render, Indianapolis, IN SNF/LTC
323 Modifying Therapeutic Activity & Psychosocial Services to Meet the Individual Needs of All Residents The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a myriad of challenges in long-term care, not the least of which is maintaining the quality of life for residents and staff. Read More By: Barbara Speedling, Quality of Life Specialist, Bayside, NY AL; SNF/LTC
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
331 Root Cause Analysis - Part of Daily Practice Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a defined, facilitated team process used to identify contributing factors and underlying causes of an event that resulted in an undesired outcome and develop sustainable corrective actions. Read More By: Cyndi Siders, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM, CPPS, CEO and Executive Consultant, Siders HealthCare Consulting, LLC, Grand Forks, ND AL; SNF/LTC
332 Medicaid Elderly Waiver – What it Means Now This session will review the basics for HCBS Elderly Waiver. Read More By: Stacy Hejda, Vice President Regulatory Compliance, Assisted Living Partners, Cedar Rapids Adult Day; AL; HCBS
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