Break out Rooms: 162 (U-Shape), 164 (U-Shape), 166, 167
7:30-8:30am Registration/Breakfast
8:30-8:45am Opening Remarks and Welcome – Merilee Smith, Doug Irvin and Sara Dado
8:45-9:45am Opening Keynote “Bridging the Staffing Gap: Results of the 3rd Annual Hospice Nurse Survey”, Shelley Henry, RN, CPHRM, CHPN
9:45-10:00am Break/Networking
10:00-11:00am Break out session #1
11:00-11:15am Break/Networking
11:15-12:15pm Breakout session #2
12:15-1:30pm Lunch/Annual meeting/Networking, Doug Irvin, Ellen Byrne and Sara Dado
1:30-2:30pm Break out session #3
2:30-2:45pm Break/Networking
2:45-3:45pm Break out session #4
3:50-4:50pm Closing Keynote Hospice Regulatory and Quality Update, Patrick Harrison, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
4:50-5:00pm Closing Remarks/CEU distro
Break Out Sessions
Break Out Session #1
Hospice Wound Care – Quality, Compliance and Telehealth Enhancements The Wound Care Company Speaker: Julie Roskamp, RN, CWOCN Room: 162
Innovations in Care for Mental Health and Chaplaincy Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Speaker: Rev Julian A Bond Room 164
Leading Authentically – Fostering Trust and Teamwork to Enhance Community Strength Hospice of Southern Illinois Speaker- Lisa Phillipson Room 166
Community Based Palliative Care: What Does the Evidence Show Northern Illinois University Speaker: Courtney Hughes Room 167
Break Out Session #2
Assessing Bereavement Risk: Ways that Hospice Can Reduce Risk for Complicated Grief Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Speaker: Patrice Martin Room 162
Deprescribing at End of Life: Less is More Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services Speaker: Erielle Espina Room 164
Addressing Challenges When Using the POLST Model in Hospice IL POLST Committee Panel: Edith M. Moran, LCSW, APHSW-C, Medical Social Worker, Sanctuary Hospice Illinois, The Rev. Nicolle See Grasse, M.Div., Chaplain, VITAS, Joanna Polk, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C, Palliative Medicine Team Social Worker, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Moderator: Ellen Byrne Room 166
Optimizing Patient Care and Maximizing Revenue: A Guide to Chronic Care Management for Medical Providers Home Care Centered Institute Speakers: Tammy Browning, PA-C, Consultant, Education & Practice Development, HCCI; Founder, Grace at Home and Alicia Elatkin, FNP-C, Chestnut Health Company Room 167
Break Out Session #3
Hospice Music Therapy: A Non-Pharmacological Care Plan for Symptom Management Illinois Association for Music Therapy Speaker: Mia Krings, MM, MT-BC, Beth Blankenship MT-BC Room 162
Enhancing Hospice Care- Eligibility to Recert ILS CARE Regulatory Solutions Speaker: Irene Soirassot Room 166
African Americans and End of Life Hospice Care Rooted in Dignity Speaker: Darthula Young Room 167
Break Out Session #4
Deepening Bedside Skills- Music Thanatology JourneyCare/Addus Speaker: Tony Pederson Room 162
Managing Less Common but Troublesome Symptoms Enclara Pharmacia Speaker: Pooja Joshi, PharmD Room 166
Virtual Child Life Visits Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Speaker: Rachael Lange Room 167
