Schedule
2021 IHCA Convention Speakers and Topics Schedule
CEU Discipline Key:
- ADM – Administrators/Owners
- ALL – Approved for all disciplines: Administrators, Nurses, Social Services, Activity Professionals, Dietary, Department Heads & Assisted Living Management
- ALMC – Assisted Living Management Certificate (sponsored by ICAL, the Iowa Center for Assisted Living)
- AP – Activity Professionals
- D – Dietary (Certified Dietary Managers, Food Service Supervisors, Licensed & Registered Dieticians)
- DH – Department Heads
- ES – Environmental Services, Housekeeping, Laundry & Maintenance Department Heads
- N – Nurses
- SS – Social Services
Sunday, September 26
3:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Early Convention Registration Open – Sponsored by RehabVisions – Waterloo Room
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Pre-Con Education: Is it Normal Aging, or Is It Dementia? | Speaker: Lori Dierolf
- ALL Disciplines
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Welcome Reception – Sponsored by: Synchrony Health Services
Monday, September 27
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Registration/Information Booth Open
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Board of Directors Meeting – Sponsored by: ViClarity
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Education Breakout Session #1
- Available Sessions:
- Are You Burned Out or Just Bummed Out? | Speaker: Kit Welchlin
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- The Gift of Music in Dementia Care | Speaker: Lori Dierolf
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Optimizing & Sustaining Occupancy Post Pandemic | Speaker: Linda Saunders
- CEUs: N, DH, ADM, ALMC
- Unique Challenges of the Health Care Workforce | Speaker: Louann Lawson
- CEUs: AP, SS, N, DH, ADM
- Healthy Menus for Today & Tomorrow: A Chef’s Demonstration | Speaker: Chef Steve Tiezzi
- CEUs: D, ADM, ALMC
- Are You Burned Out or Just Bummed Out? | Speaker: Kit Welchlin
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Vaccine Clinic Open – Sponsored by: Right Dose, A Guardian Pharmacy
10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Trade Show Opens
10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – Refreshment Break – Sponsored by: Assisted Living Partners
10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. – Education Breakout Session #2
- Available Sessions:
- Men are from Fleet Farm; Women are from Nordstrom’s | Speaker: Kit Welchlin
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Managing Challenging Dementia Behaviors | Speaker: Lori Dierolf
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Fearless Leadership in the Face of Crisis, Chaos & Uncertainty | Speaker: Linda Saunders
- CEUs: N, DH, ADM, ALMC
- Use Quality Measure Data to Improve Clinical Outcomes | Speaker: Louann Lawson
- CEUs: AP, SS, N, DH, ADM
- Dietary Department Cleaning List: Winning the Sanitation Battle | Speaker: Barbara Thomsen
- CEUs: D, ADM, ALMC
- Men are from Fleet Farm; Women are from Nordstrom’s | Speaker: Kit Welchlin
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Trade Show Grand Opening
- Lunch on your own
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Board of Directors Meeting
1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Opening General Session | Keynote Speaker: Judy Carter
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines | Topic: A New Attitude for the New Health Care Frontier
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Refreshment Break
3:45 – 5:15 p.m. – Education Breakout Session #3
- Available Sessions:
- Women Warriors – Discover Your Own Superpower | Speaker: Judy Carter
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Is There a Post COVID-19 Employee World? | Speaker: Jo Ellen Whitney
- CEUs: N, DH, ADM, ALMC
- You Are on a Team – You May as Well Be Good at It. | Speaker: Kit Welchlin
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Can We Prevent Falls – Using QAPI to Do Just That | Speaker: Louann Lawson
- CEUs: SS, N, ADM, ALMC
- Real Food First: Addressing Weight Loss | Speaker: Julie Halfpop
- CEUs: D, N, ADM, ALMC
- Women Warriors – Discover Your Own Superpower | Speaker: Judy Carter
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Trade Show Cocktail Reception
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Monday Night Party – Howl at the Moon – Dueling Pianos Show – Sponsored by: Williams & Company
Tuesday, September 28
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Registration/Information Desk Open
7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Board of Directors Meeting
8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – T1: Tuesday General Session | Keynote Speaker: Devin Henderson
- Topic: Something Greater is Always Possible | CEUs: ALL Disciplines
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – IHCQP Annual Business Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Education Breakout Session #4
- Available Sessions:
- It is a New Frontier – Reinvent Your Care | Speaker: Jim Mathis
- CEUS: ALL Disciplines
- Audit Proof Your Skilled Nursing Documentation | Speaker: Melanie Tribe-Scott
- CEUS: N, ADM
- Behavioral Health in a Post Pandemic World | Speaker: Barbara Speedling
- CEUS: ALL Disciplines
- Medication Management in Assisted Living | Speaker: Julie Johnson
- CEUS: N, ADM, ALMC
- Creative Compliance – Living Outside of Groups | Speaker: Carmen Bowman
- CEUS: AP, ADM, ALMC
- Home Health National Update | Speaker: Bill Dombi
- CEUS: SS, N, ADM
- Infection Control for Environmental Services | Speaker: Lisa Lysell
- CEUS: ES, ADM, ALMC
- It is a New Frontier – Reinvent Your Care | Speaker: Jim Mathis
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
- On Your Own
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – ICAP Annual Business Meeting – (ALL ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS INVITED)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – ICNL Annual Business Meeting – (ALL NURSES INVITED)
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – IHCA/ICAL/ICHC Annual Business Meeting & Conference Elections – sponsored by Lee Agency & Molina Healthcare
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Education Breakout Session #5
- Available Sessions:
- Working With People from Other Planets | Speaker: Jim Mathis
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Quality Measure Strategies for 5 Star Results | Speaker: Melanie Tribe-Scott
- CEUs: SS, N, DH, ADM
- Rebuilding Consumer Confidence – Post Pandemic | Speaker: Barbara Speedling
- CEUs: SS, N, DH, ADM, ALMC
- Therapeutic Diets in Assisted Living | Speaker: Julie Halfpop
- CEUs: D, N, ADM, ALMC
- Come on Long-Term Care! Be the Best, Be Ready for Baby Boomers | Speaker: Carmen Bowman
- CEUs: SS, N, DH, ADM
- Quality Interventions to Increase Resident Engagement in Activities | Speakers: Cathy Allen & Laurie Reiss
- CEUs: AP, SS, ADM, ALMC
- Home Health Survey Update | Speaker: Maribeth Freland
- CEUs: SS, N, ADM
- Working With People from Other Planets | Speaker: Jim Mathis
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Education Breakout Session #6
- Available Sessions:
- “Make” the Force Be with You – Leadership in a Galactic Crisis | Speaker: Jim Mathis
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Psychotropic Reduction – The Struggle is Real | Speaker: Melanie Tribe-Scott
- CEUs: SS, N, ADM
- Programming for Younger Adults & Short-Term Stay | Speakers: Cathy Allen & Laurie Reiss
- CEUs: AP, ADM, ALMC
- Abuse Prevention Strategies for Achieving Compliance & Quality | Speaker: Barbara Speedling
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- What’s Going On – Home Health Regulatory and Quality Update | Speaker: Annette Lee
- Trauma-Informed Care | Speaker: Carmen Bowman
- CEUs: SS, N, ADM
- Using LTC Trend Tracker in Assisted Living | Speaker: Brenda Irlbeck
- CEUs: SS, N, ADM, ALMC
- “Make” the Force Be with You – Leadership in a Galactic Crisis | Speaker: Jim Mathis
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Tuesday Night Entertainment: Music Bingo Party – Sponsored by: BCG Research
Wednesday, September 29
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Come & Go Hot Breakfast
7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Registration/Information Booth Open
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Education Breakout Session #7
- Available Sessions:
- Active Threat – Active Shooter Prevention, Response & Recovery | Speaker: August Geisinger
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- All Hands, All Hearts, All In | Speaker: Christopher Ridenhour
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- POAs, Guardianships, Conservationships plus Granny Cams | Speaker: Ken Watkins
- CEUs: SS, N, DH, ADM, ALMC
- Preventing Pressure Ulcers | Speaker: Lisa Roederer
- CEUs: N, ADM, ALMC
- Dementia Update 2021 | Speaker: Yogi Shah
- CEUs: ALL Disciplines
- Active Threat – Active Shooter Prevention, Response & Recovery | Speaker: August Geisinger
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Closing General Session: Excelling in the New Healthcare Frontier
- Featuring: Christopher Ridenhour