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IHCA’s Spring Education Conference is next week; It’s not too late to register!

Grow your skills, earn up to 10.0 CEUs and spring into quality improvement next week at IHCA’s two-day, in-person 2024 Spring Education Conference. This conference, sponsored by Right Dose, A Guardian Pharmacy, will take place Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20, at Prairie Meadows Conference Center in Altoona and will offer over 25 timely sessions made specifically for long-term care professionals. A welcome reception, sponsored by Blue Stone Therapy and Martin Bros. Distributing Co. Inc., will take place on Tuesday evening. Click here to register. Click here to view an informational flyer.

This conference is approved for up to 10.0 CEUs for activity directors, nurses, social services staff, administrators, department heads, assisted living managers and home health professionals.

Session details

Tuesday, March 19

Opening General Session | 1:00 p.m.

  • Basically, Incredible

Breakout Session One | 2:15 p.m.

  • Communicate with Attitude and Confidence
  • Section GG – Develop an Efficient Compliant Team Approach to Assessment
  • Fueling Aspirations – Joy and Purpose for Residents and Staff
  • Combatting Social Isolation

Breakout Session Two | 4:00 p.m.

  • Combatting Drug Diversions in Care Settings
  • CSI: Conducting Successful Investigations in Nursing Homes
  • Resident Discovery – Best Practices for a Residents Move-In
  • Staff Burnout Prevention

Wednesday, March 20

Breakout Session Three | 8:30 a.m.

  • Care Plan Development and Interdisciplinary Team Meetings
  • Behavioral Health – Caring for a New Generation in Assisted Living
  • Avoiding Four Traps Every Leader Will Face
  • Pivoting Toward a New Mindset for Resident Engagement
  • CGS Updates for Home Health

Breakout Session Four | 10:15 a.m.

  • Incident Investigations and Reporting in Assisted Living
  • Love Your Neighbor: Preventing Resident-to-Resident Aggression
  • Successful Programming for Younger Adults and Short-Term Stay
  • Enhanced Medical Directorship Role
  • Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and Quality Changes Coming in 2025 – and What to Do NOW!

Breakout Session Five | 12:30 p.m.

  • Citation Trends and Tips in Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living
  • Abuse Prevention in Senior Care
  • Interventions to Increase Resident Engagement in Activities
  • Advanced Care Planning Conversations
  • How Compliance with Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Will Create a WIN for Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP)

Breakout Session Six | 2:15 p.m.

  • Addressing Payment Issues and Involuntary Discharges
  • Mental Health Accommodations
  • Creative and Innovative Activity Programming
  • Time and Task Management for Busy People
  • Medication Reconciliation and Drug Regimen Review in Home Health

Click here to register.

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