The Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Proudly Presents

The 2012 Annual Leadership and Clinical Conference

 “Follow the Yellow-Brick Road:
The Path to Hospice and Palliative Care in the 21^st Century”

Each year, GHPCO strives to create an annual educational conference focused on leadership and clinical topics from a variety of local, regional and national experts in many different fields.  This year’s theme, “Follow the Yellow-Brick Road:  The Path to Hospice and Palliative Care in the 21^st Century” brings us forward together through the doorway from what WAS to what IS.  It provides an opportunity for hospice and palliative care leaders and professionals to discover the path that leads to the best patient outcomes. Hospice and palliative care are companion services in the health care industry and we must work together to achieve the highest quality of care and service delivery for all patients who seek our shelter.  As Dorothy and her friends once learned, all you need are brains, heart, courage and the desire to find your way “home.”

Looking Forward: Where Hospice and Palliative Care are Going
Judi Lund Person, MPH ,National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Location:  Masters Hall
                                              
Following the yellow-brick road led Dorothy and her friends to both danger and triumph but ultimately, it led her home. Should we stick to the path or forge a new direction? What does the future hold for hospice and palliative care in this era of scrutiny, reform and debate about health care?  How can hospices survive in the landscape of reduced reimbursement, increased monitoring, public reporting requirements and regulatory changes that come faster than a tornado? Where will palliative care be considered in the conversation about improving quality outcomes, patient-centered care and the need for increased home care and case management? NHPCO’s Vice President of Regulatory and Compliance Affairs shares her considerable knowledge and insight from her perspective as a collaborator with CMS, MedPAC, the OIG, the NQF and other agencies currently studying how hospice and palliative care will fit in the future of health care in the United States.                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
Judi graduated with honors with a BA in Sociology with a social work concentration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining NHPCO, she was Executive Director of the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care (formerly Hospice for the Carolinas), and served on the NHPCO Board of Directors for six years. She has both chaired and served on numerous national committees, including the Medicare Hospice Benefit task force and the NHPCO Data committee. A winner of the prestigious "Peter Keese Award" for the advancement of hospice care in North Carolina, she also led Hospice for the Carolinas to four national awards, including the 1993 NHO President’s Award for Excellence in Educational Programming.
 
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross: Psychiatrist, Humanitarian and Hospice Pioneer
Ken Ross,  Elisabeth Kubler Ross Foundation
Opening Plenary Friday Feb 24, 2012
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location:  Masters Hall                                                                   
  
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, with her ground-breaking publication, On Death and Dying, began a discourse on the subject of patient-centered care before the concept had ever been developed. Her landmark work with terminally ill and dying persons provided much-needed insight into the spiritual, emotional and human needs of those cared for by a distinctly clinical and often impersonal system of medicine. But what was she like personally? Ken Ross, the only son of Dr. Kubler-Ross, takes us on a fascinating journey into the life and legacy of this larger-than-life personality. He will share personal stories, images and anecdotes about growing up with Elisabeth and will discuss the impact of her work on his life today. Certainly, this is a session you do not want to miss!
 
Ken Ross is the only son of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, pioneering generator of new perspectives on end of life care including bereavement, grief and dying and was a prodigious author of over 22 books in 34 languages on the subjects.

Ken is the president of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation, a non-profit motivated to preserve the legacy of compassionate support of those facing death, loss and bereavement.  The EKR Foundation is internationally supported and Ken works with agencies in different countries to promote the principles of compassion, communications, and spirituality as integral to end of life care and bereavement.

Ken, like his mother, is an author and has published 2 books about his mother’s life - Real Taste of Life: A Journal by Ken Ross and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, 2002 and Tea with Elisabeth by Ken Ross, Fern Stewart Welch, and Rose Winters, 2009. Currently, Ken pursues professional photography as his life’s work, traveling around the world to capture images of beauty and power and he is a frequent public speaker on topics including the life of his mother and the art of photography as it applies to end of life care and bereavement support. 

See you February 22 - 24, 2012!

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Conference Agenda for Public

1		Annual Conference Schedule - FINAL
2			Master's Hall
3	WED PRE CON	0730 - 0830	registration/breakfast
4		0830 - 1030	1-1 QAPI Basics and Beyond: Get Ready Now for Quality Measures Reporting - Roseanne Berry and Charlene Ross
5		1030-1045	break
6		1045 - 1200	1-1 QAPI Basics and Beyond: Get Ready Now for Quality Measures Reporting - Roseanne Berry and Charlene Ross
7		1200 - 1300	lunch
8		1300 - 1500	1-2 Messages and Marketing: Helping the Public Understand That We Have What They Want - Dr. Marcia Levetown
9		1500 - 1515	break
10		1515 - 1700	1-2 Messages and Marketing: Helping the Public Understand That We Have What They Want - Dr. Marcia Levetown
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12			Master's Hall	Room K	Room L	Room Y/Z	Room Q
13	THURS	0730 - 0900	BUSINESS BREAKFAST - GHPCO Annual Report, Business Meeting and Elections (Registration required)
14		0730-0900	Registration Open
15		0915- 1030	2-1 Opening Plenary - Judi Lund Person, MPH, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization "Looking Forward: Where Hospice and Palliative Care are Going"
16		1030 - 1100	break with exhibitors
17		1100 - 1200	3-1 Legal and Ethical Issues in Pediatric Palliative Care - Dr. Marcia Levetown	3-2 Hospice Case Management: The Key to the Emerald City - Christine Taegar, RN MS	3-3 And Toto Too! Pet Peace Of Mind - Terri Roberts, Vol. Manager	3-4 Moving Your QAPI Program to the Next Level - Roseanne Berry and Charlene Ross	3-5 Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore! Making Hospice Internet Marketing EASY! - Jay Braver
18		1200 - 1330	NETWORKING LUNCH and visit with exhibitors
19		1330 - 1430	4-1 Ethical Decision-Making in End of Life: Situational Case Presentations - Miles Hurley, JD	4-2 Creating the Ultimate Care Plan - Claudia Warren-Wheat, LMSW and Susan Bennett, RN BSN	4-3 Strategies for Increasing Physician Referrals - Kelly Brooks, BSN RN and Kristin Collier, MSN RN	4-4 Non-Pain Symptom Management - John Redden, PharmD, RPh	4-5 The Art of Communication in Hospice - Al Richardson
20		1430 - 1500	break with exhibitors
21		1500 - 1600	5-1 Ask the Parents - An Intimate Conversation with Bereaved Parents Denise Greenberger, LCSW and Beth Vogel, PNP	5-2 Pain Management Part ONE - Susan Prather, RN CHPN	5-3 The Impact of Complimentary Therapies on EOL Care - Amy Adams, NMT; Suzi Barber, RN BSN; Lora Matos, LMT, RN - Hospice Savannah	5-4 Lawyers, Liability and Licensure - Oh MY! Legal Implications in Nursing Rhonda Haney, RN BSN LNC	5-5 Clinical Audits and Documentation: The Clinician Connection Roseanne Berry and Charlene Ross
22		1600-1630	break with exhibitors
23		1630-1730	6-1 Substance Abuse and Caregivers: Facing the Challenge as an Interdisciplinary Team Selina Popovich-Evans, LCSW/CASII	6-2 Pain Management Part TWO - Susan Prather, RN CHPN	6-3 Social Media and Health Law: Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century Bill Boling, JD and Cheryl Musial, BSN	6-4 Twister! Human Resource Challenges Michael McCall, JD	6-5 The Power Behind the Curtain Larry Daniel, M.Div, BCC
24		1730 - 1900	Hospitality Reception for All Attendees - Meet your Board of Directors and Enjoy good food and spirits! Sponsored by Hospice Meds Plus!
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26			Master's Hall	Room K	Room L		Room Q
27	FRI	0730 - 0900	registration/ Continental breakfast
28		0900-0930	7-1 Call to Action: Palliative Care and Quality of Life - a Legislative Update from the American Cancer Society
29		0930 - 1030	7-2 Opening Plenary - Ken Ross, President of the EKR Foundation "The Life and Legacy of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: Psychiatrist, Humanitarian and Hospice Pioneer"
30		1030 - 1100	break with exhibitors
31		1100 - 1200	8-1 Palliative Management of End Stage Dementia - Dr. Kevin Henning	8-2 Management of Symptoms in Children near the End of Life Dr. Marcia Levetown	8-3 Photographs and Memories Ken Ross	8-4 Lions and Tigers and Bears:Cultural Diversity in End of Life Care Haejin Ban, LMSW and Laura Williams, RN	8-5 There's No Place Like Home - Making Volunteers Feel Welcome Patsy Massey, Vol. Mgr
32		1200 - 1300	LUNCH
33		1300 - 1400	9-1 What the Munchkins Saw: Disaster Planning and Response Expert Panel!	9-2 Assessment and Management of Opiod-Induced Neurotoxicity Dr. James Brown	9-3 The Healing Power of Stories Diane Rooks, MA	9-4 Infant Loss and Parental Bereavement: The Who, Why and What of Community Partnerships Kayla Johnson (parent) and Betsy Kammerud LCSW	9-5 A Novel Approach to Hospital Palliative Care: Expanded Role for Counselors Carol Babcock, LMFT
34		1400 - 1415	Final break, turn in evaluations
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37			Saturday Physician's Symposium - Room K/L			Symposium Objectives:
38	SATURDAY	0800-0900	Registration/Breakfast			1. Describe techniques useful when communicating difficult or distressing information to patients and families 2. Discuss methods for managing dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases in terminal phase 3. Identify symptoms associated with opioid toxicity at the end of life 4. Identify ethical issues encountered in care at the end of life 5. Describe methods for defusing turmoil and discord in difficult family situations in various care settings
39		0900-0905	Opening Comments
40		0905-1000	Communications, Family-Centered Care, HCAHPS: What They Didn't Teach Us in Medical School Dr. Marcia Levetown
41		1000-1045	Discussing Distressing Information - Dr. Levetown
42		1045-1100	Break with Networking
43		1100-1215	Heading to Oz: Advance Care Planning and End of Life Negotiations - Dr. Levetown
44		1215 - 1300	LUNCH
45		1300-1345	The Emerald City: The Art of Condolence - Dr. Levetown
46		1345 -1415	Break with Networking
47		1415-1515	Palliative Management of End Stage Dementia - Dr. Henning
48		1515-1615	Assessment and Management of Opioid-Induced Neurotoxicity - Dr. Brown
49		1615-1630	Closing Comments/Wrap Up/Evaluations - Jennifer Hale