Conference Schedule

MON. - WED., APRIL 26-28, 2010
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Pre-conference Workshops (RAC-CT, C-NE, Medicare University)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
5:00 p.m.	Membership Reception and Membership Matters!
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:00 to 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 to 8:00 a.m.	Welcome & Opening
8:00 to 9:30 a.m.	KEYNOTE: Come and Meet Ima Famlimember! - Deborah Afasano, BSN, RNC, RAC-CT
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 to 12:00 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS MDS 3.0 and RUGS IV: Dealing with Reality: How to Redesign Operations and Responsibilities in a Changing SNF Universe – Sheryl Buchholtz Rosenfield, RN, BC, RAC-MT MDS 3.0 is Upon Us – What You Need to Know to Get Started – Rena Shephard, MHA, RN, RAC-MT, C-NE Don't Gamble with Compliance – Sophie Campbell, MSN, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT and Stephanie Kessler, Senior Manager, RAC-CT A Practical Approach to Culture Change – Linda Kettles, RN, RAC-CT and K.J. Langlais, CEO, LACHA
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.	GENERAL SESSION: AANAC Discussion Group MDS 3.0 Live! - Panel Discussion: Carol Job, RN, RACCT; Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-CT ; Rena Shephard, MHA, RN, RAC-MT, C-NE; Judy Wilhide-Brandt, RN, BA, RAC-MT, SMQT, C-NE
3:30 to 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 to 5:15 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS MDS 3.0 Improve Your Odds of Success - Sheri Kennedy, RN, BA, MS Ed, RAC-MT Developing Your Expertise In Geriatric Nursing and Leadership – Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN Member Networking Quality Indicator Survey- The Fundamentals of What You Need to Know - Kenneth Daily, LNHA
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Registration
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.	Welcome
8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.	KEYNOTE: CMS Updates Thomas Dudley, MS, RN (Invited) Sheila Lambowitz, MBA, RN (Invited) Mary Pratt, MSN, RN (Invited)
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.:	BREAKOUT SESSIONS Understanding the New RUGS IV Changes – Jan Stewart, RN, RAC-MT MDS and Medicare MDS 2.0 vs. MDS 3.0 – Carol Maher, RNBC, RAC-CT Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations - Steven Littlehale, MS, GCNS, BC Pain Management and the IDT – Karyn Leible, RN, MD, CMD
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.	AWARDS LUNCHEON
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.	KEYNOTE: Culture Change: Developing a Central Role for Nursing Bonnie Kantor, Sc.D
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS MDS 3.0 Care Area Assessments – When, How, and Why – Rena Shephard, MHA, RN, RAC-MT, C-NE Restraints in LTC: What Are the Rules, and How Do I Code MDS 3.0? – Linda Taylor, MSN, RN Four Steps to Five-Star Success - Steven Littlehale, MS, GCNS, BC Hitting the Jackpot: Effective Resident Interviewing – Rita Roedel, MS, RN and Lisa Hohlbein, RN, BS, RAC-CT, MSCN