| Session Name |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 8:30 – 9:30 am |
| Session A-1: Making Social Media Work For You |
| Session A-2: The Future of America’s Nursing Home Industry |
| Session A-3: Successful Restorative Program…When Nursing and Therapy Collaborate |
| Session A-4: Building a Successful Safe Resident Handling and Mobility Program |
| Session A-5: Traditionalist to Millennials – Who They Are, How to Get, Grow & Keep Them |
| Session A-6: Why Quality Matters Now More than Ever: Policy Breakthroughs in Medicaid and Medicare |
| Session A-7: Decreasing Legal Risk in your Facility Assessment |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 9:45 – 10:45 am |
| Session A-8: POLST in Action |
| Session A-9: Engaging Residents to Become “Research Pioneers” in Reducing Falls in AL and PC |
| Session A-10: Legal and Ethical Issues in Physical Therapy |
| Session A-11: Making the Connection: Linking Facility Assessment and QAPI Plan |
| Session A-12: Utilizing the Public Workforce Development System to Increase your Recruitment Pool and Retention |
| Session A-13: Alternative Payment Models: Payment Model Innovations in Long-Term and Post-Acute Care |
| Session A-14: What You Need to Know About Preparing for Surveys and Responding to an Adverse Survey/Licensure Action |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Session A-15: Managed Care on Your Terms |
| Session A-16: Disaster Planning and Preparedness |
| Session A-17: Planting the Seeds for a Fertile Workplace |
| Session A-18: Team Approach with Rehab is a Stepping Stone for Hospital Partnerships |
| Session A-19: Looking Ahead: Using Telemedicine to Reduce Costs and Improve the Quality of Care in the Nursing Home |
| Session A-20: Washington’s Impact on Skilled Nursing and Senior Housing Financing |
| Session A-21: Power of Attorney Agent vs. Court Appointed Guardian |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 12:15 – 1:45 pm |
| Session A-22: HERO Awards, Lunch and General Session (No Handouts) |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 2:00 – 3:30 pm |
| Session A-23: MCO Update – AmeriHealth Caritas |
| Session A-24: MCO Update – PA Health & Wellness |
| Session A-25: MCO Update – UPMC |
| Session A-26: Empowering Administrators for AL/PC Inspections |
| Session A-27: Quality Best Practices in SNF and AL/PC |
| Session A-28: Transformational Change – Keeping the Care and Caring Together |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 – 3:45 – 5:00 pm |
| Session A-29: Opening General Session – How to Engage in Media Relations |
| Wednesday, Sept. 27 – 8:30 – 10:00 am |
| Session B-1: State of Association and Business Meeting Plus Keynote Speaker – Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steeler Legend |
| Wednesday, Sept. 27 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Exhibit Hall |
| Wednesday, Sept. 27 – 12:00 – 1:30 pm |
| Session B-2: Lunch and General Session – Lawsuit Abuse Reform Update |
| Wednesday, Sept. 27 – 1:45 – 3:00 pm |
| Session B-3: Office of Long-Term Living Update |
| Session B-4: Infection Control in Assisted Living and Personal Care |
| Session B-5: OAPSA Update |
| Session B-6: Lessons Learned from CMS Infection Control Pilot Survey Program |
| Session B-7: Hooray for Training: Developing a Staff Development Program that Even Employees Will Love! |
| Session B-8: Mandatory Reporting of Crimes: Current Obligations and Implementation of “Phase II” Federal Requirements of Participation |
| Wednesday, Sept. 27 – 3:15 – 4:30 pm |
- Session B-9: PA Department of Health and Life Safety Code Update
- Session B-9: PA Department of Health Survey Update
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| Session B-10: PA Department of Human Services BHSL Update for AL and PC |
| Session B-11: Little Light of Mine. I’m Gonna Let it Shine! |
| Session B-12: Are you a Boss…or a Leader? |
| Session B-13: New Day, New Rules: A Complete Guide to Facility Implementation of the Mega Rule |
| Session B-14: An Overview of Mental Capacity from the Legal and Medical Perspective |
| Thursday, Sept. 28 – 8:30 – 9:30 am |
| Session C-1: Team Building in an Era of Constant Turnover |
| Session C-2: Assisted Living Residence Licensure: Why and How to Transition |
| Session C-3: Dementia: Handling Sticky Situations with Dignity and Humor |
| Session C-4: Commonly Heard, Commonly Said-How Catchphrases Help and Hurt Nursing Home Practices |
| Session C-5: Revenue Cycle – Billing Strategies for MCOs |
| Session C-6: Handling Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues Within Your Community |
| Session C-7: Violent Incident Training: Part 1 of 2 |
| Thursday, Sept. 28 – 9:45 – 10:45 am |
| Session C-8: OSHA Update |
| Session C-9: Utilizing Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Antipsychotics |
| Session C-10: Cybersecurity, Ransomware and Data: Practical Strategies for Preventing and Mitigating Cybersecurity Issues |
| Session C-11: Fall Reduction Strategy |
| Session C-12: Skilled Nursing Facility Data Analysis: How Your Data Can Drive Your Reimbursement |
| Session C-13: Dispensing the Truth through the Haze: Medical Marijuana in PA Long-Term Care |
| Session C-14: Violent Incident Training: Part 2 of 2 |
| Thursday, Sept. 28 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Session C-15: Closing Keynote: What Residents Fear and Why We Have to Know |
