Agenda

Monday, September 27

6:45 p.m. Welcome – Cocktails
7:45 p.m. Dinner

Tuesday, September 28

6:45 a.m. Breakfast
7:45–8:30 a.m. Welcome – Introductions

What is Quality Care?


The Perspective of the Resident and Their Families (special video)
8:30–9:15 a.m. Mark Parkinson, Governor, Kansas
  “Improving the Quality of LTC: Experience from
One of the Original QIS States”
9:15–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30–10:00 a.m. Dr. Andy Kramer, Chief Executive Officer, Nursing
Home Quality and Professor of Medicine, University
of Colorado
  “Bringing us up to Speed with QIS”
10:00 –11:30 p.m. Expert Presentations
  Question: “What are the Changing Expectations for
Nursing Homes and How are we Meeting them?”

Each Expert Will Present his or her own Organization’s Experiences on Meeting Expectations
  10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Mary Ousley,
President, Ousley & Associates and QA expert
  10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Barbara Baylis,
Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations,
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
11:30 –12:30 p.m. Lunch
Special Guest Speaker—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr..
12:30 –1:00 p.m. Sue MacInnes, RD, LD, Chief Marketing Officer,
Medline Industries, Inc.

Interactive Survey

“Participant Perspectives on QA Practices and Opportunities”
1:00 –1:45 p.m. Expert Presentations (continued)

Neil Pruitt, Chairman and CEO, UHS Pruitt

1:45–2:15 p.m. Discussion, Questions and Exchange
2:15–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–3:45 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, CWON,
FAPWCA, FAAN, President, Ayello, Harris & Associates,
Inc.; Clinical Associate Editor, Advances in Skin
& Wound Care; Faculty, Excelsior College, School
of Nursing
  “Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Multidisciplinary collaboration and
MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions”
3:45–4:15 p.m. Setting the Stage for Day 2

Where Do We Stand
7:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner

Wednesday, September 29

6:45 –7:45 a.m. Breakfast
7:45 –9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion
The Implementation Process and Impact of the
abaqis Quality Assurance system
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Each group will have a moderator and panel
of Nursing Home Experts

Group 1: Independent Homes and Small Chains

Group 2: Regional and Large Multi State Organizations
9:30–10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 –11:00 a.m. Dr. Andy Kramer

“What’s coming next”

11:00 –11:30 a.m. Discussion and Exchange
11:30–12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30–1:30 p.m. Kevin W. Yankowsky, JD, Partner in the Health Law
Litigation Group of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP,
Houston, Texas
  “Preventative Legal Care; reducing your risk”
1:30–2:30 p.m. Special Guest Speaker, "The Future of Healthcare and the Importance of Quality"
2:30–2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks