TRACK 1 (Full Day): Supportive Palliative and Palliative Care Preconference (9:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Symptom Management in a Supportive Palliative Care Setting (Panel Discussion) | Tommie Farrell, MD, Hendrick Healthcare; Brieanna NationHoward, DO, Three Oaks; Adrianna Garrett, MSW, LMSW, Visiting Nurse Association, Kelley Newcomer, MD, Visiting Nurse Association

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Inclusion of Supportive Palliative Care: Minimum Requirements and Quality Solutions | Rosalind Nelson-Gamblin, Consultant

11;45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Transitioning Patients from Acute Care to Community-Based Palliative Care | Erin Donaho, ANP-C, CHFN, CHPN, National Specialist Cardiac Care; Lead NP Palliative Care @ Accent Care Hospice & Palliative Care

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Navigating complex care with compassionate conversations | Monique S. Nugent MD, MPH, Hospitalist, Author

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Palliative Care Contracts, Coding and Billing | Speaker TBA

TRACK 2 (Half Day): Volunteer Manager/Coordinator Preconference (12:30PM - 5:00PM)

12;30 PM - 1:30 PM

Keeping Records Straight and Serving Those Who Served | April Wicinske, Volunteer Manager, Trinity Hospice

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Finding the Right Fit: Recruiting and Matching Volunteers to Patient Needs | Raven Lawrence, Volunteer Coordinator, Three Oaks Hospice

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM

Coordinating Events and Recognizing Volunteers | Angela Spencer, Community Outreach Coordinator, Hospice in the Pines

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Training and Supervising Volunteers| Darbi Glassburn, Director of Palliative Care & Volunteer Services, Hospice of Wichita Falls

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Food As Love: Ethical, Legal and Moral Dilemmas in Withdrawing Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in Various Brain States (CME, CNE, CEU)

You Miss 100% of the Support You Don’t Give: Insights on Team Wellness (CME, CNE, CEU)

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Plenary: From Threat to Triumph: Unleashing the Brain’s Power to Conquer Chaos (CME, CNE, CEU)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

A-1

To Heal or Not to Heal: Managing the Unexpected Wound (CME, CNE, CEU)

A-2

Navigating professional boundaries for hospice leaders (CME, CNE, CEU)

A-3

Getting Creative at the End of Life: The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in Hospice (CE)

A-4

HHSC – Hospice FAQs (CE)

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

B-1

The Pain of Dementia Behaviors: Approaches to Manage Symptoms in Dementia (CME, CNE, CEU)

B-2

Control the Controllables – Efficient In-Budget Hospice Operations (CE)

B-3

Laughter, the Best Medicine: The Healing Power of Humor in Hospice (CME, CNE, CEU)

B-4

HHSC: Core vs. Non-Core Services (CNE, CEU)

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

C-1

How to Bring Up Hospice and Reframe Hope: Clinical Pearls for Your Practice (CME, CNE, CEU)

C-2

Communication: A Lifeline to Success (CME, CNE, CEU)

C-3

Hospice Bereavement: Extending Grief Support to Communities (CE)

C-4

HHSC: Medicaid Hospice Utilization Review (MHUR) (CME, CNE, CEU)

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Sweet Treat Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

D-1

Opioids: One Dose Does Not Fit All (CME, CNE, CEU)

D-2

AI in Healthcare: Revolutionizing End-of-Life Care with Technology (CME, CNE, CEU)

D-3

Dementia and Effective Communication: Helping Caregivers Maintain Their Sanity (CME, CNE, CEU)

D-4

HHS-OIG: Hospice Fraud Overview: Challenges and Successes (CME, CNE, CEU)

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care Panel (CME, CNE, CEU)

Best Practices for Serving Those with Dementia and Their Families (CME, CNE, CEU)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Plenary: An Invitation to Compassion: Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life (CME, CNE, CEU)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

E-1

Understanding Parkinson's Disease and the Role of Hospice (CME, CNE, CEU)

E-2

Employee Engagement and Retention: Building Satisfaction and Fulfillment (CME, CNE, CEU)

E-3

Discover the Benefits of Utilizing Pet Therapy Volunteers in Hospice (CME, CNE, CEU)

E-4

Palmetto GBA – Billing and Medical Review Workshop (all day) (CME, CNE, CEU)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch & Rewards Ceremony

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Breakout Sessions

F-1

Words Make a Difference: Expanding Your Hospice Documentation (CME, CNE, CEU)

F-2

Measuring Compassion: A Deep Dive into the CMS HOPE (CNE, CEU)

F-3

Plato’s Lemonade Stand: Rediscovering the Hospice Philosophy (CNE, CEU)

F-4

Palmetto GBA – Billing and Medical Review Workshop (all day) (CME, CNE, CEU)

1:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Break

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Breakout Sessions

G-1

What's in your baggie? Maximizing the hospice comfort pack | Linda Tavel, MD (CME, CNE, CEU)

G-2

Data-Driven, Heart-Led: Utilizing Metrics for Impactful Hospice Leadership (CME, CNE, CEU)

G-3

Redefining Spiritual Support: Unlocking the Full Potential of Hospice Chaplains (CE)

G-4

Palmetto GBA – Billing and Medical Review Workshop (all day) (CME, CNE, CEU)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

H-1

Show me the evidence! The Alliance Deprescribing Toolkit 2.0 (CE)

H-2

Donating My Body to Science (CE)

H-3

Kids Experience Death, Too (CME, CNE, CEU)

H-4

Palmetto GBA – Billing and Medical Review Workshop (all day) (CME, CNE, CEU)