7:00 AM
Registration Opens
7:30 AM – 8:25 AM
Breakfast, sponsored by UCB Biopharmaceuticals
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Ensuring Excellence: QAPI
Thomas Annarella, BS, LNHA
Valley Hi Nursing & Rehabilitation, Administrator
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Navigating Tough Terrain: Staffing, a Panel Discussion
Thomas Annarella, BS, LNHA
Valley Hi Nursing & Rehabilitation, Administrator
Sara Champion, BS, MA, SHRM
Forum Extended Care Services, Human Resources Manager
Ann Sommer, BA, MS, PA
Daytime Diamonds, Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Surmi, MSG, Social Gerontologist
Koelsch Senior Communities, Director of Education & Culture
Pamela Bryan Kramer, BA, LPhT (Moderator)
Forum Extended Care Services, Executive Vice President
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break / Vendor Exhibits
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lessons From the Exam Room: How to Talk to Anyone, Anywhere, on Any Subject
Ann Sommer, BA, MS, PA
Daytime Diamonds, Chief Executive Officer
12:00 PM – 12:55 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Tag, You’re It: The Citation Dilemma
Susan LaGrange, BS, RN
Pathway Health, Chief Nursing Officer
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Surviving the Survey 2024
Meredith Duncan, BS, JD
Polsinelli, Attorney
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break / Vendor Exhibits
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Finding the Joy in Our Business: Practical Strategies for Keeping Yourself & Your Team in the Game
Benjamin Surmi, MSG, Social Gerontologist
Koelsch Senior Communities, Director of Education & Culture
