UPMC / Jefferson Regional Home Health, LP - Home health care at its best

Symposium Agenda

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.	Registration Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.	Symposium Opening & Welcome Penny Milanovich, MSN, MBA President, UPMC/Jefferson Regional Home Health, LP

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.	Patterns for a Lifetime: Controlling Diabetes in the Aging Adult Margaret Thearle, RN, CDE Diabetic Educator, UPMC South Side Hospital Identify the current prevalence, economic impact and quality of life issues related to diabetes Review diabetes progression and factors that can affect diabetes management in older adults Discuss roles of health care team members in providing diabetes care to maximize positive outcomes

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.	BREAK

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Mirroring the Care from Acute to Long Term: Methods for Positive Outcomes Adele L. Towers, MD, MPH Medical Director, Health Information Management, University of Pittsburgh Transitions of care and opportunities for adverse events related to poor communication Review of reported events that have led to adverse outcomes Review of current methods to address these issues with emphasis on transitions to home, ALF, SNF

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Evolving Regulations: Shaping your Facility's Future Kevin Longenecker and Gail Weidman Office of Long Term Living, Department of Public Welfare Discussion of the history and regulatory timeline of Assisted Living in Pennsylvania Discussion of the key differences between existing Personal Care Homes and proposed Assisted Living Residences Discussion of the licensure process and proposed Medicaid Waiver for Assisted Living

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Intricate Design: Improving Communication through the Continuum of Care Barbara Woodruff, BSW and Dorothy Fukas, RN, BSN UPMC Passavant Hospital Recognize the challenges by acute care facility and the transition to alternative levels of care Identify important information included in a "Healthcare Tool Kit" Understand current and future expectation of an Emergency Room Care Management Program

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.	BREAK

2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Reflections on Everyday Stress: Techniques to Combat the Emotional and Physiological Effects Terri Priestly, RN, MSN UPMC/Jefferson Regional Home Health, LP Stress will be defined into the physical and psychological realm Maladaptive stress responses will be presented with emphasis on recognizing this in ourselves and others Stress management and positive coping mechanisms will be presented

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.	The Many Shades of Geriatric Intimacy Kurt Emmerling, M.Ed, NCC, LPC and Tony Allen, B.S. Allegheny County Agency on Aging The Fallacy of Sexuality and Aging Communication with the Elderly about Sexuality Elder Sexuality and Resident Rights Issues in LTC Facilities

4:15 p.m.	ADJOURNMENT