Day 1: Thursday, October 6

12:30 PM
Registration & Exhibits Open
1:00 PM
Welcome & Introductions:
President Albert Lam, MD and EDC Chair & Interim CEO Dominic Lim, MPH
 
 
1:15 PM
Consensus Leadership: Leadership for Culture Change
 
Speakers: Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD and
Janice Hoffman-Simen, Pharm.D., EdD, APh, BCGP, FASCP
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Demonstrate a high-level understanding of change management principles.
 
2. Apply change management concepts to transform organizational culture.
 
3. Identify types of challenges to anticipate when attempting to shift an organization's culture.
 
 
2:00 PM
Culture Change: Addressing Inequality, Respect, Cultural Linguistic Competency, and Racial Equity for Staff Retention
 
Speaker: Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Define key terminology with respect to inequality, linguistic competency, racial equity
 
2. Describe staff retention challenges in the post acute and long term care settings, stemming from racial inequality and inequity
 
3. Explain how inequality and racial equity impact staff retention in the post acute and long term care settings
 
 
2:30 PM
Break (30 Minutes)
 
 
3:00 PM
Putting Staff First: How Everyday Actions Can Improve Morale, Change Culture, and Promote Engagement
 
Speaker: Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Identify how behavior is likely to improve staff morale.
 
2. Identify areas where current culture and behavior may reduce staff engagement.
 
3. Apply techniques to motivate and grow staff in engaging ways.
 
 
4:00 PM
What Does Person-Centered Care Mean? How to Develop and Implement a
Person-Centered Care Plan in the LTC Setting
 
Speaker: Keith Savell, Ph.D.
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Compare definitions and uses of person-centered care and person-directed
care to determine facility implementation and actualization of culture change concepts.
 
2. Identify three person-centered care interventions which measurably improve quality of life.
 
3. Evaluate the impact of person-centered care plan interventions on improving
resident/family experiences of care.
 
 
4:30 PM
Poster Session: Cocktail Reception (No CME) (60 Minutes)
4:30 PM
LMG Alumni Reception (No CME) (60 Minutes)
 
 
5:30 PM
Break (15 Minutes)
Collaborative Medicolegal Summit: Strange Bedfellows (Dinner Event)
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC
5:45 PM
Welcome to the CALTCM Medicolegal Summit
 
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Define common legal terminology: plaintiff, defendant, negligence.
 
2. Summarize general types of claims brought against Post Acute and
Long Term Care
Providers.
 
3. Determine best practices to provide excellent care and reduce risks of
litigation and regulatory action.
 
 
6:00 PM
Understanding Nursing Home Litigation
 
Speaker: William Wilson, Esq.
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. List 5 important factors in documentation to reduce chance of litigation
 
2. Identify characteristics of patients, families and providers which pose an
increased risk of litigations
 
3. Assess your own documentation to ascertain areas of potential improvement
 
 
6:40 PM
Break (15 Minutes)
 
 
6:55 PM
Medicolegal Case Discussion #1
 
Speakers: Bill Artigliere, Esq. and Kim Valentine, Esq.
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Identify and explain theories of liability in nursing and other care facilities.
 
2. Create facility policies and procedures to improve quality, and mitigate civil
and regulatory liability.
 
3. Analyze lessons learned from case into practical, facility-based, quality
improvement
 
 
7:55 PM
Medicolegal Case Discussion #2
 
Speakers: William Wilson, Esq. and Darryl Ross, Esq.
 
Learning Objectives:
 
1. Identify and explain theories of liability in nursing and other care facilities.
 
2. Create facility policies and procedures to improve quality, and mitigate civil
and regulatory liability.
 
3. Analyze lessons learned from case into practical, facility-based, quality
improvement
 
 
8:55 PM
Pearls: Collaborative Medicolegal Summit
 
 
9:00 PM
Closing Comments / Adjourn
Session Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC