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WINTER CONFERENCE & MEMBERSHIP MEETING
December 3-4, 2009
Radisson Hotel, Columbia
- Awards Luncheon
- Educational Sessions (7 hours of CE available for administrators and nurses)
- Holiday Reception
- Silent Auction
- Membership Meeting
Click Here for Conference Agenda
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Make your hotel reservations by calling the Radisson Hotel at:
1-803-731-0300 or 1-800-333-3333
Please mention you are with the SC Health Care Association
Room Rates:
$114 plus tax and fees for King or Queen/Queen
Room Cut-Off Date:
Please make your reservation by November 30, 2009
Reservations made after the cutoff date will be provided on a space available basis at prevailing rates
EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009
9:30AM – 11:30 AM
Skilled Documentation: Are You RAC Ready?
Presented by Patricia J. Boyer, MSM, RN, NHA, President, Boyer and Associates
The addition of the RAC (Recovery Audit Contractors) across the country has provided additional scrutiny to the reimbursement practices of facilities. This presentation will review the definition of skilled care and examine the 5 Major Areas of skilled service definitions with the goal to improve the daily skilled nursing documentation. Capturing documentation of skilled care is a challenge is of critical importance and time sensitive to making clear the skilled elements of care provided by the clinical operational team in long term care facilities. Attendees will be able to apply the nursing/facility process to quality improvement of the facility skilled documentation.
2:00 PM – 5:00PM
Why Facility Staffers Lose Sleep: Surveys, Incidents, Accidents, Abuse and Neglect
Presented by: Barbara Graybill, Esquire, Schutjer Bogar LLC
Every administrator and all management staff generally know the survey process and the reporting requirements for incidents, accidents, abuse and neglect. Knowledge of the survey process can be enhanced by additional training and stress reduction techniques. As for incidents, accidents, abuse and neglect, key processes can also alleviate costly and hurtful mistakes. After the resident is care for, the investigation and reporting begin, This session present survey process distressing, operation and defense strategies to properly investigate and preserve evidence and investigatory materials to maximize the defensibility of the facility. Presented through the unique perspective of plaintiff/defense/ and operational standpoints, the presenter brings years of experience to enhance the defensibility of facilities and decrease the likelihood of lawsuits. This seminar will explore the survey process and what plaintiff’s counsel looks for when presented with a potential care…and more surprisingly, points out the unanticipated results of what the records reflect. Guidelines for avoiding these unexpected legal pitfalls will be provided.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Reinventing Yourself for the New World of Healthcare
Presented by: Jim Mathis,CSP
Join us for a personally challenging and value changing presentation! The economy isn't down; it's different! With recent events, the realities of your business have changed permanently. You don't manage change, but rather the way you react to it. The next year is probably the end of the way most of us do business. 72% of the world's organizations will have to re-invent the way they do business in the next two years! To be effective in today's healthcare climate you must see yourself from the customer's point of view. Your service is a convergence of customer value satisfactions. Before you reinvent yourself and your organizational approach, you must identify these values as indisputable truths.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING & ELECTIONS
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:30 AM – 12:30 pm
Prior to the Awards Luncheon, Institutional Members will meet for the Membership Meeting and Elections. We will be electing our 2010 Executive Board as well as officers for each council and representatives for each elected committee during the Membership Meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Please make sure that your dues are current and that we have on record your authorized voting representatives and alternates for elections.
Voting by Proxy: Please be advised that voting by proxy at the Winter Conference Elections shall be permitted, provided:
1) The person voting the proxy is a duly appointed representative of an institutional member.
2) The proxy giving authorization is submitted in writing from either the designated representative or designated alternate before call to order of the membership meeting on Thursday, December 3rd.
3) The proxy giving authorization states the date of the meeting on which the proxy is to be exercised. (Note: Elections will be held on December 3, 2009.)
Awards Luncheon
Thursday, December 3, 2009
12:30 Pm - 2:30 PM
Our annual SCHCA Awards Luncheon and Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 3. The SCHCA Volunteer of the Year and CNA of the Year Awards for 2009 will be presented. And, the long term care professional who has demonstrated outstanding performance as a member of the Association during 2009 will be presented with our SCHCA Chairman’s Cup Award.
Holiday Reception & Silent Auction
Thursday, December 3, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Start the holiday season off right! Please join us for great food and great fun on Thursday evening. We will again hold a Silent Auction to benefit the SCHCA Nurse Scholarship Fund. It’s perfect timing to get a head start on your Christmas shopping.
REGISTRATION FEES
$ 225.00 per person for SCHCA Members (Check) (by December 1, 2009)
$ 230.00 per person for SCHCA Members (Credit Card - On Line Registration Only) (by December 1, 2009)
Online Registration will offer an immediate confirmation. Credit Cards AND Checks accepted Online
-No on-site registration
-This program is open to members of the SCHCA Only
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations must be made in writing and may be faxed to SCHCA at (803) 772-7943. Cancellations by phone will not be accepted. Cancellation received no later than December 1st will receive a full refund. Registrants who do not attend or who do not complete the full seminar will not receive a refund unless prior written notice is given to the SCHCA office.
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