Join us for an enlightening early morning session that explores the transformative power of adaptive yoga-based therapies for pain management and overall mental health. This session offers a holistic approach, equipping learners with practical tools to alleviate pain, reduce stress, and foster emotional well-being. This engaging experience will empower you to implement these practices into existing pain management programs to enhance the healing and resilience of the residents.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of the session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain and practical application of simple yoga-based therapies that can be incorporated into pain management programs and mental health activities.

Learner Objectives:

1. Recognize and demonstrate adaptive yoga-based postures and movement for seniors.
2. Summarize the impact of breathing exercises and the effects on the para-sympathetic nervous system.
3. Practice and demonstrate breathing techniques to help manage anxiety and/or stress.
4. Develop a program that integrates yoga-based therapies with other pain management and well-being strategies.

Enter a room of tranquility to relax and decompress throughout the conference. We will supply coloring books, essential oils, and light music to encourage our nurses to unwind.

Grab your breakfast and head right to your breakout session!

Do you feel overwhelmed when considering admitting a resident with clinically complex infusion therapy needs?  Learn how you and your staff can be appropriately prepared to care for these residents. A recipe for a 5-Star infusion program requires essential ingredients necessary to provide proper nursing care by qualified, competently trained nursing staff thereby decreasing resident risk and negative outcomes and to maximize reimbursement for the therapy provided. This is accomplished through a proactive, strategic, and systematic approach in planning for success.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this education session, the learner will report an increased knowledge in the essential components involved in admitting and caring for residents with complex infusion therapy needs.

Learner Objectives:

1. Discuss important aspects in capturing the correct minimum data set (MDS) conditions to maximize infusion therapy reimbursement.
2. Describe the regulatory standards related to F694 parenteral fluids.
3. Identify a systematic approach to ensure facility success in admitting and caring for the infusion therapy resident.

The chronic neurodegenerative nature of Parkinson’s Disease can create challenges for clients and caregivers. This presentation will review common symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease including Parkinson’s Dementia. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments will be addressed.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain of symptoms and diagnostic criteria associated with Parkinson’s Disease.

Learner Objectives:

1. Discuss symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease
2. Discuss considerations in the diagnostic criteria of Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
3. Analyze why an interdisciplinary approach is important in the care of clients with Parkinson’s

With the explosion of new technologies in wound care the wound care clinician can have a tendency to overlook the importance of wound dressings. This includes how dressing function contributes to healing. Ever since George Winter discovered the importance of moist wound healing in the early 1960’s, thousands of wound dressings have entered the market. This abundance makes dressing selection confusing for wound care providers. Categorization of wound dressings as it is done today makes dressing selection complicated.  CMS’s Surgical Dressing Reimbursement policy categorizes wound dressings by the highest percentage of ingredient (substrate) in the dressing, regardless of the function.  This categorization by substrate, and not by the dressing function, may limit a dressing’s full potential benefits.  Manufacturers of new advanced dressings with combinations of substrates or new ingredients lack the knowledge, funding, or ability to apply for a new product category, thus limiting innovation in dressing technology.  Even with these limitations, clinicians have options, but we need a process to categorize dressings other than by substrate. Detriments of improper dressing selection and the importance following manufacturer guidelines will be discussed.  Finally, building a formulary with the greatest versatility will be reviewed.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this education activity participants will report a knowledge gain of the options for wound dressings..

Learner Objectives:

1. Explain how improper dressing categorization can impact outcomes.
2. Recall the 3 wound assessments that drive wound dressing selection.
3. Discuss the functional abilities of wound dressings and how they match present clinical goals.
4. Describe the importance of following manufacturers package inserts for wound dressings as well as for CTPs and adjunctive modalities.
5. Recall the importance of developing a versatile product formulary for your specific practice.

This presentation is designed to assist health care professionals as they develop care plans for clients with dementia. A review of assessment tools that could be utilized will be addressed along with a review of realistic goals and meaningful interventions. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches will be discussed.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain of assessment tools, goal setting considerations and treatment approaches for the client with dementia

Learner Objectives:

1. Discuss the purpose of dementia care planning
2. Identify at least two cognitive assessment tools for the client with dementia
3. Describe a realistic vs. unrealistic goal for clients with dementia
4. Identify at least three non-pharmacologic interventions for clients with dementia
5. Identify at least three considerations when using pharmacologic interventions in dementia management

NOTE: Please grab your lunch and be seated no later than 11:45 AM.

Please join us for a sponsored luncheon presentation by Neurocrine Biosciences!

This program will provide education on appropriate diagnosis, assessment, and treatment approaches for tardive dyskinesia. In addition, the session will include an interactive TD video glossary to help healthcare providers distinguish between TD and other movement disorders.

Jennifer Card, the founder of Card Vascular LLC, will be sharing the latest information on building a high-quality vascular program in your building. Jennifer will not only highlight the importance of the program, but also provide guidance on implementing the program through the creation of policies, standard operating procedures and education that aligns with the most up to date national standards.

Nurse learner Outcome: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to identify the foundational elements of a high-quality vascular program, and how to implement a vascular program in their facility.

Learner Objectives:

1. List the foundational elements of a high-quality vascular program.
2. Discuss how to educate staff on policies and procedures.
3. Identify how to create a vascular program internally.

Older adults in long term care settings present unique challenges for diabetes management. These obstacles will be explored along with current standards of care. Dietary, glucose monitoring, and treatment options will be reviewed.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain of s appropriate goal setting and management guidelines for older adult clients with DM

Learner Objectives:

1. Describe three unique considerations for managing diabetes in long term care centers
2. Recall why glucose targets need to be individualized for long term care clients
3. Identify at least 3 considerations for end-of-life care of the diabetic client

Jennifer Card, the founder of Card Vascular LLC, will be reviewing the changes made to the Infusion Nursing Society (INS) standards. Jennifer will identify the changes, as well as, how to implement them into your facilities policies and procedures to ensure alignment with the most up to date national standards.

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to clearly identify the changes that were made to INS standards and look to implement them at their facility.

Learner Objectives:

1.     Evaluate if your facility is currently implementing policies and procedures that adhere to INS standards.
2.     Analyze your existing policies and procedures to ensure they are in compliance with the updated INS standards.
3.     Create policies and procedures that adhere to the newly updated INS standards.

In this session we will explore identified gaps in infection control program from recent 2567 findings.  We will discuss strategies and approaches to remedy identified gaps and discuss best practices to create a robust and sustainable infection control program. 

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain of areas and practices in their current infection prevention and control programs that have gaps, need improvement, place their residents and staff at risk and how to correct them.

Learner Objectives:

    Identify areas in their infection prevention and control programs that need improvement.
    Discuss strategies to use to improve their IPC programs and avoid survey citations.
    Review other less common areas of IPC programs that should be addressed.

NOTE: Please grab your breakfast and be seated no later than 7 AM.

Please join us for a sponsored breakfast presentation by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.!

This program will cover the prevalence, impact, and clinical presentation of agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the audience will review the current clinical care landscape of agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Enter a room of tranquility to relax and decompress throughout the conference. We will supply coloring books, essential oils, and light music to encourage our nurses to unwind.

CMS Acting Division Director Celeste Saunders and CMS Branch Manager of the Quality & Safety Branch in the Division of Nursing Homes Eimee Casal join us to discuss the highest priority issues for CMS for 2024 and 2025 including the risk based survey process. They’ll talk about recent CMS regulatory changes to the enforcement rule, the facility assessment, and Nursing Home Care Compare. Finally, they’ll discuss requirements for infection control and enhanced barrier precautions. This is your chance to hear straight from the source!

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of this educational session participants will report a knowledge gain on the CMS Policy Oversight Updates.

Learner Objectives:

1. Identify the highest priority issues being addressed by CMS.
2. Describe recent CMS regulatory changes such as the updated enforcement rule and the facility assessment updates.
3. Discuss infection control and enhanced barrier precautions requirements.
4. Review updates made to Nursing Home Care Compare.

In this session, a panel of experts who utilize medication aides in here and other states share their experiences and wisdom so that participants may avoid pitfalls and stumbling blocks as they implement medications in their organizations. Are you still leery about bringing medication aides to your homes? Are your nurses concerned? We share our results with you alleviate that worry.

Nurse Learner Outcome: 80% of the participants will self-report a knowledge gain on how to implement the use of medication aides in nursing homes.

Learner Objectives:

1. List the points of law and rules governing medication aides in Michigan.
2. Discuss successful implementation strategies and practices.
3. Describe how the program in Northern Michigan works.