Welcome to... PANPHA's Annual Conference
May 15-17, 2002
Westin & David L. Lawrence Convention Centers, Pittsburgh

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TUESDAY, MAY 14  Location
Pre-Conference & Conference Registration Allegheny Foyer -Westin
Golf Lunch and Tournament starting at Noon Hickory Heights Golf Course
Half-Day Pre-Conference Workshop: Hot Labor Topics Westmoreland Central-West-Westin
Half-Day Pre-Conference Workshop: Where You Stand Determines What You See…And What You Don't Westmoreland Central-West-Westin
Film Festival: Part 1: Problem Behaviors in Geriatrics - Wandering & Part 2: Problem Behaviors in Geriatrics - Agitation and Restlessness Westmoreland Central-West-Westin
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Location
Conference Registration Allegheny Foyer - Westin
Film Festival: Customer & Healthcare & Prepared Professional Westmoreland-Westin
Welcome/Awards/General Session: How High Can You Bounce! Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
CONCURRENT SESSIONS  
1a. Know Your Legislator - A "How To" on Maintaining… Westmoreland East-Westin
2a. Merge? Affiliate?-What is a Board to Do? Lead, Follow or ... Somerset-Westin
3b. The Impact on Our CCRCs When Planning for Medicaid Allegheny 1-Westin
4b. How to Perform an Operational Assessment of your Facility Allegheny 11-Westin
5c. If the Shoe Doesn't Fit…Maybe it's on the Wrong Foot! Allegheny 111-Westin
6d. Healthcare Workforce Trends and Issues: Challenges & Opp. Westmoreland Central-Westin
7e. Crisis/Consequences Management Tools for Senior Housing Washington-Westin
8f. HUD Update Westmoreland West-Westin
9g. Chronic Nonmalignant Pain: Assessment/Management & Quality Butler-Westin
10g. What Every Medical Director Must Know About LTC Regulatory Cambria West-Westin
11h. Making the Internet Work for You Fayette-Westin
12i. Activities/Volunteers & Programs Cambria East-Westin
Lunch / Visit the Exhibitors Main floor, David L. Lawrence
Visit the Technology Resource Room Fayette-Westin
Film Festival: Handling a Customer Opportunity & Following the Script 2nd floor, David L. Lawrence
Palms Held 101 - Basics of Buying and Using a Palm Pilot 3rd floor, David L. Lawrence
CONCURRENT SESSIONS  
13a. Wanted: Diligent, Visionary, Not-for-Profit Boards Westmoreland East-Westin
14a. The Senior Community as "New Town" Allegheny 111-Westin
15b. Introduction to HIPAA, A Framework for Compliance Allegheny 1-Westin
16b. An Issues Forum on Long Term Care Financing Allegheny 11-Westin
17c. Maximizing a Shoestring Budget Somerset-Westin
18d. Training and Retaining Nursing Assistants Westmoreland Central-Westin
19e. "Measure Twice-Cut Once" - Managing the Pre-Construction Washington-Westin
20f. Knowledge is Power Westmoreland West-Westin
21g. The Ramifications of Sleep Disorders as it Impacts LTC Cambria West-Westin
22g. Department of Health Quality Assurance Update Butler-Westin
23h. New Internet Resources Fayette-Westin
24i. Election 2002: What Are You Going to Do to Make it Real Cambria East-Westin
General Session: Winning the Talent Wars: Turn New Generation Gap Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
Film Festival: Handling Negative Attitudes & Embracing Team-Based Westmoreland-Westin
Networking Night Out: Baseball Game or Dinner Cruise Shuttles leave at 5:30 & 6:05 p.m. from front entrance of the Westin
THURSDAY, MAY 16 Location
Conference Registration Allegheny Foyer -Westin
Film Festival: Team Focused Recruitment…& Fixing Absenteeism Westmoreland-Westin
Awards/General Session: Service, Disney Style Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
CONCURRENT SESSIONS  
25a From the Ground Up: Developing a State-of-the-Art LTC Westmoreland East-Westin
26a. Strategic Alignment - Determining Tomorrow's - Part 1 (Part 2- see38a) Allegheny 111-Westin
27b. The "Basics" of Medicare and Medical Assistance Reimbursement Allegheny 1-Westin
28b. Latest Developments in Survey and Enforcement Allegheny 11-Westin
29c. Designing Innovative Solutions and Improving Lives Somerset-Westin
30d. How Changing the Culture Changes Everything Westmoreland Central-Westin
31b/d. Outsourcing the Business Office Function: How, What & Why Cambria East-Westin
32e. Say Aaah! Examining an Ailing Campus - Part 1 (Part 2 - see 43e) Washington-Westin
33f. Dollars & Sense: Put Your Project on an Energy Diet/ Save Money Westmoreland West-Westin
34g. Sustaining a Style of Care New Trends in Dementia Care Butler-Westin
35g. How Many RNACs do I REALLY Need? Cambria West-Westin
36h/i. Internet Connections for Activity/Volunteer Professionals as well... Fayette-Westin
Lunch / Visit the Exhibitors Main floor, David L. Lawrence
Visit the Technology Resource Room Fayette-Westin
Film Festival: Proactive Leadership…& Dealing with Turf Wars 2nd floor, David L. Lawrence
Palms Held for Seasoned User - Maximizing the Use of Palm Pilot 3rd floor, David L. Lawrence 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS  
37a. Successful In-house Therapy Beyond the First Year Westmoreland East-Westin
38a. Strategic Alignment - Determining Tomorrow's - Part 2 (cont. from 26a) Allegheny 111-Westin
39b. Compliance for SNF's; Implementing the OIG Guidance for LTC Allegheny 1-Westin
40b. Next Steps in Integrating HIPAA with Corporate Compliance Allegheny 11-Westin
41c. The How and Why of Creating a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Somerset-Westin
42d. Noggin Joggin on Humor in the Workplace Westmoreland Central-Westin
43e. Say Aaah! Examining an Ailing Campus - Part 2 (cont. from 32e) Washington-Westin
44f. Legal Issues of Admission and Retention in HUD Elderly Housing Westmoreland West-Westin
45g. Models of Dementia Care in the LTC Setting Butler-Westin
46g. Bureau of Program Integrity Update: New Program Initiatives Cambria West-Westin
47h. Making the Internet Work for You

Fayette-Westin

48i. Compiling the MDS - Are you in Compliance? Cambria East-Westin
PANPHA Annual Membership Meeting Allegheny 11-Westin
General Session: Leading Change: Leadership Skills for Turbulent Times Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
Film Festival: Survey Leadership … & Positive Family Approaches Westmoreland-Westin
FRIDAY, MAY 17   Location
Conference Registration Allegheny Foyer -Westin
Film Festival: Preventing & Handling Elder Abuse & Preventing Falls Westmoreland-Westin
AAHSA Update Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
General Session: Three Keys to Leadership Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
CONCURRENT SESSIONS  
49a. The Leadership Mirror: A Process for Ensuring On-Going ... Allegheny 111-Westin
50a. Planned Giving: What? Why? How? Westmoreland East-Westin
51b. Pain Management: A Legal and Ethical Consumer Expectation Allegheny 1-Westin
52a/b. "Financial Benchmarking" - A Board and Management Tool Allegheny 11-Westin
53b. Making HIPAA Operational in Long Term Care Facilities Westmoreland Central-Westin
54c. The Four "R's" of Future Planning: Rightsizing, Repositioning Somerset-Westin
55d. Structuring of Senior Management's Compensation & Benefit Plan Cambria West-Westin
56e. "Don't Wall Me In" - Integrating Architecture & Landscaping Washington-Westin
57f. Planning for Tomorrow's Baby Boomer: Are You Ready? Westmoreland West-Westin
58g. Quality Indicators and the Management of Dementia Butler-Westin
59h. New Internet Resources Fayette-Westin
60i. Creating a Fitness Craze Within Your Retirement Community Cambria East-Westin
Closing General Session: Aging with Grace: Findings from Nun Study Allegheny Ballroom-Westin
Film Festival: Sleep Problems in the Elderly Assessment/Management Westmoreland-Westin

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