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April 22, 2025 | Day 1 

7:15 - 8:00 AM                                       Registration
8:00 - 8:15 AM  Welcome and Opening Remarks Rachel Monger, LeadingAge Kansas
8:15 - 9:15 AM Opening Keynote What's Your MVP? Coach Donnie Campbell
9:25 - 10:45 AM       Breakout Sessions      The PEAK Perspectives: Triumphs, Trials, and Solutions PEAK 2.0 Project Staff and Program Participants, Moderated by Kevin McFarland, LeadingAge Kansas
Strategic Planning for Aging Services: A Roadmap for Managing Your Own Approach Andy Edeburn, Elder Dynamics

10:45 AM -

1:45 PM                           

Expo & Lunch at Century II Convention Center

11:30 AM - Lunch

1:15 PM - Prizes
2:05 - 2:55 PM General Session TBD TBD
3:05 - 3:55 PM Breakout Sessions Let's Go Phishing  Adam Boyle, Networks Plus
Careforce Report: Should I Stay, or Should I Go? KARE Technologies
Validation Therapy and Compassionate Communication in Dementia Care  Hollie Glover-Lowe, James L. West Center for Dementia Care
Maximizing Value: Strategies for Managing Dining Budgets Effectively Lance Sanson, Cura Hospitality
4:05 - 4:55 PM Breakout Sessions Let's Go Phishing Adam Boyle, Networks Plus
Careforce Report: Should I Stay, or Should I Go? KARE Technologies
Validation Therapy and Compassionate Communication in Dementia Care  Hollie Glover-Lowe, James L. West Center for Dementia Care
Maximizing Value: Strategies for Managing Dining Budgets Effectively Lance Sanson, Cura Hospitality
5:30 - 7:30 PM  Mix & Mingle Social Hour


April 23, 2025 | Day 2

 

7:15 - 8:00 AM                                       Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 AM General Session

Solution Focused Problem Solving

*This session is sponsored by the LeadingAge Kansas Center for Leadership*
 Percy Turner & Zane May, Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute
9:40 - 10:30 AM                                                 Breakout Sessions         AI in Senior Living: Expert Insights & Governance Matt Reiner, Parasol Alliance
We're From the Government and We're Here to Help: Interpreting the OIG's New Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Homes Brooke Bennett Aziere, Foulston Siefkin LLP
Professional Boundaries and Nursing Ethics Dr. Michael Gillette, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.
Emotional Intelligence and Managing the Room Erin Putney, Before the Casket
10:40 - 11:30 AM General Session Workplace Ethics in Long Term Care Dr. Michael Gillette, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.
11:30 - 12:45 PM Lunch Breakouts KING Luncheon
Networking Groups (Administrators, C-Suite, DONs, Business Office, Activities, and more)
1:00 - 1:50 PM Breakout Sessions AI in Senior Living: Expert Insights & Governance Matt Reiner, Parasol Alliance
We're From the Government and We're Here to Help: Interpreting the OIG's New Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Homes Brooke Bennett Aziere, Foulston Siefkin LLP
Professional Boundaries and Nursing Ethics Dr. Michael Gillette, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.
Emotional Intelligence and Managing the Room Erin Putney, Before the Casket
2:00 - 2:50 PM Breakout Sessions Our Dawn is Breaking: 7 Things We Should Be Excited About Andy Edeburn, Elder Dynamics
Financial Management Strategies: Implementing Best Practices and Understanding How to Empower Your Team's Financial Oversight Bob Dick & Kailey Riskowski, Bland & Associates
Dimensions of Wellness for Resident Programming and Staff Wellness Jackie Halbin, Lakeview Village
3:00 - 3:30 PM  LeadingAge Kansas Business Meeting Rachel Monger, LeadingAge Kansas & Cheyenne Strunk, Board President
3:40 - 4:30 PM Closing Keynote You Can Make a Difference Judge Tommy Webb
 

Continuing Education:

This educational event has been approved for up to 12.0 continuing education hours in the core of Administration and up to 3.0 continuing education hours in the core of Resident Care for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators, Adult Care Home Operators and Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 12.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.
*Continuing education hours are subject to change.
*Dates and Times are subject to change.