Schedule of Events


Wednesday, 11/06/2024: PRE-CONFERENCE

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM - JCN ALUMNI VIP WELCOME RECEPTION

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM - CONFERENCE ATTENDEE REGISTRATION/WELCOME RECEPTION

Remarks: Mariann Kerr,JCN; SusanHinck, IHCNO

Dixon Sim Lab Tours: Maryanne Halligan, JCN; Jennifer King, JCN; Marilynn Murphy, JCN; Jacquelyn O'Rourke-Fulford, JCN


Thursday, 11/07/2024: DAY 1 - RECIPIENTS OF CARE

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM – WELCOME

Overview/Keynote Introduction: Marie Ann Marino, Dean, JCN; Kate FitzPatrick, CNEO, Jefferson Health; Susan Hinck, IHCNO

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM – KEYNOTE

Presentation: Kathryn Bowles, U Penn

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM – REFRESHMENT BREAK

9:40 AM – 10:45 AM – MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION

Theme: Transitional Care Across the Lifespan

Moderator: Susan Hinck, IHCNO

Panelists: Conversations focused on transitions across the lifespan to home, care delivery, resources, and supports

  • Infants, Ksenia Zukowsky/Michele Savin, JCN (Malawi/Sierra Leone Fellowship)
  • Pediatrics, Jane Tobias, JCN
  • Adults and Older Adults, Michael Johnson, Bayada
  • Palliative Care/Hospice, Caitlyn Moore, JCN

Response: Questions submitted in writing during the presentation

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM – REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION

Theme: Transitional Care for Marginalized Populations

Moderator: Anne Teitelman, JCN

Panelists: Conversations focused on transitions to home, care delivery, resources, and supports

  • Neurodiverse Populations, Brooke Goodspeed, JeffCAN
  • LGBTQ+/Transgender Care Populations, Living Happily in the Community, Karla Bell, JCN
  • Substance Use Disorder, Dennis Hand, JCN/MATER, and Martina Manfra, MATER Community Advisory Board

Response: Questions submitted in writing during the presentation

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – VIRTUAL SPEAKER

Presentation: Jefferson Humanities Forum: The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments, Hadley Vlahos, RN

Author of The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments; Hospice nurse and TikTok star shares moving stories, life lessons and wisdom from her patients in a memoir about how end-of-life care can teach us just as much about how to live as it does about how we die.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – LUNCH IS PROVIDED

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Theme: Risk Factors Associated with Transitions

Speaker Introductions: Joie Glenn RN, MBA, CAE(Ret) - IHCNO

Presenters: Discuss overview/big picture

  • Rapid Readmission to Acute Care, Michelle Mattiace, Jefferson, System VP Care Management
  • Care Planning for Home-based Care, Lisa Gorski, Editor, Home Healthcare Now
  • Infection Case and Impact on Transition, Mary Lou Manning, JCN

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM – REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – PODIUM PRESENTATION

Presentation: Evidence-Based Framework for Creating Positive Practice Environments, Lynn Newbury

 

Friday, 11/08/2024: DAY 2 - ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE CAREGIVING AND CAREGIVER

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

8:00 AM – 9:15AM – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Speaker Introductions: Barbara Piskor, IHCNO

Presentations:

  • Cultural Humility in Home Care, Mary Narayan
  • Aiding in the Transition of Care: Using Telehealth in the Home, Kathy Duckett, Tufts Healthcare

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM – REFRESHMENT BREAK

9:30 AM – 11:00 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Theme: Creating a Sustainable Interprofessional Team in Home Care

Speaker Introductions: Marilyn Harris, IHCNO

Presenters: Discuss what they do, how they fit in the team, communication, and rotating leadership for successful transitions

  • Mary Bouchaud, JCN
  • Janine Dougherty, Discharge Planner, Jefferson Health Abington
  • Meghan Gannon, JCN/MATER (Topic: Doulas)
  • Jane Pray, Director, Regional Nurse Family Partnership
  • Janet Roberto, Rehab Specialist Manager, Cancer Rehabilitation, Asplundh Jefferson Willow Grove
  • Sean Tripline, Asst. Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Theme: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

Speaker Introductions: Susan Breakwell, IHCNO

Presenters: Conversations focused on populations

  • Women Veterans with PTSD: How Service Dogs Help to Facilitate the Reintegration Process into Civilian Life: A Qualitative Study, Kathy Gray, Jennifer Shiroff, Maggie (service dog), JCN
  • Home Care’s Role in Promoting Healthy Aging, Joie Glenn, IHCNO Board Member and Chair of Next Fifty Initiative
  • Augmented Autonomy: Team STEPPS for Care Transitions, Matt Sevier, IHCNO
  • Current Initiative with ANA to Develop International Scope and Standards, Susan Hinck, IHCNO; Mary Narayan, IHCNO

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM – LUNCH IS PROVIDED

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – CLOSING REMARKS/EVALUATION/ATTENDEE Q&A

Remarks: Mariann Kerr, JCN; Susan Hinck, IHCNO

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (OPTIONAL) TOUR: CHRIST’S HOME/SHEPHERD’S CROSSING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Visit to a local continuing care community, Christ’s Home/Shepherd’s Crossing Retirement Community, Warminster, PA, to tour and share questions/responses relate to transitions of care.

Note: Preregister for this optional tour when registering for the conference.