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Program Lineup

Wednesday

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30a - 8:45a

Brendan Williams, President & CEO - NHHCA

Kristen Schmidt, Director of Communication - NHHCA

Main Conference Attendees

Wednesday

Enhancing Practice for Activities & Social Services Staff - Part 1

8:30a - 12:15p, 1:00p - 2:00p

Kaile Hilliard, BA, MSW, LCSW, SMQT - Granite Peak Healthcare Solutions

Activities & Social Work Focused Attendees

Wednesday

Top 10 Tips for Avoiding Lawsuits

8:45a - 9:45a

Debra Weiss-Ford, Jackson Lewis

Main Conference Attendees

Wednesday

Reasonable Accommodations in the Healthcare Profession

10:00a - 11:00a

Andrea B. Saglimbene, Devine Millmet

Main Conference Attendees

Wednesday

Rethinking Rivalry: Turning Competitors into Collaborators

11:15a - 12:15p

Karen Schoch, SHRM-SCP - NH Catholic Charities

Main Conference Attendees

Wednesday

Designing Socially Assistive Robots for Dementia Care: From Algorithms to Real-World Application

1:00p - 2:00p

Momotaz Begum, PhD - Univesity of New Hampshire

Sajay Arthanat, PhD, OTR/L -  - University of New Hampshire

Jing Wang, PhD, FAAN - University of New Hampshire

Main Conference Attendees

Wednesday

Enhancing Practice for Activities & Social Services Staff - Part 2

1:00p - 2:00p

Kaile Hilliard, BA, MSW, LCSW, SMQT - Granite Peak Healthcare Solutions

Activities & Social Work Focused Attendees

Wednesday

KEYNOTE: Learn ‘Life or Death Listening’ from a former FBI hostage negotiator - Part I

2:15p - 4:15p

Michelle Kelley - The Listening Institute

ALL Attendees

Thursday

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30a - 8:45a

Brendan Williams, President & CEO - NHHCA

Main Conference Attendees

Thursday

KEYNOTE: Learn ‘Life or Death Listening’ from a former FBI hostage negotiator - Part II

8:45a - 10:45a

Kristen Schmidt, Director of Communication - NHHCA

Main Conference Attendees

Thursday

Clif Notes, in Person!

11:00a - 12:00p

Clif Porter, President & CEO -American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)


Main Conference Attendees

Thursday

NHHCA & NH LTCF Annual Meeting & Luncheon

12:00p - 2:00p

Main Conference Attendees, NH LTCF Board Members, NHHCA Business Members

Thursday

Get Out of a Rut and into the Groove - Quality Improvement

2:00p - 3:00p

Rob Kleiner - Northeast Delta Dental

Lynn Carpenter, DHA, NHA - Navlyn Resources

Gail Cushing - Applewood Center

Main Conference Attendees

Thursday

Certification - National Update & SurveyLIVE! with Kristie Holtz.

3:10p - 4:10p

Hawley Hunt, MBA, MHA, NHA - AHCA/NCAL & Kristie V. Holtz, Bureau Chief for Survey & Certification, NH Department of Health & Human Services

SNFs & NFs

Thursday

SurveyLIVE! Licensure

3:10p - 4:10p

Kelly Keefe & Licensure Surveyors, NH Department of Health & Human Services

ALFs, RCs, & SRCs

NH Health Care Association

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