ICAHN EXPO AGENDA:

Thursday, May 5th

7:30 AM
Registration/Breakfast
       8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibitor Visits
​9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Speaker: BRIAN BOYLE, Athlete, Professional Speaker
'Through the Eyes of the Patient: The Brian Boyle Story'
Brian Boyle was in a horrific car crash in 2004 that left him in a medically-induced coma for two months. He lost 100 pounds, and doctors predicted he might never walk again. Just three years later, Brian staged what many consider to be one of the greatest comebacks in sports history when he crossed the finish line at the Hawaii Iron Man Competition. He has since competed in many athletic events and has been featured by Men's Health Magazine, The Today Show and ESPN for his incredible story. He accredits his healthcare providers for his success in both physical healing and in spirit and uses this type of forum to bring his message of unmitigated appreciation to all departments of all hospitals for their often 'unsung' heroes behind the scenes. Brian published his first book in 2009 and in 2010 made a blood donation at the hospital that brought him back to life. His journey of courage and determination has touched the hearts of many and his story and the message it carries has been celebrated around the world.
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Break/Exhibitor Visits
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Break-out sessions
  • Laboratory - Dan Walker, Laboratory Manager, Sparta Community Hospital
    Will facilitate Lab Managers Peer Network Roundtable
  • Materials Managers - Scott Mullins, Vice President, Product Development, Intalere  and Executive Director, DataBay Resources
    Scott Mullins will discuss Intalere’s Master Data Management strategy focusing on the collection, curation and visualization of customer data in Intalere’s data analytics tools.  He will spend some time on challenges to data management, big data (what it is and what it is not) and the future direction of data analytics.
  • Plant Managers - Joshua Maestas, OHST, Safety and Technical Associate, LP Management Services
    Generators are an integral part of the system that ensures a hospital's uninterrupted service, even during power outages. Joshua will discuss the importance of proper maintenance and testing of generators and the associated components of common emergency power systems. Manual or automatic transfer scenarios to emergency power may be in place at any given hospital. Standard operating procedures will be presented to streamline and regulat these transfer scenarios.
  • Radiology - Mimi Polczynski, M.S.Ed., R.T.(R)(M)(CT), Program Director, Radiology, Kaskaskia College
  • Respiratory
  • Therapy - Dan Varel, Physical Therapist, Manager, Pinckneyville Community Hospital District
    Dan Varel will lead a discussion about clinical decision-making in acute/sub-acute settings. Topics include discussing ways to maximize appropriate utilization of therapy (related to acute and swings beds), and discussing effective ways to work with nursing to create a culture of mobility and earn respect for clinical decision-making (Click here for "Rethinking Hospital-Associated Deconditioning" hand-out)
 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch/Exhibitor visits
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Afternoon Program: JARED HEIM, Partner, Eide Bailly
‘Critical Access Hospitals and Cost-Based Reimbursement: What It Is, Why It Is Changing, and What to Expect?’
This session will include a high-level review of what cost-based reimbursement means both from an operational perspective and a financial perspective. Additionally, it will include some discussion around the current healthcare reform initiatives and how rural critical access hospitals will need to transform their traditional way of thinking, including using data and other forms of technology to help drive results. 
(Click here for the "Cost-Based Reimbursement" PowerPoint)
    3:20 PM - 4:00 PM 
'Driving Force' Awards/Final Drawings/Wrap Up/Evaluations
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