MEDIA ADVISORY:
April 16, 2007
Hospice Managers and Leaders in Field Gather in DC for Annual Conference
Quality: A Bridge to the Future
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s 22nd Management and Leadership Conference
April 18 – 21, 2007
Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
Over 1,800 hospice and palliative professionals, industry experts, and guests will gather to explore issues related to quality. Events include annual Public Policy Forum, four plenary sessions, more than 80 concurrent workshops, numerous networking opportunities, and the National Hospice Gala. Highlights:
- “Leadership Gap: Bridging for the Future,”
Lily Kelly-Radford, PhD, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
Thursday, April 19, 8:30am – 10:00am, the Opening Plenary.
Will include address by J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO President and CEO.
- "Hardwiring Excellence in End-of-Life Care”
Quint Studer, The Studer Group, Gulf Breeze, FL
Friday, April 20, 8:30am – 10:00am.
- “Quality as an Organizational Strategy”
Cliff Norman, Associates in Process Improvement, Austin, TX
Friday, April 20, 1:30pm – 2:30pm.
- “Working with You is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself from Emotional Traps at Work”
Kathi Elster and Katherine Crowley, MEd, K2 Enterprises, New York, NY
Saturday, April 21, 8:15am – 9:15am.
Related Events:
- Annual Public Policy Forum – “The Past, Present and Future of the Medicare Benefit,”
Wednesday, April 18, 8:00am – 12:00noon. Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Blue Room.
- National Hospice Foundation's National Hospice Gala – “Celebrating 25th anniversary of Medicare Hospice Benefit,”
Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Regency Ballroom, Washington, DC.
Additional conference info available at www.nhpco.org/mlc2007.
Members of the media are invited to all events. To RSVP prior to conference, contact Jon Radulovic. During conference, please check in at conference registration desk.
Jon Radulovic
NHPCO vice president communications
Ph: 703-837-3139
Cell: 571-259-5026
jradulovic@nhpco.org
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