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7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
THA Town Hall Luncheon
It’s been almost one year since new THA President/CEO Dan Stultz, M.D., FACP, FACHE, took the helm… and what a year it was! Enjoy a seated lunch in the Virtual Vendor Gallery while catching up on what THA is doing for you. You’ll also hear from Jon Foster, FACHE, chairman of the THA Board of Trustees. This event is sponsored by HOSPAC.
1:15 - 5:00 p.m.
General Session
1:15 - 2:15
Politics in America Today: Too Important to Leave to the Politicians
Paul Begala, political analyst and CNN commentator, Washington, D.C.
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A political strategist and former top-ranking White House official, Paul Begala comments on today’s headlines with knowledge and candor as only a true Washington insider can. Having served at the highest levels inside the Clinton administration and on high-profile campaigns, he provides a unique perspective on public policy, the 2008 presidential candidates and their ideas for reforming America’s health care system.
2:15 - 2:45
Health Care and the State Budget
Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Austin
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Health care spending accounts for roughly a third of the state’s budget. With a keen understanding of the link between good health and a strong economy, Comptroller Susan Combs has launched several initiatives designed to combat childhood obesity and reduce the skyrocketing rate of diabetes in Texas. Learn more about these activities and others designed to reduce the high costs of health care by preventing disease rather than just treating it, as well as efforts to make health care coverage more accessible for all.
2:45 - 3:00
Break
This is your opportunity to check out
the Architecture/Construction Exhibit.
3:00 - 3:30
Reforming Texas’ Medicaid Program
Albert Hawkins, executive commissioner, Texas Healthand Human Services Commission, Austin (invited)
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Following the passage of Senate Bill 10 this spring, Texas is primed to make major changes in how the Medicaid program operates and is funded, including the development and negotiation of a federal waiver and implementation of the Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund. Get the latest on the reform effort and learn how Texas hospitals are involved. Hawkins also will provide insight on various studies of potential initiatives to reduce the uninsured population in Texas.
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3:30 - 5:00
Reaction Panel: Funding Health Care in Texas
Tom Banning, deputy executive director, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Austin; Anne Dunkelberg, associate director, Center for Public Policy Priorities, Austin; Tim Graves, president, Texas Health Care Association, Austin; William Hinchey, M.D., president, Texas Medical Association, San Antonio; Mary K. Stout, vice president of policy, and director, Center for Health Care Policy Studies, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Austin; and Jared Wolfe, executive director, Texas Association of Health Plans, Austin; moderated by John Hawkins, senior vice president of government relations, Texas Hospital Association, Austin
Key stakeholders will engage in interactive discussion regarding Medicaid reform issues, such as benefit packages and delivery system design, as well as other ways to address the state’s uninsured crisis.
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3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Nursing Breakout Session
Just Talk
Marilynn Jackson, RN, Ph.D., health care consultant and principal, Intuitive Options,Ontario, Ore.
In this special session sponsored by the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives, consultant and author Marilynn Jackson will share insights about how conversations can help sell ideas and lead to effective change.
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5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions/Reception
Return to the Virtual Vendor Gallery where you’ll fill your plate and then choose from among three hot-topic sessions.
- Crucial Conversations
Emily Moss, M.D., M.B.A., senior consultant, Vital Smarts, Provo, Utah
Master certified in both Crucial Conversations® and Crucial Confrontations™ Training, Moss will help participants learn the importance of staying focused on results and relationships, knowing what to watch for, restoring safety, controlling emotions and being persuasive without being abrasive. (The book, Crucial Conversations, may be pre-ordered through THA; see registration form.)
- Exceptional Practices for Developing Effective and Enduring Board/CEO Relationships
Kenneth R. Cohen, Ph.D., president, The Synergy Organization, Bensalem, Pa.; and Sr. Helen Brewer, chair, board of trustees,Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin
Discover what CEOs and board chairs at the country’s most successful hospitals and health systems do to avoid leadership turnover and to facilitate extended CEO tenure and prolonged success. Learn practical strategies to strengthen your own and your organization’s effectiveness, including the Six Building Blocks of Lasting Leadership.
- Transforming Care at the Bedside
Joyce Batcheller, RN, M.S.N., senior vice president and network chief nursing officer, and Mary Viney, RN, M.S.N., vice president of nursing systems and network accreditation, Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin
The Seton Family of Hospitals is one of several facilities nationwide participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Nursing: Transforming Care at the Bedside” pilot program. Hear about the successes and lessons learned to date, discuss three ways to engage frontline staff in improvement work and identify how leadership must evolve to support the transformation of the work environment.
5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Texas Organization of Nurse Executives
Silent Auction
7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Casino Night Party
Sponsored by: HealthShare/THA
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7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
TONE Breakfast and Annual Meeting
David R. Marshall, RN, M.S.N., J.D., board member, American Organization of Nurse Executives, and assistant vice president for patient care and chief nursing officer, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and Elizabeth Sjoberg, RN, J.D., associate general counsel, Texas Hospital Association, Austin
Get an update from both AONE and THA at this annual gathering of Texas nurse executives.
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Horace Cardwell ACHE Affiliates Breakfast
Leaders, Mentors and Proteges: Creating Our Future
Health Care Executives
Alyson Pitman Giles, FACHE, 2007-08 chairman, American College of Healthcare Executives, and president/CEO of CMC Healthcare System and Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, N.H.
Calling upon her 30 years of experience as a health care leader and some 24 years as a mother and coach, Giles will discuss the importance of mentoring and creating leaders, and how to teach “protegeship.”
9:30 - 11:15 a.m.
General Session
Futility and Hospital Policy
Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D., director, Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
The debate over the “futility” provision of the Texas Advance Directives Act has overshadowed more basic considerations about effective communication with patients and their families. Brody will provide an overview of the ethical values at play in futility cases, and suggest aspects of hospital policy that best can resolve such disputes.
Legislating Ethics
Rep. Dianne White Delisi, Texas House District 55, Temple
Rep. Delisi, who as chair of the House Public Heath Committee oversaw several emotionally charged hearings on proposed changes to Texas’ advance directives law, will discuss the sensitivity of addressing ethical issues in the legislative arena, the long-term implications of not addressing them, and how caregivers and other stakeholders can improve end-of-life care within the framework of the existing law.
Best Practices: Communicating About End-of-Life Decisions
Robert Fine, M.D., FACP, director, Office of Clinical Ethics, Baylor Health Care System, and director, Palliative Care Consultation Service, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas; and Michael Regier, J.D., senior vice president, legal and corporate affairs, and general counsel, VHA, Inc., Irving; moderated by Greg Hooser, J.D., attorney, Sneed, Vine & Perry, P.C., and chair, Texas Advance Directives Coalition, Austin
Best practices regarding communication in end-of-life situations will be discussed. Drawing on their direct experience with high-profile cases, Fine and Regier will share insights for improving communication with patients and their families, as well as with the news media and general public.
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
THA Awards Luncheon
Lee Woodruff, author, In an Instant
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When Lee Woodruff’s husband, ABC’s newly appointed co-anchor Bob Woodruff, was hit by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq, their life changed in an instant. Woodruff speaks with grace and humor about Bob’s miraculous – yet agonizing – recovery, the couple’s experience with the health care system, and how they learned to face an uncertain future together. Also during this session, the prestigious Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration and the THA Excellence in Community Service Award will be presented, the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives will honor the recipient of its first Excellence in Leadership Award, and long-time members of THA and the American Hospital Association will be recognized.
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Book Signing with Lee Woodruff
Purchase a book in advance (see the registration form) and have it autographed by the author. Pre-ordered books will be available for pick-up at the conference; a limited number of copies will be available for sale on-site. Books must be purchased through THA to be autographed.
After the conference, stay for the Rural Hospital Forum (included in your registration fee), or plan to attend the optional ACHE Category I education program to earn additional credits (separate fee required).
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